KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Four University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture students are celebrating after earning high honors in their field. The Biosystems Engineering Senior Design Team won first place in…
Biosystems Engineering Students Win Design Competition
UTIA Appoints New Head of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has named Don Hodges, currently the James R. Cox professor of forest economics and management, to lead the Department of…
Biometrician Joins Faculty in Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries welcomes Sheng-I Yang to its forestry faculty as an assistant professor. Yang earned his PhD in forest resources…
Seeking Sustainable Solutions for Nashville’s Organic Wastes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Tennessee has been awarded a $40,000 grant to collaborate with the nonprofit Resource Capture to develop a more sustainable way…
UTIA Takes Home Top Honors at National Agriculture Convention
BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture brought home numerous honors from the recent National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association (NAADA) Conference. UTIA was recognized in the publications and project…
UT Alums Win National Philanthropy Award
BATON ROUGE, La. – University of Tennessee alumni Jim and Judi Herbert were recently named the 2019 Ruby C. McSwain Outstanding Philanthropists by the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association…
UT Institute of Agriculture Faculty, Agents and Specialists Honored by Epsilon Sigma Phi
Extension Professionals Recognized for Leadership and Service in Six Categories KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture faculty members have been recognized with six awards for their commitment…
UT Center for Profitable Agriculture Expands Staff
COLUMBIA, Tenn. – Jared Bruhin, a native of Sevier County, Tennessee, has joined the University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture (CPA) as the center’s newest marketing specialist. The CPA’s…
UTIA Trade Expert Appointed to Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Andrew Muhammad, agricultural trade expert and Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA), has been appointed to the…
UTIA Developing Ability-to-Pay Framework for Tennessee Communities
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) have received a $350,000 grant to develop the framework to determine the ability of communities to pay…