Farm & Food

UT Extension to Lead Value-Added Dairy Experiential Learning Course in Southeast

Jun 26, 2025 News Release

Ansley Roper and Jessica Halfen walking through a dairy barn

Activities Include On-farm Learning at Locations in Tennessee and North Carolina, July 29 – August 4

Farm & Food / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Continuing Education / Dairy / Farm Animal / Food Products

UTIA Researcher to Receive Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Society

Jun 23, 2025 News Release

Sindhu Jagadamma

Sindhu Jagadamma To Be Recognized for Her Research on Soil Health and Management

Environment / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / UTIA / Awards / Crop Production / Environmental Stewardship / Soil

USDA Awards Grant to Study Hurricane Helene Flood Impacts on Croplands

Jun 23, 2025 News Release

Emine Fidan standing in a field that was impacted by floods

UTIA Researchers Help Farmers Manage Contaminants in Croplands

Environment / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Beef and Forage Center / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Economics and Markets / Food Safety / Forage / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Health and Safety / Plant Production / Soil / Water

Annual Steak and Potatoes Field Day Scheduled for August 21

Jun 20, 2025 News Release

black angus cows in a field

Cattle and Vegetable Producers Invited to Learn Research Advances

Farm & Food / AgResearch / Animal Science, Department of / Beef and Forage Center / Extension / Food Science, Department of / Plant Sciences, Department of / Plateau AgResearch and Education Center / Beef / Crop Production / Food Safety

Tobacco, Beef and More Field Day Scheduled for June 26

Jun 18, 2025 News Release

Tobacco

Event Features Field Tours and Gardening Tips

Farm & Food / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Animal Science, Department of / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Animal Production / Beef / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Forage / Livestock and Forage Systems / Master Gardener / Tobacco Production

The Farmer’s Dog Funds Veterinary Nutrition Residency at the University of Tennessee

Jun 16, 2025 News Release

Drs. Angela Rollins (holding a small white dog) and Maryanne Murphy at a statue of UT’s famous canine mascot Smokey.

Program Represents a Milestone for the Fresh Pet Food Industry

Farm & Food / Human & Animal Health / College of Veterinary Medicine / UTIA / Animal Protection / Continuing Education / Food Products / Nutrition and Food Safety / Veterinary Medicine / Veterinary Nutrition

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

UT Extension Launches Statewide Master Forage Program

May 29, 2025 News Release

Bruno Pedreira and 4 other men in a field examining grass used for forage

The Goal Is to Enhance the State’s Forage and Livestock Industries

Farm & Food / General / Beef and Forage Center / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Agricultural Education / Beef / Beginning Farmer Education / Climate / Continuing Education / Economics and Markets / Forage / Livestock and Forage Systems / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Weed Management / Weeds

Annual Weed Tour Field Day Scheduled for June 18

May 28, 2025 News Release

A group of attendees at the Weed Tour walk down a path between row crop fields

Learn the Latest Weed Control Solutions

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