If you weren’t able to make it to the Tennessee Farmers and Freeholders meeting last night in Franklin, you really missed out.
Not only did Frank Niceley give a fascinating speech telling the news of a very hopeful year for small farm legislation in Tennessee, but also there were a bunch of dedicated people there—farmers, their [...]

What in the world is a “freeholder”? And what in the world is Tennessee Farmers & Freeholders?
A freeholder is any farmer or other Tennessean who owns and runs his own place. Tennessee Farmers & Freeholders is an organization formed to give a voice to the invisible: Tennessee’s farmers, small businessmen and consumers are often crushed [...]

The moment we’ve been waiting for is at hand: the moment to hammer a nail in the head of NAIS in Tennessee.
The House Ag Committee will vote on Frank Niceley’s bill HB 976 this coming Tuesday, May 1, 2007. His bill would forbid any state funds to be spent on any animal identification system unless [...]