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UT Institute of Agriculture Names Justin Rhinehart as Dean of Extension
May 30, 2025
Loudon County Native Officially Assumes Role June 1

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Learn More About Preventing Disease Spread by Ticks and Mosquitoes
June 6, 2025
UTIA Contributes to Online Database of Information and Education Materials
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UT Institute of Agriculture to Report on Flood Recovery Initiative
June 5, 2025
Field Day to Detail How Eastern Tennessee Farms Are Bouncing Back from Hurricane Helene
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Weed Infestations Impact Tennessee Row Crop Production
June 3, 2025
UTIA Offers Weed Management Solutions for 2025
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UT Gardens to Host 2025 Art in the Gardens Exhibit
June 2, 2025
Grand Opening Scheduled for Friday, June 6
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Hardy Geraniums Stand Out Under Trees and Shrubs, Trouble Areas and Partial Shade Gardens
June 2, 2025
UT Gardens’ June Plant of the Month
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UT Extension Launches Statewide Master Forage Program
May 29, 2025
The Goal Is to Enhance the State’s Forage and Livestock Industries

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Zebra on the loose causes a ruckus in Rutherford County
Yahoo! News; WKRN
A zebra escaped its enclosure and is on the loose in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Marcy Souza, professor and associate dean at UTCVM, provided information on why keeping exotic animals as pets can be challenging.

UT Students Sending Seeds to Space
NewsChannel 5 Nashville WTVF
An experiment designed by UT Herbert College of Agriculture students will be on the International Space Station. The project is looking at what a lack of gravity might mean for a seed and its ability to germinate so that space travelers might have fresh food.

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