Environment

‘Greening the Southeast’ Team Advances in NSF Regional Innovation Engines Award Program

Nov 12, 2024 News Release

Representatives of the sixty-nine partners of the Greening the Southeast Engine

Partnership, Including UT, Invited to Submit Proposal to Create Economic, Societal and Technological Opportunities for Region

Economy / Environment / AgResearch / Center for Renewable Carbon / Natural Resources, School of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Agricultural Engineering / Awards / Bio-based Products / Bioenergy / Biological Engineering / Climate-Smart Agriculture / Community Development / Economics and Markets / Energy Conservation / Environmental Stewardship / Natural Resources

UT Extension Program Improves Safety Along Local River

Oct 09, 2024 News Release

Woman with an electric drill installs a mile marker sign onto a tree

Mile Markers Will Aid First Responders During Emergencies

Environment / General / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Emergency / Health and Safety

Fall Armyworms Pose Potential Threat to Tennessee Lawns and Farmland

Aug 22, 2024 News Release

A fall armyworm eats a soybean leaf

UT Entomologist Shares Latest Control Strategies

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Protection

Tennessee Cotton Production Predicted to Drop by One-Third in 2024

Aug 06, 2024 News Release

A large cotton field with thousands of white bolls ready for harvest

Heavy Rainfall Impacts May Planting Dates

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Cotton Production / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Economics and Markets

Grow Some Sunshine in Your Garden with a New Calylophus

Aug 01, 2024 News Release

bright yellow flowers of Ladybird® Sunglow Calylophus, growing in a pot

UT Gardens’ August Plant of the Month

Environment / Landscape & Gardening / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / UTIA / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Milan No-Till Field Day Will Share Latest Weed Control Solutions

Jul 11, 2024 News Release

Goosegrass growing in a cotton field

Goosegrass, Junglerice and More Hinder Row Crop Production

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

Tall Verbena Attracts Butterflies and Other Pollinators

Jul 01, 2024 News Release

July plant of the month, Verbena-bonariensis

UT Gardens’ July Plant of the Month

Environment / Landscape & Gardening / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Commercial Horticulture / Commercial Landscape Management / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Grant Seeks to Provide Pathways for Community College Students in STEM Fields

Jun 28, 2024 News Release

Ivy Hoig working in a garden.

UTIA Faculty Help Mentor Local Pellissippi Students During Their Academic Journeys

Environment / General / AgResearch / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Animal Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Natural Resources, School of / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Agricultural Engineering / Awards / Continuing Education / Farm Animal / Irrigation / Natural Resources / Soil / Turf / Undergraduate Research

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