Soil

Could Rice Production Take Root in Tennessee?

Aug 13, 2025 News Release

A close up of rice stalks growing out of muddy, flooded soil

Farmers Look to Diversify Crops, Improve Profitability

Economy / Farm & Food / General / Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community and Economic Development / Extension / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Economics and Markets / Food Products / Soil / Weed Management

Delight in a Cascade of Delicate Foliage with ‘Silver Falls’

Aug 01, 2025 News Release

‘Silver Falls’ in a container with purple flowers

UT Gardens’ August Plant of the Month

Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil

John R. Buchanan Receives J. E. Moss Achievement Award for the Herbert College of Agriculture

Jul 30, 2025 News Release

John R. Buchanan

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

General / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / UTIA / Awards / awards and promotions / Soil / Water

Debasish Saha Receives the UT AgResearch Dean’s Grantsmanship Award

Jul 30, 2025 News Release

Debasish Saha

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

General / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / UTIA / Awards / awards and promotions / Soil

Patrick Keyser Receives the UT AgResearch Dean’s Grantsmanship Award

Jul 30, 2025 News Release

Patrick Keyser

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

General / Center for Native Grasslands Management / Herbert College of Agriculture / Natural Resources, School of / UTIA / Natural Resources / Soil / Wildlife

UTIA Researcher to Receive Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Society

Jun 23, 2025 News Release

Sindhu Jagadamma

Sindhu Jagadamma To Be Recognized for Her Research on Soil Health and Management

Environment / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / UTIA / Awards / Crop Production / Environmental Stewardship / Soil

USDA Awards Grant to Study Hurricane Helene Flood Impacts on Croplands

Jun 23, 2025 News Release

Emine Fidan standing in a field that was impacted by floods

UTIA Researchers Help Farmers Manage Contaminants in Croplands

Environment / Farm & Food / AgResearch / Beef and Forage Center / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Crop Production / Crop Production Systems / Economics and Markets / Food Safety / Forage / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Health and Safety / Plant Production / Soil / Water

UT Extension Launches Statewide Master Forage Program

May 29, 2025 News Release

Bruno Pedreira and 4 other men in a field examining grass used for forage

The Goal Is to Enhance the State’s Forage and Livestock Industries

Farm & Food / General / Beef and Forage Center / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Agricultural Education / Beef / Beginning Farmer Education / Climate / Continuing Education / Economics and Markets / Forage / Livestock and Forage Systems / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Weed Management / Weeds

Tennessee Green Industry Field Day Scheduled June 12

May 21, 2025 News Release

a person holding a bucket and picking up dirt out of it

Register by June 5

Environment / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / AgResearch / Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Turf

Smart Yards Festival Scheduled for May 10

May 08, 2025 News Release

2 Rain barrels at the Smart Yards event

Come Learn More About Sustainable Landscaping Practices

Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Landscape / Master Gardener / Natural Resources / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes / Water / Wildlife