Environment

Milan No-Till Field Day Will Feature Presentation on Pesticide Restrictions

Jun 18, 2024 News Release

A tractor sprays pesticides in a soybean field of fully grown green plants

Tour Offers Updates on Latest Industry Guidelines

Environment / Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / AgResearch and Education Center at Milan / Extension / Agricultural Education / Crop Production / Environmental Stewardship / Soil / Weed Management

“Garden Buzz: The Celebration of Pollinators” Scheduled for June 18 at UT Gardens, Jackson

Jun 06, 2024 News Release

A small crowd stands in front of a flower bed during a guided tour of UT Gardens, Jackson, as a horticulturist speaks into a microphone

Community Event Will Teach Attendees About the Importance of Pollination

Environment / General / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / UT Gardens, Jackson / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Climate / Environmental Stewardship / Residential and Consumer Horticulture

Weed Tour Scheduled for June 20 at West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

Jun 05, 2024 News Release

Crowd of people stand in a row crop field and look at newly emerged soybean plants during the 2023 Weed Tour

Field Day Teaches Research-Based Solutions for Weed Control

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

Fescue Farmers Needed for Large-Scale Grasslands Agriculture Project

May 24, 2024 News Release

Cattle field

A Once-in-a-Generation Project Aims to Partner with 230 Beef Cattle Farms Across Nine States.

Environment / Farm & Food / Extension / UTIA / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Beef / Climate-Smart Agriculture / Farm Animal / Livestock and Forage Systems / Soil

Milan No-Till Field Day Announces Event Program for 2024

May 21, 2024 News Release

A speaker stands at a podium during Milan No-Till Field Day, a green banner that says "Milan No-Till" is positioned on the wall behind him

Fifteen Tours Will Cover Essential Agricultural Topics

Environment / Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / AgResearch and Education Center at Milan / Extension / Agricultural Education / Beginning Farmer Education / Crop Production / Environmental Stewardship / Soil / Weed Management

UTIA Professor Appointed to National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board

May 17, 2024 News Release

Edward Yu, professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Edward Yu Lends Expertise to Board’s Standing Committee on Environmental Issues in Aviation

Environment / General / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Center for Renewable Carbon / Bio-based Products / Bioenergy / Environmental Stewardship / Policy

Douglas Hayes Receives Distinguished Service Award

May 13, 2024 News Release

Doug Hayes

American Oil Chemists’ Society Honors Biosystems Engineering Professor

Environment / General / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Agricultural Engineering / Awards / Bio-based Products / Commercial Horticulture

They’re Coming! Periodical Cicadas to Emerge in Middle Tennessee in May

Apr 26, 2024 News Release

Brood XIX returns after 13 years underground

Environment / General / Insects & Pests / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Animal Behavior / Wildlife

School of Natural Resources Team Receives Grant to Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ from Water

Apr 24, 2024 News Release

Mi Li and EPA Grant Team

Student Team Led by Assistant Professor Mi Li to Participate in the EPA’s National Student Design Expo

Environment / AgResearch / Center for Renewable Carbon / Natural Resources, School of / Bio-based Products / Environmental Stewardship / Health and Wellness / Natural Resources / Water

UTIA Researchers Study Disease Transmission Among White-Tailed Deer

Apr 24, 2024 News Release

Five researchers in winter coats take samples from a sedated deer on a table

SARS-CoV-2, Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Local Wildlife

Environment / General / Human & Animal Health / AgResearch / Ames AgResearch and Education Center / Extension / Natural Resources, School of / Animal Behavior / Animal Protection / Environmental Stewardship / Natural Resources / Natural Resources, General / Veterinary Medicine / Wildlife / Zoonotic Disease