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We harness the creative energy of 130 Ph.D. faculty, specialized staff, and gifted graduate students. We make the agricultural, forest, and ornamental industries more efficient, improve the quality of rural life, and conserve soil, water, air, and wildlife. We do this with basic and applied research programs on the Institute of Agriculture campus, in partnership with UT Knoxville and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and at ten Research Centers across the state.   How can we work with you?

Research Topics (more)
Analysis  Bioenergy  Biofuel  Biomass  Cattle  Climate  Commodity  Corn  Cotton  Dogwood  Drought  Ecology  Ethanol  Fescue  Forage  Forest  Forestry  Fruit  Garden  Genetic  Habitat  Hardwood  Hay  Herbicide  Insect  Jackson  Livestock  Ornamental  Pasture  Pathogen  Pest management  Pesticide  Physiology  Pumpkin  Refinery  Soybean  Stream  Switchgrass  Vegetable  Wildlife 
    
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Video (more)
 
TEDxKnoxville -- The Importance of Local Food Systems
"Chad Hellwinckel's work focuses on agricultural land use policies, climate..."
 
Obed Watershed
"For every flowing river in Tennessee, there are many streams that feed it. A..."
 
Billy Minser Talks About His Fire Ecology Class
"Billy Minser talks about his fire ecology and management class while..."
 
Pumpkin Display
"A beautiful pumpkin - the perfect symbol of all things autumn. Now you can see..."

News (more)
Dr. Carl Jones EPP Department Head Passes Away Unexpectedly
Buddy Mitchell Retires after 28 years with UTIA
Feng Chen - Scholar of the Week
UT Professor Explains How Permaculture Can Help us Help Ourselves
Creating 'Bubble Wrap' for Embryos
Biomass Field Day Demonstrates Industry's Expertise
    

Events (more)
Junior Bull Test Auction  3/8, Noon, Spring Hill  MTREC

West Tennessee Grazing Conference  3/19, 4:00 pm, Jackson  AgRsch

Forest Resources Tennessee Healthy Hardwoods  3/31, 8:00 a.m., Oak Ridge  FRREC

Organic Crops Field Tour  4/26, 9:00 a.m., Knoxville  ETREC

Blooms Days  5/12, Knoxville  UTGard

Fruits of the Backyard Field Day  6/12, 8:30 a.m., Spring Hill  MTREC

    

Websites (more)
UT Obesity Research Center
Interdisciplinary approaches to prevent and treat overweight and obesity.
Bio-Based Energy Analysis
A potential win for energy, agriculture, and the environment.
Protected Agriculture
From hydroponics to organic raised beds, from computer-controlled greenhouses to simple rain shelters.

People (more)

Melinda Jones
Budget Director