WE CREATE REAL. LIFE. SOLUTIONS.™

Whether it’s in the classroom or animal hospital, at one of our research facilities, through interaction in our communities here or abroad, the people who represent the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture provide Real. Life. Solutions. to many of society’s most pressing issues.

Academics
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We support life-long learning by educating students, children, and communities through programs in all of our units. Our experts educate farmers and producers at educational events and in the field.
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Research
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Our faculty and students connect across the Institute to create solutions. We focus on grand challenges and help communities adapt to an ever-changing world by conducting pioneering research.
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Outreach
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We deliver real-life solutions through our ninety-five Extension offices, ten AgResearch and Education Centers, a leading veterinary medical center, and a program serving communities worldwide.

UT Extension is offering resources to remind everyone how to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

The Herbert College of Agriculture is one of only three land-grant agricultural colleges in the nation to be named from a philanthropic gift.
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Our graduates and faculty members are helping to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges.

UPCOMING EVENTS
From anteaters to zebras and everything in between, UTCVM provides Real. Life. Solutions. to thousands of clients

What is chronic wasting disease? Can I use plastic biodegradable mulch in my garden? How can I be a smarter health care consumer?

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SPOTLIGHTS

Claire Cooke
Entomology and Plant Pathology PhD student finds community and purpose through fieldwork and fellowship at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
Anna Zoretic
Herbert student finds her calling in agricultural communications and marketing strategy
Asher Talbot
Construction science student and National Guard member builds his future at Herbert