Economics and Markets

Tennessee RiverLine Secures $500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission Grant for River Experience Planning and Design Standards

Nov 14, 2024 News Release
map with river access sign on it

Grant to Support Development of Technical Guidelines for Enhancing River Access, Outdoor Amenities and Community Connectivity Across the Tennessee River Valley

Economy / Environment / Extension / Tennessee RiverLine / Awards / Community Development / Consumer Economics / County-level Agricultural Economic Impact / Economics and Markets / Environmental Stewardship / Health and Wellness

‘Greening the Southeast’ Team Advances in NSF Regional Innovation Engines Award Program

Nov 12, 2024 News Release
Representatives of the sixty-nine partners of the Greening the Southeast Engine

Partnership, Including UT, Invited to Submit Proposal to Create Economic, Societal and Technological Opportunities for Region

Economy / Environment / AgResearch / Center for Renewable Carbon / Natural Resouces, School of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Agricultural Engineering / Awards / Bio-based Products / Bioenergy / Biological Engineering / Climate-Smart Agriculture / Community Development / Economics and Markets / Energy Conservation / Environmental Stewardship / Natural Resources

Enhancing the Profitability of Organic Grain and Forage Production in the Southeast

Oct 08, 2024 News Release
Double-cropping soybeans into harvested wheat stubble

New Research Will Study Organic Double Cropping in Tennessee and Florida

Economy / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / UTIA / Consumer Economics / Corn Production / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Economics and Markets / Environmental Stewardship / Food Products / Food Security / Forage / Health and Wellness / Plant Production / Soil / Soybean Production / Weed Management / Wheat Production

Research Team Receives Grant to Study Coatings to Protect Organic Produce

Oct 02, 2024 News Release
Cartons of blueberries

$3.5 Million Grant Will Include Development, Analysis and Education About Essential Oil Coatings

Economy / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Extension / Food Science, Department of / Plant Sciences, Department of / Consumer Economics / Crop Production / Economics and Markets / Environmental Stewardship / Food Products / Food Safety / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Health and Safety / Health and Wellness / Nutrition and Food Safety / Plant Protection

UTIA Researchers Win Grant for Automation Technology for Nursery Industry

Sep 18, 2024 News Release
Darlene Player and Bailey Millsaps studying a Pot-in-Pot Extraction Robot prototype

Efforts Will Help Nursery Growers Compensate for Lack of Workers

General / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, Department of / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Extension / Natural Resouces, School of / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Agricultural Engineering / Commercial Horticulture / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Economics and Markets / Irrigation / Natural Resources / Nursery Production / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil / Weed Management / Weeds

UT Extension to Lead Value-Added Dairy Experiential Learning Course

Jul 09, 2024 News Release
Dairy cows eating hay in a barn

The SDBII Northeast Experiential Learning Course is planned for September 2-7, 2024

Farm & Food / General / Animal Science, Department of / Center for Dairy Advancement and Sustainability / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Food Science, Department of / UTIA / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Agricultural Communication / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Dairy / Economics and Markets / Farm Animal / Value-Added Agriculture