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UT Institute of Agriculture Presents Top Faculty and Staff Awards for 2025
July 30, 2025
Niki Labbé Named Institute Professor, UTIA’s Greatest Honor

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Make Plans to Attend the UT Arboretum Society Butterfly Festival
July 28, 2025
The Event Is Saturday, September 6
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2025 Fall Gardeners’ Festival is Scheduled for August 26
July 23, 2025
Everyone Is Invited to Attend Annual Event
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$500,000 ARC Grant Supports Growth of Tennessee RiverLine in Appalachian Communities
July 17, 2025
A Total Investment of $1 Million Will Strengthen the Rivertowns Program, Support Tourism Planning and Expand Access To Outdoor Recreation
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UTIA’s Robert Burns Receives Gold Medal Honor from ASABE
July 16, 2025
Biosystems Engineer Receives the McCormick Case Gold Medal from ASABE
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“Sweet Traditions” Hard Cider Benefits Tennessee Grape Research
July 14, 2025
Apple Barn Hard Cider Company and UT Institute of Agriculture Unveil a Limited‑release Hard Cider
Highlight
Helping a Region Overcome Hurricane Helene Devastation
July 14, 2025
For at Least One UTIA Employee, It’s Personal

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Six Feet of Sand, No Playbook
Seed World
Thanks to a cross-disciplinary team of researchers, farmers, engineers, Extension specialists, and students, a playbook is emerging on how to grow plants on land impacted by flood waters and the sediment it leaves behind.

This insect has killed ash trees across the U.S., and it’s in Tennessee
Yahoo! News; Tennessean
As emerald ash borers continue to spread throughout the U.S., they risk destroying the ash tree population in America. Midhula Gireesh, Extension entomologist with the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, provides information on how to detect the bug and slow down the damage they cause.

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