TN Ag Commissioner accused of pressuring Farm Bureau to cut ties with agent over personal dispute

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 438

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

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Tennessee’s agriculture commissioner used his position to pressure the Tennessee Farm Bureau to cut ties with an agent after a personal dispute, a lawsuit filed in Weakley County alleges.

Bryant Rhodes, a Weakley County insurance agent, filed the lawsuit on July 15 alleging state Agriculture Commissioner Andy Holt, after an altercation at a land auction, pressured the Farm Bureau to cut ties with him.

“Holt, understanding his influence over (the) Farm Bureau as Commissioner …

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