Farm & Food

New Tennessee Farmer of the Year Competition Announced

Nov 17, 2025 News Release

George McDonald holding a watermelon in a field

Awards Program Re-envisioned Beginning in 2026

Farm & Food / General / Extension / UTIA / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Animal Production / Awards / Crop Production / Dairy / Farm Financial Management / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Plant Production

A Lasting Legacy for Food Science

Nov 14, 2025 News Release

McLeod Family and UTIA leadership gather at new sign for Food Science Building

The University of Tennessee Honors John H. McLeod with Food Science Building Naming

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Extension / Food Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Food Products / Food Safety

Tennessee AgrAbility Project Continues with New Funding and Expanded Programming

Nov 11, 2025 News Release

The 2025 AgrAbility Extension team: Eileen Legault, Finis Stribling, Joetta White, and Troy Dugger

Efforts Are Moving Forward Through April 2026

Farm & Food / General / Extension / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Beginning Farmer Education / Community Development / Continuing Education / Health and Safety / Human Development

UT AgResearch Center Offers Free Nematode Testing for Tennessee Farmers

Nov 03, 2025 News Release

A microscope close up shows a yellow soybean cyst releasing small nematode eggs

Soil-Based Pest Could Impact Crop Yield

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Crop Production / Soil

UT Extension to Host Financial Management Workshop for Crop Producers

Oct 27, 2025 News Release

A green and yellow combine picking cotton

Free Sessions Will Help Farmers Navigate Economic Challenges

Economy / Farm & Food / General / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Extension / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Crop Production / Drought / Economics and Markets / Farm Financial Management

UT AgResearch Hosts Ribbon Cutting Celebrating Additions to Local Center

Oct 14, 2025 News Release

Eight people, two holding a pair of scissors, pose for a picture behind an orange ribbon at the front of a house

New Facilities, Equipment and More Will Enhance On-Site Research

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / UT Gardens, Jackson / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Community Development / Crop Production

Tennessee Forage & Grassland Council Annual Meeting Scheduled for November 7

Oct 06, 2025 News Release

rolling hills near Chuckey, Tennessee

Event to Spotlight Forage, the Quiet Hero of Tennessee’s Livestock Systems

Farm & Food / General / Animal Science, Department of / Beef and Forage Center / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Economics and Markets / Farm Financial Management / Forage / Livestock and Forage Systems / Soil

Introducing the New UT Viticulture Team

Sep 29, 2025 News Release

Pierre Davadant, David Lockwood, Annie Vogel, Don Collier, and Cary Cox

Expanded Team to Serve Tennessee’s Growing Grape and Wine Industries

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Extension / Food Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / County-level Agricultural Economic Impact / Crop Production / Economics and Markets / Food Products / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Viticulture

Choose from a Variety of Fruit Trees for Future Harvests

Sep 26, 2025 News Release

peach growing from a tree

UTIA Experts Recommend the Best Cultivars of Popular Fruit Trees and Lesser-known Varieties

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

UTIA Participates in National Study Analyzing Microbial Communities, Environmental Factors Impacting Cotton Development

Sep 11, 2025 News Release

Two women in hates harvest samples from a cotton field

Findings Could Improve Crop Production Practices, Overall Yield

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