Commercial Horticulture

Welcome to 2026 UTIA Field Days for Farmers and Homeowners Across Tennessee

Jan 06, 2026 News Release
a field of flowers with a group of people on a trailer pulled by a tractor in the background

UT AgResearch and Education Centers host more than 20 events

Environment / Farm & Food / General / Human & Animal Health / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Extension / UTIA / Agricultural Communication / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Beef / Beginning Farmer Education / Commercial Horticulture / Continuing Education / Crop Production / Economics and Markets / Equine / Farm Animal / Farm Financial Management / Food Products / Food Security / Forage / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Livestock and Forage Systems / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Precision Livestock Farming / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil / Value-Added Agriculture / Weed Management

First Ever Hort, Hops and Crops Field Day Scheduled for September 18

Aug 19, 2025 News Release
a man inspecting hops in the UT hopyard

Visit the East Tennessee AgResearch Center for Informative Talks and Tours

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Beef and Forage Center / East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / Commercial Horticulture / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soybean Production / Turf

Sarah Orr Receives the Charles and Julie Wharton Award for Outstanding Extension Achievements

Jul 30, 2025 News Release
Sarah Orr

UT Institute of Agriculture Presents Top Faculty and Staff Awards for 2025

General / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / UTIA / Awards / awards and promotions / Beef / Commercial Horticulture / Farm Financial Management / Forage / Livestock and Forage Systems / Natural Resources / Poultry / Reproduction / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Small Ruminant

34th Summer Celebration Scheduled for July 10

Jun 10, 2025 News Release
Two women point at plants at UT Gardens, Jackson, with white Summer Celebration tents in the background

Enjoy Seasonal Activities, New Event Theme

General / Landscape & Gardening / Youth & Family / AgResearch / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Jackson / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Agricultural Education / Commercial Horticulture / Family and Consumer Sciences / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Residential and Consumer Horticulture

Interested in Growing Berries in Your Backyard?

May 22, 2025 News Release
Blackberries growing at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

Come to the UTIA Fruits of the Backyard Field Day June 10

Farm & Food / General / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill / Plant Sciences, Department of / Commercial Horticulture / Commercial Landscape Management / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Irrigation / Master Gardener

2025 Grow What You Know Conference Will Empower Women in Agriculture

Apr 03, 2025 News Release
A woman holding freshly cut millet stands in a garden

Event to Offer Presentations, Workshops and Trade Show

Economy / Farm & Food / General / Landscape & Gardening / Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, Department of / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Careers / Commercial Horticulture / Crop Production / Farm Financial Management / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil