September 2025

Introducing the New UT Viticulture Team

Sep 29, 2025 News Release

Pierre Davadant, David Lockwood, Annie Vogel, Don Collier, and Cary Cox

Expanded Team to Serve Tennessee’s Growing Grape and Wine Industries

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Extension / Food Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / County-level Agricultural Economic Impact / Crop Production / Economics and Markets / Food Products / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Viticulture

Choose from a Variety of Fruit Trees for Future Harvests

Sep 26, 2025 News Release

peach growing from a tree

UTIA Experts Recommend the Best Cultivars of Popular Fruit Trees and Lesser-known Varieties

Farm & Food / Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Landscape / Plant Production / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Howl-O-Ween at the UT Gardens

Sep 22, 2025 News Release

dog dressed as barbie in a little pink car

Halloween-themed Event for Pet Owners and Their Dogs

General / Youth & Family / College of Veterinary Medicine / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Human-Animal Bond

UT Gardens Hosting Fall Plant Sale in Knoxville

Sep 19, 2025 News Release

a man, woman, and child shopping for plants at the UT Gardens

Pollinator-friendly Perennials Featured

Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Research Project Co-Led by UT Among Finalists in NSF Regional Innovation Engines Program

Sep 19, 2025 News Release

Nicole Labbe holding a test tube in a lab

Proposed Circular Bioeconomy System Could Bring Profound Advancements to Region

General / AgResearch / Center for Renewable Carbon / Herbert College of Agriculture / Natural Resources, School of / UTIA / Bio-based Products / Natural Resources

Food Science Professor Named 2025-2026 Athletics Professor of Excellence

Sep 17, 2025 Highlight

David Golden

David Golden Recognized For Outstanding Leadership

General / Food Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / UTIA / Awards

Step Into Healthy Habits During the West Tennessee River Walk Challenge

Sep 17, 2025 News Release

A close up of a person's black and white shoes as they walk on a concrete path next to a green lawn

Annual Competition Set to Begin October 6

General / Human & Animal Health / Youth & Family / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Health and Wellness

Blazing a Trail for Future Cowgirls

Sep 15, 2025 News Release

Laurel Cox sitting on a fence holding a giant check for the Durango Boots scholarship

University of Tennessee Student Recognized with Scholarship Sponsored by Durango Boots

General / Animal Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Agricultural Communication / Agricultural Education / Awards / Continuing Education

Smart Yards and Friends Festival Set for September 27

Sep 11, 2025 News Release

A group of people conversing at a Smart Yards event

Learn About Sustainable Landscaping Practices at the UT Gardens, Knoxville

Environment / Landscape & Gardening / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Environmental Stewardship / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes / Water / Wildlife

UTIA Participates in National Study Analyzing Microbial Communities, Environmental Factors Impacting Cotton Development

Sep 11, 2025 News Release

Two women in hates harvest samples from a cotton field

Findings Could Improve Crop Production Practices, Overall Yield

Environment / Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Cotton Production / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems