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UTIA Researchers Receive Grant to Improve Pest Management in Grain Storage
January 8, 2025
New Detection System Will Reduce Insect-Caused Food Loss and Contamination

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New Online Certificate Program Offered for Landscape Professionals
January 14, 2025
Participants May Complete Units at Their Own Pace
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Renewed Grant Will Continue UTIA’s Integrated Pest Management Program
January 8, 2025
Funding Provides Public Resources for Pest Control and Pollinator Health
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Grain Producer Meeting Scheduled for Upper Cumberland Region
January 3, 2025
Meeting Will Be January 28 in Macon County
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Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry Announces New State Forest
January 2, 2025
Conservation Effort Will Protect Essential Natural Resources, Historical Legacy
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Test the Tetsukabuto Winter Squash Variety in Your Garden
January 2, 2025
UT Gardens’ January Plant of the Month
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Annual Report Details More Economic Struggles for Tennessee’s Ag Sectors
December 19, 2024
Gross Revenues Decline for 2024, 2025 Outlook is Clouded

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UTIA Researchers Awarded Grant to Enhance Pest Management Strategies in Grain Storage
Science Magazine; Morning Ag Clips; EurekAlert!
A collaborative project funded by a grant exceeding $324,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has been initiated by experts from UTIA and the USDA Agricultural Research Service. This grant is earmarked for the design and deployment of innovative monitoring systems that are aimed at tackling insect infestations in grain storage facilities and large-scale food processing operations.

USDA, USTR Announce Appointments to Seven Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees
USTR; ProduceBlueBook.com; Oklahoma Farm Report
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees. Agricultural and Resource Economics Professor Andrew Muhammad was appointed to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee.

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