Preregistration Closes August 15, On-Site Registration Available
August 29 is Turf and Ornamental Field Day in Knoxville
UTIA and Blühen Botanicals to Collaborate on Hemp Production Research
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Blühen Botanicals and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are pleased to announce an agreement to conduct hemp production research. This collaborative new program is a four-year…
Seeking Sustainable Solutions for Nashville’s Organic Wastes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Tennessee has been awarded a $40,000 grant to collaborate with the nonprofit Resource Capture to develop a more sustainable way…
Nanocelluloses: A Sustainable Solution to Combat Ice Recrystallization on Frozen Food
There are many advantages to freezing food, including food preservation, access, and convenience, but oftentimes quality and taste suffer due to the formation of large ice crystals as a result…
UTIA Developing Ability-to-Pay Framework for Tennessee Communities
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) have received a $350,000 grant to develop the framework to determine the ability of communities to pay…
Research Shows Temperature, Glyphosate Increase Probability for Dicamba Volatility
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Higher temperatures and mixing glyphosate with dicamba lead to increased atmospheric concentrations of dicamba, according to scientists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Tom Mueller…
Tobacco, Beef & More Field Day Scheduled for June 27
Value-Added Education and Information for Producers KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Beef cattle and tobacco producers, along with those interested in growing hemp, should make plans to attend the Tobacco, Beef and…
UT Institute of Agriculture Awarded Nearly $1M to Study Woody Biomass Feedstock Logistics
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A team of researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) has been awarded a grant for nearly $1 million to determine the key parameters…
UTIA Plant Pathologist Part of Team Honored by National Agri-Marketing Association
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The SCN Coalition – a public/checkoff/private partnership formed in 2018 to increase the number of growers who are actively managing soybean cyst nematode (SCN) – won a national…