Anniversary to be Commemorated with Kaleidoscope of Color and Garden Art JACKSON, Tenn. – Summer Celebration, one of the largest gardening shows in the Mid-South, will be held Thursday, July…
30th Summer Celebration Lawn and Garden Show Scheduled for July 11
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 Bull Testing Program Accepting New Bulls
SPRING HILL, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Bull Testing Program is now accepting nominations for the 2019-2020 gain test. Nominations are due July 19, with the test beginning August…
Invasive Tick Detected in Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Tennessee Department of Health, and University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture…
Tullahoma Farmer Named Tennessee Farmer of the Year
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Ray of Tullahoma, Tennessee, started farming 45 years ago on just 45 acres that once belonged to his grandfather. Over the years he added 75 acres…
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…
UTIA Dairy Products Evaluation Team Ranked First in the Nation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A talented group of students from the University of Tennessee Herbert College of Agriculture returned from a dairy competition with high honors, celebrating an entire semester of preparation…
UT Gardens’ May 2019 Plant of the Month: Bigleaf Hydrangea
UT Gardens’ May 2019 Plant of the Month: Bigleaf Hydrangea Submitted by Emily Hoffman, UTIA Marketing and Communications The genus Hydrangea is expansive and includes approximately 1,000 species, hybrids and…