Farmers and officials such as Pettus Read hope fast-growing Rutherford County can preserve historic farmland, as well as other fast-growing counties around the state. "Agriculture has been my life ...

Farmland across the U.S. is disappearing by the millions of acres each decade by some estimates as sprawling urban development driven by rising housing costs pushes further into rural pastures. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Across Middle Tennessee, farmland is disappearing to make room for more homes. In Rutherford County, developers are pushing to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee’s new Farmland Preservation Act, which passed earlier this year, is an effort to save what farmland the state has left. However, some farmers and advocates describe ...

From the flatlands of West Tennessee to the soaring hills of East Tennessee, one of the state's most precious resources, its farmland, or 10 million acres, is in danger of significantly dwindling if ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — After a two-year legislative effort, Tennessee's Farmland Preservation Act officially went into effect Tuesday. With Tennessee losing farmland at an alarming rate of 10 acres ...

Senate Bill 207 is Gov. Bill Lee's push to preserve farmland in Tennessee. The measure passed the Senate Committee on Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources in a 5-4 vote on Wednesday. The bill ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Tennessee Legislature passed a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting rural farmland for generations to come. The "Farmland Preservation Act" helps support programs protecting farmlands ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WKRG, WATE) – Over half of Tennessee‘s U.S. congressional representatives are asking questions about the amount of foreign-owned farmland in the U.S. and how it is tracked. Tennessee ...