Farm & Food

UT Institute of Agriculture Hosts 2024 Field Days Across Tennessee

Jan 24, 2024 News Release

Field Days at UT Institute of Agriculture often feature wagon tours

Milan No-Till Set for July 25

Farm & Food / General / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Animal Science, Department of / Beef and Forage Center / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee

Justin Hargrove of Benton County Extension Receives National Award

Jan 23, 2024 Highlight

Justin Hargrove and Matthew McClanahan hold up giant keys given in honor of their awards at the annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation

Hargrove Named This Year’s Excellence in Agriculture Winner

Farm & Food / General / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Awards

2024 Grain Conference Set for February 1 in West Tennessee

Jan 12, 2024 News Release

Agricultural producers and other attendees talk to vendors at the West Tennessee Grain and Soybean Producers Conference's annual trade show

UT Extension Hosts Annual Event for Agricultural Producers

Farm & Food / General / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Corn Production / Crop Production / Soybean Production / Wheat Production

Kelli Roberson Named Director of UT Extension Eastern Region

Dec 15, 2023 News Release

Kelli Roberson, University of Tennessee Extension

Director with 25+ Years Experience Working for UT Extension Will Oversee 33 Counties

Farm & Food / General / Youth & Family / 4-H Youth Development / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences

Statewide Tennessee Master Horse Program Goes Online in 2024

Dec 15, 2023 News Release

Horse conformation review at University of Tennessee Brehm Arena

Program Includes Weekly Webinars and Access to National Equine Experts

Farm & Food / General / Human & Animal Health / Animal Science, Department of / Extension / Equine

UTIA Summarizes a Trying Year for Agriculture in Yearly Report to Governor

Dec 12, 2023 News Release

cotton bolls

Global Market Forces Trigger Downward Pressure on Commodity Prices

Economy / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Economics and Markets

Center for Profitable Agriculture Offers Help for USDA Value-Added Producer Grant Applicants

Dec 01, 2023 News Release

filling out paperwork

Workshops Will Be Held in January 2024

Farm & Food / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Beginning Farmer Education / Value-Added Agriculture

Inflation to Impact Tennessee Thanksgiving Meals

Nov 15, 2023 News Release

a table full of various thanksgiving foods with people's arms reaching across to serve food

UT Extension Survey Shows 14% Increase

Farm & Food / General / Youth & Family / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Consumer Economics

UTIA Team Continues to Lead Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative

Nov 15, 2023 News Release

variety of cheeses

An Additional $7 Million of Funding Available to Help Regional Dairy Businesses

Farm & Food / General / Animal Science, Department of / Extension / Dairy

UTIA PhD Student Bioengineers Potato Plant to Detect Gamma Radiation

Nov 09, 2023 News Release

Rob Sears sits in front of his bioengineered potato plants in his lab in Knoxville, Tennessee.

New Plant Variety Serves as Natural, Affordable Radiation Sensor

Environment / Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Food Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / Biological Engineering / Health and Safety