Terrell Davis UT Extension Dyer Co Ag

08/21/2026

08/20/2026

We are excited to announce an opportunity to visit and learn from three agritourism operations. The second Exploring Agritourism for Your Farm: On-farm Insights will take place on September 17, 2026, from 8 am to 6 pm CDT. This tour will involve three stops in Kentucky that will give insight into several aspects of agritourism, including value-added product marketing, on-farm retail, farm tours, special events and food service.
• Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese
• Chaney’s Dairy Barn
• Jackson’s Orchard

Participants will meet a bus in Cross Plains, TN (Sumner County). We will travel together to network and learn along the way with educational presentations and facilitated discussions.

Registration is $45 per person. Scholarships available for dairy producers. Lunch and ice cream will be provided. Registration is required for this event and space is limited!

This event will fulfill one Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP) Producer Diversification educational requirement for the following Producer Diversification sectors: Agritourism, Fruits and Vegetables, and Value-Added.

Register now to save your space!

08/15/2026

🌱 What happened to this sweet potato vine?!

This unusual growth has a name: fasciation.

Fasciation is an abnormal growth pattern that can cause plant parts—including stems, flowers, leaves, and even fruits—to become flattened, broadened, elongated, fused, or otherwise distorted. In this case, the sweet potato vine has developed a remarkably wide, ribbon-like stem with numerous shoots emerging along its length!

So, what causes fasciation? That’s the tricky part—it isn’t always known. Fasciation can sometimes be associated with genetic mutations, damage to growing tissues, hormonal imbalances, environmental stress, or certain pathogens. In many cases, however, it appears sporadically and there is no obvious cause.

The good news? Fasciation itself is generally not harmful to the plant and doesn’t necessarily mean something is wrong. A plant can continue growing normally even when one part develops fasciation.

Plants certainly have some interesting ways of growing! 🌿

08/12/2026

Come see us next Friday. RSVP for your lunch ticket!

08/12/2026

Covering this tonight in a 4-H meeting.