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Ag Day 2026 Is “Bigger and Better Than Ever Before” with More Festivities

Sep 03, 2026 News Release

A Smokey statue in front of an orange Ag Day banner.

Traditional fall event moves to Friday, October 2, and includes night activities

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Soybean Insect and Disease Field Day Set for September 10

Aug 27, 2026 News Release

A woman in a cap and blue shirt presents poster boards in front of a soybean field

Learn to identify and manage soybean pests and diseases

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Two UTIA Faculty Members Named Editors for the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Aug 24, 2026 Highlight

Headshots of Carlos Trejo-Pech (left) and Karen DeLong (right).

Both Karen DeLong and Carlos Trejo-Pech represent the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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Cotton Tour Field Day Scheduled for September 9

Aug 19, 2026 News Release

A man with a microphone speaks in front of a cotton field

Explore essential cotton production research

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UTIA Hosts Southern Weed Science Society’s Weed Contest

Aug 18, 2026 News Release

A student holding a clipboard stands next to an instructor in a hat and white shirt while observing a weed research plot.

Twelve universities compete in annual event

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UTIA Plant Pathologist Selected as Fulbright Distinguished Scholar

Aug 12, 2026 News Release

Heather Kelly to research soybean diseases in Brazil

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UT Institute of Agriculture Recognizes Outstanding Faculty and Staff

Aug 04, 2026

Headshots of Heba Abdelgaffar (left) and Sarah Parker Armstrong.

Heba Abdelgaffar, Sarah Parker Armstrong receive awards for outstanding professional staff

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UT Institute of Agriculture Recognizes Outstanding Faculty and Staff

Aug 04, 2026 News Release

Tarek Hewezi receives the AgResearch Dean’s Professor Award

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UT Institute of Agriculture Recognizes Outstanding Faculty and Staff

Aug 04, 2026 News Release

Entomologist Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes named the 2026 Institute Professor

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UT Institute of Agriculture Recognizes Outstanding Faculty and Staff

Aug 04, 2026 News Release

Phillip Myer receives awards for outstanding service and research

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