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UT Extension Offers Tips for National Nutrition Month
February 27, 2026
Discover the power of nutrition in March with help from Extension agents and specialists

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Start Your Garden with the Spectacular Spring Plant Sale
March 16, 2026
Join us Saturday, April 11, at UT Gardens, Knoxville
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Tennessee Valley Agriculture Club Scheduled to Meet April 8
March 9, 2026
Pre-register by Thursday, April 2
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Home Gardeners Test Varieties of Vegetables and Flowers
March 6, 2026
Participating in citizen science benefits gardeners across the state
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Tennessee RiverLine Announces 2025 Award Recipients at 7th Annual Summit
March 5, 2026
Partners and collaborators celebrated at conference in Chattanooga
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FIFA Returns to UT for Final Pitch Management Research Field Day Ahead of World Cup 26
March 4, 2026
World-renowned turfgrass expert John Sorochan, in UT’s Herbert College of Agriculture, is leading the research collaboration
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Help Stop the Spread of Spotted Lanternflies by Finding Egg Masses
March 3, 2026
UTIA entomologist recommends smashing eggs before they hatch in spring

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FIFA Pitch Research Project field day held at University of Tennessee
Inside FIFA
At the end of February, FIFA personnel were joined by project members, turf specialists and groundskeepers from across Canada, Mexico and the United States for the two-day FIFA Pitch Management Research Field Day hosted by the University of Tennessee.

Invasive spotted lanternfly detected in a few Tennessee counties
WBIR Knoxville; WANT Memphis; WRCB Chattanooga; and more
Midhula Gireesh, assistant professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, provides tips on how to slow the spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly.

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