AgResearch

Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes Wins UT AgResearch Dean’s Professor Award

Jul 30, 2025 News Release

Juan Luis Jurat Fuentes

Entomology and Plant Pathology Professor Recognized for Service in Combatting Harmful Insects

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Yang Zhao Named UT AgResearch Guthrie Endowed Professor in Precision Livestock Farming

Jul 30, 2025 News Release

Yang Zhao

UT Institute of Agriculture Presents Top Faculty and Staff Awards for 2025

General / AgResearch / Animal Science, Department of / UTIA / Agricultural Engineering / Animal Behavior / Animal Production / Animal Protection / Livestock and Forage Systems / Poultry / Precision Livestock Farming

Make Plans to Attend the UT Arboretum Society Butterfly Festival

Jul 28, 2025 News Release

adults and a child looking at insect displays

The Event Is Saturday, September 6

Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / Youth & Family / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center / UT Arboretum / Animal Behavior / Environmental Stewardship / Plant Production / Plant Protection

2025 Fall Gardeners’ Festival is Scheduled for August 26

Jul 23, 2025 News Release

A box shaped like a barn on a post in a garden

Everyone Is Invited to Attend Annual Event

Landscape & Gardening / Youth & Family / AgResearch / Extension / Plateau AgResearch and Education Center / UT Gardens, Crossville / Agricultural Education / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

UTIA’s Robert Burns Receives Gold Medal Honor from ASABE

Jul 16, 2025 News Release

Robert Burns

Biosystems Engineer Receives the McCormick Case Gold Medal from ASABE

General / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Agricultural Engineering / Animal Production / Awards / Precision Livestock Farming

“Sweet Traditions” Hard Cider Benefits Tennessee Grape Research

Jul 14, 2025 News Release

bottles of the hard cider Sweet Traditions on a display

Apple Barn Hard Cider Company and UT Institute of Agriculture Unveil a Limited‑release Hard Cider

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Extension / Food Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / UTIA Office of Institutional Advancement / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Viticulture

Helping a Region Overcome Hurricane Helene Devastation

Jul 14, 2025 Highlight

Hurricane Helene flood recovery team of 8 men and women

For at Least One UTIA Employee, It’s Personal

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Fire Ants in Your Yard? UT Extension Offers Control Recommendations

Jun 25, 2025 News Release

Fire ant mound in a green lawn

Painful Pest Can Be Eliminated Using the Two-Step Method

General / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Health and Safety

UTIA Researcher to Receive Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Society

Jun 23, 2025 News Release

Sindhu Jagadamma

Sindhu Jagadamma To Be Recognized for Her Research on Soil Health and Management

Environment / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / UTIA / Awards / Crop Production / Environmental Stewardship / Soil

USDA Awards Grant to Study Hurricane Helene Flood Impacts on Croplands

Jun 23, 2025 News Release

Emine Fidan standing in a field that was impacted by floods

UTIA Researchers Help Farmers Manage Contaminants in Croplands

Environment / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Beef and Forage Center / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Economics and Markets / Food Safety / Forage / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Health and Safety / Plant Production / Soil / Water