Environment

UT Institute of Agriculture to Report on Flood Recovery Initiative

Jun 05, 2025 News Release

farmer Will Runion takes soil samples from one of his reclaimed flooded fields with Bruno Pedreira and Ali Bledsoe

Field Day to Detail How Eastern Tennessee Farms Are Bouncing Back from Hurricane Helene

Environment / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Beef and Forage Center / Extension / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Crop Production

Weed Infestations Impact Tennessee Row Crop Production

Jun 03, 2025 News Release

An empty field overrun with Palmer amaranth and horseweed, some more than a foot tall

UTIA Offers Weed Management Solutions for 2025

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

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

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

UTIA Compiles List of Tornado and Flood Recovery Resources

Apr 04, 2025 News Release

A flooded field next to a road

Assistance Is Available for Individuals, Families, Producers and More

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Human & Animal Health / Youth & Family / 4-H Youth Development / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / UTIA / 4-H Youth Development / Climate / Emergency / Family and Consumer Sciences / Health and Safety

Joint Agreement Signed to Collect, Study and Plant Tree Seedlings

Mar 31, 2025 News Release

Acorns in a tree

UTIA Tree Improvement Program and Two State Agencies Work Together to Protect and Conserve the State’s Forest Resources

Environment / General / AgResearch / Natural Resources, School of / Natural Resources / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Timber Sales and Landowner Relations / Wildlife

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

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

Scientists Decode the DNA of One of America’s Most Iconic Trees

Feb 19, 2025 News Release

White oak tree

New Research Describes the Genome of the Highly Valued White Oak

Environment / General / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / UTIA / Forest and Range Resources / Plant Production / Plant Protection

Wild Bobwhite Set to Return to Historic Ames Plantation

Feb 12, 2025 Highlight

Wooden road sign shaped like an arrow with the words "Ames Plantation Headquarters, 4.3 miles."

Partnership Will Restore Conditions to Sustain Natural Quail Populations

Environment / General / AgResearch / Ames AgResearch and Education Center / Natural Resources, School of / Animal Behavior / Avian / Environmental Stewardship