Center for Profitable Agriculture

UTIA Hosts Workshops for Value-Added Producers

Sep 08, 2025 News Release

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Workshops Will Be Held in Murfreesboro, Camden and Greeneville in October

Farm & Food / General / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Agricultural Communication / Agricultural Education / Value-Added Agriculture

Tennessee Valley Agriculture Club Schedules Third Meeting for October 1

Aug 29, 2025 News Release

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Farm Bureau Public Policy Director Kevin Hensley Is the Featured Speaker

General / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Agricultural Communication / Agricultural Education

Tours of Local Food Buyers Coming to Appalachia

Aug 29, 2025 News Release

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September Tours Pair Food Marketers with Buyers

Farm & Food / General / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Agricultural Communication / Agricultural Education / Dairy / Food Products / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Value-Added Agriculture

UT Center for Profitable Agriculture Welcomes Two New Specialists

Aug 12, 2025 News Release

Alaina Boyd (left) and Kortni Blalock began in their new roles with the University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture in July. Both will provide leadership to various programs and topics to assist farmers and farm families with value-added farm enterprise development

Kortni Blalock and Alaina Boyd Poised to Make a Difference to State’s Agricultural Community

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Center for Profitable Agriculture’s Land Use Publication Receives Cavender Award

Jul 30, 2025 News Release

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

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UT Extension to Lead Value-Added Dairy Experiential Learning Course in Southeast

Jun 26, 2025 News Release

Ansley Roper and Jessica Halfen walking through a dairy barn

Activities Include On-farm Learning at Locations in Tennessee and North Carolina, July 29 – August 4

Farm & Food / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Continuing Education / Dairy / Farm Animal / Food Products

UT Institute of Agriculture Names Justin Rhinehart as Dean of Extension

May 30, 2025 News Release

Justin Rhinehart

Loudon County Native Officially Assumes Role June 1

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Second Meeting of Tennessee Valley Agriculture Club Scheduled for Lawrenceburg on June 25

May 27, 2025 News Release

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Pre-register by Wednesday, June 18

General / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Agricultural Communication / Agricultural Education

2025 Grow What You Know Conference Will Empower Women in Agriculture

Apr 03, 2025 News Release

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Event to Offer Presentations, Workshops and Trade Show

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Calling All Folks Interested in Agriculture in Southern Middle Tennessee

Feb 28, 2025 News Release

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New Group Forming to Discuss Agriculture-related Topics, Pre-register for Event by March 17

General / Beef and Forage Center / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Lewisburg / Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill / W.P. Ridley 4-H Center, Columbia