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…
Invasive Tick Detected in Tennessee
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…