Commercial Horticulture

George McDonald Named 2024 Tennessee Farmer of the Year

Jul 26, 2024 News Release

Smith County Producer Named to the Honor for a Second Time

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Tall Verbena Attracts Butterflies and Other Pollinators

Jul 01, 2024 News Release

July plant of the month, Verbena-bonariensis

UT Gardens’ July Plant of the Month

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Fruits of the Backyard Field Day Scheduled for June 11

May 16, 2024 News Release

Blackberry and Blueberry Care Among the Topics at 17th Annual Event

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2024 Green Industry Field Day Scheduled for June 27

May 14, 2024 News Release

Photo of Dr. Grace Pietsch demonstrating a mechanical fertilizer dispenser.

Event Registration Deadline is June 21

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Douglas Hayes Receives Distinguished Service Award

May 13, 2024 News Release

Doug Hayes

American Oil Chemists’ Society Honors Biosystems Engineering Professor

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Spring Plant Sale Scheduled for May 3 and 4 at West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

Apr 15, 2024 News Release

A volunteer in an orange vest gestures to a display of plants while talking with a shopper

Attendees Can Shop Over 500 Varieties of Hand-Selected Plants

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UT Extension to Host Tennessee Garlic Production Workshops

Apr 12, 2024 News Release

Harvested garlic with stems still attached

Research-based Recommendations and Tools Should Help Garlic Producers

Farm & Food / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Beginning Farmer Education / Commercial Horticulture / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Plant Production

New UT Extension Program to Equip Cut Flower Farmers in Tennessee

Mar 27, 2024 News Release

Extension specialists from the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences and Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics are helping cut flower farmers in Tennessee make informed decisions about production and marketing

Research-based Recommendations and Tools to Help Growers Expand Markets

Farm & Food / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Commercial Horticulture / Nursery Production / Value-Added Agriculture

UTIA Examines Adoption of Nutrient Management Practices in Tennessee

Mar 13, 2024 News Release

field of cropa and distant barn

Trends and Outlook Identified in Study Report

Farm & Food / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Commercial Horticulture / Crop Nutrient Stewardship / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Environmental Stewardship

Spotted Lanternfly Detected in Middle Tennessee

Sep 29, 2023 Highlight

Spotted lanternfly adult and nymph on branch

Non-native Insect Is Harmful to a Range of Crops and Natural Resources

Farm & Food / General / Insects & Pests / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Commercial Horticulture / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Master Gardener