Dyer County farmer first donor to new program

NEWBERN, Tenn. -- A Dyer County landowner has become the first participant in a program that accepts direct gifts of agricultural commodities.The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture said Matt Fennell donated 150 bushels of wheat to the endowment program called Commodities for Communities. It is run by the University of Tennessee Foundation.The wheat Fennel donated will be sold and ...