Farm & Food

Grain Producer Meeting Scheduled for Upper Cumberland Region

Jan 03, 2025 News Release

Mature wheat against a blue sky

Meeting Will Be January 28 in Macon County

Farm & Food / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Continuing Education / Crop Production / Weed Management

Test the Tetsukabuto Winter Squash Variety in Your Garden

Jan 02, 2025 News Release

Vines grow on a trellis archway over a gravel garden path

UT Gardens’ January Plant of the Month

Farm & Food / General / Landscape & Gardening / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Commercial Horticulture / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Plant of the Month / Plant Production

Tennessee Experiences Challenging Year for Crop Production

Dec 09, 2024 News Release

A soybean field under overcast skies

Heavy Rainfall, Severe Drought Impacts Yield

Economy / Environment / Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Climate / Corn Production / Cotton Production / Crop Production / Drought / Economics and Markets / Plant Production / Soybean Production

Neal Schrick Honored with Inaugural Service Award

Nov 27, 2024 News Release

Bruno Pedreira, director of the UT Beef and Forage Center, Neal Schrick, head of the UT Department of Animal Science, and Gary Bates, head of the UT Department of Plant Sciences.

Future Awards Will Bear His Name

Farm & Food / General / 4-H Youth Development / AgResearch / Animal Science, Department of / Beef and Forage Center / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Awards / Beef / Forage / Livestock and Forage Systems

Ladies Raising Livestock Conference

Nov 27, 2024 News Release

cattle in a field

A Meeting to Inspire and Connect Women in the Livestock Business

Farm & Food / General / Clyde Austin 4-H Center, Greeneville / Extension / UTIA / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Careers

Thanksgiving Savings: Tennessee’s 2024 Holiday Meals Costs Drop

Nov 18, 2024 News Release

A woman shopping in a grocery store with a basket

UT Extension Shares Grocery Store Survey Results and Tips for Greater Savings

Economy / Farm & Food / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Consumer Economics / Economics and Markets / Family and Consumer Sciences / Food Products / Food Security / Nutrition and Food Safety / Poultry

Simple Steps to Keep Food Borne Illness Off the Menu This Holiday Season

Nov 11, 2024 News Release

Cooked turkey on a table

UT Extension Shares Essential Food Safety Tips

Farm & Food / Youth & Family / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Family and Consumer Sciences / Food Products / Food Safety / Health and Safety / Nutrition and Food Safety / Poultry

In Hawaii, Parasites and Viruses Team Up in the Battle Against Fruit Flies

Oct 31, 2024 Highlight

Terminalia catappa tree and fruit on a Hawaiian beach

UTIA Entomologist Explains the Implication for Global Pest Control

Farm & Food / Insects & Pests / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Agricultural Education / Food Safety / Nutrition and Food Safety / Plant Protection

UT Veterinary College Large Animal Ambulatory Truck Deployed to Help Hurricane Helene-affected Animals

Oct 10, 2024 News Release

two goats

Working With the State on Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts

Farm & Food / Human & Animal Health / College of Veterinary Medicine / Extension / Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Animal Protection / Community Development / Emergency / Farm Animal / Health and Safety / Human-Animal Bond / Veterinary Medicine / Veterinary Nutrition

Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo Changes Venue, Still Scheduled for October 17

Oct 09, 2024 News Release

Cows in a field beside a fence

Master Beef Producer Certification Still to be Held October 18

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Clyde Austin 4-H Center, Greeneville / Extension / Northeast Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / 4-H Animal Science / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Animal Protection / Beef / Continuing Education / Farm Animal / Livestock and Forage Systems