Soil

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

Get Ready for the Return of 17-Year Cicadas

Apr 09, 2025 News Release

Cicada on a tree

Most East Tennessee Counties Will See and Hear Brood XIV Adult Cicadas

Insects & Pests / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / UTIA / Agricultural Education / Plant Protection / Soil

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

Tennessee Gardeners Test Plant Varieties in Home Gardens

Mar 24, 2025 News Release

Benery Giant zinnia

Participating in Citizen Science Benefits Gardeners Across the State

Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / UTIA / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil

Native and Asian Bleeding Hearts Stand Out Through the Spring

Mar 03, 2025 News Release

Bleeding hearts

UT Gardens’ March Plant of the Month

Environment / Landscape & Gardening / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

UT Gardens Offers Therapeutic Horticulture Summer Program for Teens

Feb 25, 2025 News Release

Sow 2 Grow students show off the fruits of their labors after harvesting an array of vegetables at the UT Gardens, Knoxville.

Sow 2 Grow Experience Is Designed for Teens with Disabilities

Landscape & Gardening / Youth & Family / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Human Development / Irrigation / Landscape / Plant Production / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil

New Online Certificate Program Offered for Landscape Professionals

Jan 14, 2025 News Release

Celeste Scott identifying landscape plants at the University of Tennessee Gardens, Jackson

Participants May Complete Units at Their Own Pace

General / Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Commercial Horticulture / Commercial Landscape Management / Continuing Education / Irrigation / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil

Poison? No, Sumac Is the Antidote for Hot Parched Sites

Nov 01, 2024 News Release

Winged sumac

UT Gardens’ November Plant of the Month

Landscape & Gardening / Extension / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / UTIA / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes