Introducing SAgE and

Director Tesha Humphrey

The Southern Ag Exchange Network – or SAgE – is the southern region of the USDA’s Farm and Ranch Assistance Network (FRSAN), whose goal is to provide “stress assistance programs to individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations on a regional basis.” The southern region includes 13 states and two territories, and the grant was awarded to Dr. Heather Sedges at the University of Tennessee Extension/Institute of Agriculture.

Dr. Sedges has assembled a team of professionals to carry out the work of providing a farmer support hotline; creating training programs, workshops, and support groups; engaging in meaningful applied research; gathering a comprehensive list of resources across the region; partnering with like-minded entities and organizations; and disseminating information and materials.



Providing a central backbone to the operation is SAgE Director Tesha Humphrey, who has worked closely with Dr. Sedges and the UTIA team. An employee of the University of Tennessee since 2011, Tesha started working as an Extension Assistant on the FRSAN/ SAgE grant in 2021.

SAgE Resources

The SAgE resource database is at the heart of what we do as we focus on alleviating farm stressors on a variety of fronts—from health care, to animal care, crops to cash flow, tax guidance, finances, and much more. Our resources team is hard at work adding new resources all the time. Don't see your state listed here? Keep your eye on this space, or head to our website. If you’d like to recommend a resource, you can do that here.



Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

Mississippi

North Carolina

Tennessee