May 2025

14 Incoming UT Students Named Haslam Leadership Scholars

May 28, 2025 Highlight

students walking on ped walkway

Two Herbert College of Agriculture Students Among Those Receiving this Honor

General / 4-H Youth Development / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Animal Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Natural Resources, School of / 4-H Youth Development / Agricultural Education / Continuing Education / Veterinary Medicine

Annual Weed Tour Field Day Scheduled for June 18

May 28, 2025 News Release

A group of attendees at the Weed Tour walk down a path between row crop fields

Learn the Latest Weed Control Solutions

Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / AgResearch / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Corn Production / Cotton Production / Crop Production / Soybean Production / Weed Management / Weeds

Second Meeting of Tennessee Valley Agriculture Club Scheduled for Lawrenceburg on June 25

May 27, 2025 News Release

Soybean Pods

Pre-register by Wednesday, June 18

General / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Agricultural Communication / Agricultural Education

Interested in Growing Berries in Your Backyard?

May 22, 2025 News Release

Blackberries growing at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

Come to the UTIA Fruits of the Backyard Field Day June 10

Farm & Food / General / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill / Plant Sciences, Department of / Commercial Horticulture / Commercial Landscape Management / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Irrigation / Master Gardener

Tennessee Green Industry Field Day Scheduled June 12

May 21, 2025 News Release

a person holding a bucket and picking up dirt out of it

Register by June 5

Environment / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Turf

Smart Yards Festival Scheduled for May 10

May 08, 2025 News Release

2 Rain barrels at the Smart Yards event

Come Learn More About Sustainable Landscaping Practices

Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Landscape / Master Gardener / Natural Resources / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes / Water / Wildlife

UT Extension Assists in Chattanooga Becoming a National Park City

May 08, 2025 News Release

Market Street Bridge over a river in Chattanooga

Urban Agriculture Promoted by Master Gardeners Impresses Review Committee

General / Landscape & Gardening / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / UTIA / Community Development / Environmental Stewardship / Master Gardener / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Tishomingo County, Mississippi, joins Tennessee RiverTowns Program

May 07, 2025 News Release

the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Tishomingo County, Mississippi

All Four Tennessee River States Now Represented in Transformative Initiative

Environment / General / Extension / Tennessee RiverLine / Community Development / Economics and Markets / Environmental Stewardship

UT Extension Expands Virtual Reality Career Exploration Program

May 06, 2025 News Release

a woman participating in a virtual reality exercise

Residents in Nine Additional Counties Can Explore Training Opportunities, New Careers

General / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Careers / Consumer Economics / Continuing Education / Family and Consumer Sciences / Simulation

Outstanding Students, Faculty and Staff Recognized at UT Honors Banquets

May 02, 2025 Highlight

Faculty and deans from UTIA with Chancellor Donde Plowman

Two From the Herbert College of Agriculture Received Top Awards; Several Faculty Honored

General / AgResearch / Animal Science, Department of / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Food Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Awards