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UT AgResearch Announces 2021 Field Day Schedule
January 6, 2021
Nineteen Events, Most Occurring In-Person, Scheduled to Showcase UT Agricultural Research

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Healthier Eating in the New Year
January 14, 2021
UT Extension Suggests Smaller, Sustainable Changes for 2021
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Workshop to Help Producers Develop Value-added Business Ideas
January 8, 2021
Participants Will Learn How to Apply for USDA’s Value-Added Producer Grant Program
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UT Extension Publishes Resource for New or Beginning Farmers
December 31, 2020
“How to Talk Farming” Agriculture Dictionary Available Online
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‘Taylor’ Juniper: A Standout Tall and Narrow Conifer
December 31, 2020
UT Gardens’ January 2021 Plant of the Month
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Historic Partnership Receives National Recognition
December 18, 2020
UT AgResearch-TNC Awarded for Their Commitment to Forest Conservation
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Two UTIA Leaders Honored by APLU
December 18, 2020
Neal Schrick and Hongwei Xin Recognized as FSLI Fellows

UTIA IN THE NEWS

The Conversation: A skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate Appalachia’s salamanders – but researchers are working to prevent an outbreak
Article by Drs. Deb Miller and Matt Gray (FWF Center for Wildlife Health) on the Bsal fungus and its effect on amphibian skin.
Also: Yahoo! News; Flipboard; Newsbreak; and many more.

EurekAlert! UTIA continues leadership to enhance regional dairy income
The team, led by Liz Eckelkamp, AS, and Hal Pepper, CPA, has been awarded a $6 million grant from USDA as part of the agency’s Diversifying Income and Adding Value by Manufacturing Dairy Products-Phase 2 efforts. UTIA news release.
Also: Hoard’s Dairyman; Perishable News; Greeneville Sun; RT of @UTIAg by Randy Boyd@randyboyd

WSMV TV Nashville (CNN Wire): Tiger at Zoo Knoxville Tests Positive for SARS-CoV-2
A veterinary team from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine is taking care of the three tigers. Zoo officials said Arya, Bashir and Tanvir are “alert, active and no longer exhibiting symptoms.”
Also: Knoxville News Sentinel; ABC7 Los Angeles; KMOV St. Louis; and many, many more.

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