March 2025

UTIA Expert Appointed to USDA Advisory Committee

Mar 13, 2025 News Release

Robert Burns

Robert Burns Is Serving a Fifth Term on the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force

Environment / General / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Environmental Stewardship / Natural Resources / Precision Livestock Farming

UTIA Experts Discuss Cost-saving and Shopping Strategies Amid High Egg Prices

Mar 11, 2025 News Release

4 brown eggs in a bowl

Poultry Specialists Caution Against Starting Backyard Flocks to Save Money on Eggs

Economy / Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Animal Science, Department of / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Animal Protection / Avian / Avian Influenza / Consumer Economics / Farm Animal / Food Safety / Food Security / Poultry

Ten Students Named Torchbearers, UT’s Highest Honor

Mar 10, 2025 Highlight

Keith Carver, senior vice chancellor and senior vice president for the UT Institute of Agriculture, takes a selfie with Genesis Nolan and others after her Torchbearer surprise.

Herbert College of Agriculture Student Among Recipients

General / Animal Science, Department of / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Awards / Continuing Education / Leadership Development / Student Organizations

Spring Horticultural Events Schedule Announced for West Tennessee

Mar 04, 2025 News Release

A crowd shops plants outside a red barn with a sign reading "farmer's market."

UT Extension to Host Educational Sessions, Shopping Opportunities

General / Landscape & Gardening / Youth & Family / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Jackson / Commercial Horticulture / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Master Gardener / Nursery Production / Residential and Consumer Horticulture

Tennessee RiverLine Announces 2024 Award Recipients at 6th Annual Summit

Mar 04, 2025 News Release

Tennessee RiverLine awards lined up on a table

Partners and Collaborators Celebrated at Conference in Knoxville

General / Extension / Tennessee RiverLine / Awards / Community Development / Environmental Stewardship / Water

Native and Asian Bleeding Hearts Stand Out Through the Spring

Mar 03, 2025 News Release

Bleeding hearts

UT Gardens’ March Plant of the Month

Environment / Landscape & Gardening / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes