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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)

    
Food expensive?
We put the efficiency in farming.
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Video (more)

  Bees
"Honeybees are dying nationwide due to a disease that is wiping out colonies. UTIA researchers are working to..."
  Quonset Barn
"Most barns are square or rectangular, painted red, and with a loft to store hay. But now some Tennessee..."
  Cotton Irrigation
"Cotton is hurting because of this summer’s drought. UTIA researchers are studying how cotton reacts to a lack..."

News (more)

Plans for Dairy AgResearch Center being Discussed
First Efficient Bioenergy-Crop-to-Cellulosic-Ethanol Plant
From Beef Cattle to B-roll
Jersey Herd To Remain in Lewisburg
 
Thompson Named REC Director
Switchgrass Research Expands to Almost 7000 Acres
    

Events (more)

Organic Crops Field Tour  4/29, Knoxville  ETREC

UT Beef and Forage Field Day  6/10, Knoxville  ETREC

Turfgrass Research Field Day  9/16, Knoxville  ETREC

    

Websites (more)

UT Organics
Increasing farm income and keeping family farms in the family.
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.

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