March 2026

Home Gardeners Test Varieties of Vegetables and Flowers

Mar 06, 2026 News Release

lettuce and yellow squash

Participating in citizen science benefits gardeners across the state

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

Tennessee RiverLine Announces 2025 Award Recipients at 7th Annual Summit

Mar 05, 2026 News Release

Brad Collett, executive director of the Tennessee RiverLine; Karen Hundt, community planning and design director for the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency; Emily Mack, president and CEO of River City Company; Gail Loveland Barille, director of Outdoor Chattanooga; and Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly

Partners and collaborators celebrated at conference in Chattanooga

General / Extension / Tennessee RiverLine / Awards

FIFA Returns to UT for Final Pitch Management Research Field Day Ahead of World Cup 26

Mar 04, 2026 Highlight

John Sorochan, UT Distinguished Professor of Turfgrass Science and Management; Alan Ferguson, FIFA senior pitch management manager; UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman; Kaj Heyral, FIFA26 director of infrastructure and technical services; and Christian Stiegler, FIFA head of stadium and infrastructure management, pose during the 2026 Pitch Management Research Field Day at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Feb. 25, 2026.

World-renowned turfgrass expert John Sorochan, in UT’s Herbert College of Agriculture, is leading the research collaboration

General / AgResearch / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Turf

Help Stop the Spread of Spotted Lanternflies by Finding Egg Masses

Mar 03, 2026 News Release

Spotted lanternfly egg masses on a tree

UTIA entomologist recommends smashing eggs before they hatch in spring

Insects & Pests / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Protection

UT Board Approves Projects and New Degree Program

Mar 03, 2026 Highlight

Students walk on UT campus with Ayres Hall in the background

Students and two UTIA units to benefit

General / College of Veterinary Medicine / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / UTIA / Veterinary Medical Center / Agricultural Education / Bioinformatics / Continuing Education / Veterinary Medicine

Personality Hire with a Past: Heirloom Tomatoes

Mar 02, 2026 News Release

yellow and red heirloom tomatoes in a basket

UT Gardens’ March Plant of the Month

Farm & Food / Landscape & Gardening / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Soil