News Release

Weed Infestations Impact Tennessee Row Crop Production

Jun 03, 2025 News Release

An empty field overrun with Palmer amaranth and horseweed, some more than a foot tall

UTIA Offers Weed Management Solutions for 2025

Environment / Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Extension / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Corn Production / Cotton Production / Crop Production / Soybean Production / Weed Management / Weeds

UT Gardens to Host 2025 Art in the Gardens Exhibit

Jun 02, 2025 News Release

bunny art piece in the UT Gardens

Grand Opening Scheduled for Friday, June 6

Landscape & Gardening / Youth & Family / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Animal Protection / Environmental Stewardship

Hardy Geraniums Stand Out Under Trees and Shrubs, Trouble Areas and Partial Shade Gardens

Jun 02, 2025 News Release

Hardy Geranium, a purple flower

UT Gardens’ June Plant of the Month

Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

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

General / 4-H Youth Development / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Animal Science, Department of / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Alumni / Beef / Careers / Leadership Development

UT Extension Launches Statewide Master Forage Program

May 29, 2025 News Release

Bruno Pedreira and 4 other men in a field examining grass used for forage

The Goal Is to Enhance the State’s Forage and Livestock Industries

Farm & Food / General / Beef and Forage Center / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Agricultural Education / Beef / Beginning Farmer Education / Climate / Continuing Education / Economics and Markets / Forage / Livestock and Forage Systems / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Weed Management / Weeds

Annual Weed Tour Field Day Scheduled for June 18

May 28, 2025 News Release

A group of attendees at the Weed Tour walk down a path between row crop fields

Learn the Latest Weed Control Solutions

Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / AgResearch / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Corn Production / Cotton Production / Crop Production / Soybean Production / Weed Management / Weeds

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

May 27, 2025 News Release

Soybean Pods

Pre-register by Wednesday, June 18

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

Interested in Growing Berries in Your Backyard?

May 22, 2025 News Release

Blackberries growing at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

Come to the UTIA Fruits of the Backyard Field Day June 10

Farm & Food / General / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill / Plant Sciences, Department of / Commercial Horticulture / Commercial Landscape Management / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Irrigation / Master Gardener

Tennessee Green Industry Field Day Scheduled June 12

May 21, 2025 News Release

a person holding a bucket and picking up dirt out of it

Register by June 5

Environment / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Turf

Smart Yards Festival Scheduled for May 10

May 08, 2025 News Release

2 Rain barrels at the Smart Yards event

Come Learn More About Sustainable Landscaping Practices

Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Landscape / Master Gardener / Natural Resources / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes / Water / Wildlife