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The Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation enthusiastically applauds the Tennessee General Assembly for unanimously passing the Modernization of Agriculture Sales Tax (SB905 Stevens/HB1405 Halford).As amended, this legislation will provide much needed clarity and certainty on the tax status for both farmers and the businesses from which farmers purchase input items. As a result, qualified farmers will be able to purchase some input items that have previously been denied an exemption. The new exemption...

Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 103rd Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2022. Key topics ranged from milk pricing and beef market transparency to urban agriculture.

During the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th annual convention at Franklin’s Cool Springs Marriott, Rutherford County Farm Bureau was recognized for reaching the most prestigious standards possible in membership, programs, and teamwork. President Mike Vaught stated: “We are honored to receive this prestigious award. The Rutherford County Farm has a dedicated hard-working board, leadership committee, YF&R, staff, and a great group of agents who are the...

Eric Mayberry The 100th annual meeting of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation symbolized not only a milestone for the organization, but also a turn of leadership at the helm of the nation’s largest state Farm Bureau. During the annual business session, grassroots delegates from across the state unanimously elected Humphreys…

Student Mental Health Is Worse During COVID-19 June 11, 6:17 a.m. Another study has found that student mental health worsened during the pandemic, The Washington Post reported. In the study, researchers tracked 217 students who were freshmen in 2017. Prior to the pandemic, students’ stress levels rose and fell, usually in tandem with midterm and final exams. Since the onset of

Live Updates: Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education By Washington State Public Four-Year Colleges Go Test Optional, Permanently May 21, 6:18 a.m. Public four-year colleges in Washington State have gone test optional, permanently. "The decision to move to permanent test-optional policies reaffirm our sector’s commitment to reduce barriers for students. Further, as we enter a period of post-COVID-19 recovery, we continue our commitment to learn from this historic challenge and embrac...

Live Updates: Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education By Rowan Offers Incentives to Get Vaccinated May 7, 6:15 a.m. Rowan University has announced a vaccine requirement for students who live or study on campus, and some incentives for getting the vaccine, “Our message today is simple. We believe the path to normalcy is through widespread vaccination and we want our entire community to commit to reaching the goal of widespread vaccination,” Rowan president Ali A. Houshmand said in ...

Live Updates: Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education By University of Chicago Converts All Undergraduate Courses to Online April 9, 6:16 a.m. The University of Chicago is converting all in-person undergraduate classes to online courses for a week and ordered students living in residence halls to stay there for a week. "Tests in recent days have detected more than 50 cases of COVID-19 involving students in the college, including many living in residence halls, and we expect this number...

Florida Faculty and Staff Protest Exclusion From Vaccines March 9, 6:18 a.m. Faculty and staff members in Florida are protesting a policy of Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, to offer vaccines to all employees at K-12 schools, but not to higher education employees, The Miami Herald reported. “This is not acceptable,” said a statement from Karen Morian, the president of the

Miami University’s COVID-19 dashboard gets a B+ grade according to independent research group “We Rate Covid Dashboards” (WRCD).