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Tennessee’s cash crops have traditionally included soybeans, corn, hay, cotton, wheat and tobacco. But technological advancements, industry trends, cultural shifts and experimental agriculture now offer new and established farmers the chance to redesign the landscape, so to speak.
At @oakgrovefarmstn in Gallatin, first-generation farmers Zach and Kyndle Erhard grow a bounty of produce. Strawberries are at the top of the list, but their latest addition, sugarloaf pineapple, is poised to be a big hit. They sampled the variety, which bears sweet, white-fleshed fruit, while in Kauai, Hawaii, and were hooked immediately.
“When we discovered the sugarloaf, we asked, ‘How can we bring this to Tennessee?’” Kyndle says. “Zach is a researcher through and through, so where there’s a will there’s a way.”
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6 days ago