March 2022

Zinnia Are Colorful Favorites! Featuring Profusion and Zahara Series

Mar 31, 2022 News Release

Zinnias in bloom

UT Gardens’ April 2022 Plant of the Month

General / Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Plant of the Month

UT Gardens, Knoxville, to Hold Spring Spectacular Plant Sale

Mar 29, 2022 News Release

buyers looking at plants

The In-Person Sale Offers Large Assortment of Plant Varieties

General / Landscape & Gardening / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Residential and Consumer Horticulture

UT to Hold Registered Angus Cattle Sale Online

Mar 28, 2022 News Release

Bull for sale at East TN AgResearch and Education Center

Sale Cattle from East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center Herd

Farm & Food / AgResearch / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Animal Production / Beef

First Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference

Mar 24, 2022 News Release

Scientists from Across the Globe Gather to Conserve Herpetofauna Species

Environment / General / Human & Animal Health / Conference / AgResearch / Natural Resources, School of / UT One Health Initiative / Animal Protection / Climate / Environmental Stewardship / Natural Resources, General / Zoonotic Disease

Painting Complete on 25th Mural in Hardeman County

Mar 23, 2022 Highlight

Mural on wall

Lone Oaks Farm is Home to the 25th “Everywhere You Look, UT” Mural

General / Extension / Lone Oaks Farm, Middleton / UTIA

Tennessee’s Inaugural Food Waste Awareness Week is April 4-9

Mar 21, 2022 News Release

FWAW banner with date

UT Extension Encourages Tennesseans to Rethink Food Habits

Economy / Environment / Farm & Food / General / Youth & Family / Extension News You Can Use / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Environmental Stewardship / Food Products / Food Safety / Food Security / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Health and Safety / Natural Resources, General / Nutrition and Food Safety

UT Researchers Awarded Grant to Develop Dynamic Solution to Conservation Planning

Mar 18, 2022 News Release

view of mountains

Pioneering Framework to Optimize Conservation Investment Strategies

Environment / General / conservation / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Climate / Environmental Stewardship / Natural Resources, General

UT Gardens Now Scheduling In-person Summer Camp

Mar 18, 2022 News Release

Youth campers holding crops

Programs to be Held Throughout the Summer

General / Landscape & Gardening / Youth & Family / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Plant Production

75th Tennessee 4-H Congress Convenes March 20

Mar 18, 2022 News Release

4-H Congress in government building

4-H Representatives from Tennessee’s 95 Counties Gather to Shape the Future

General / Youth & Family / 4-H Youth Development / Extension / 4-H Youth Development / Leadership Development / Scholarships

UT Researchers Receive Grant to Study Effects of Drought and Disease on Black Walnut Trees

Mar 17, 2022 News Release

Cross section of a tree with canker disease

$120,000 Grant Awarded by USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / forestry / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Climate / Crop Production / Drought / Plant Production / Plant Protection