Marketing and Communications

At the UT Institute of Agriculture, our researchers, specialists, and students are working every day to deliver on our brand promise: Real. Life. Solutions. Their efforts are making a positive difference in the health of humans, animals, and the environment. It is our honor to tell their stories.

Mission

We use our expertise to raise the profile of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture by communicating its Real. Life. Solutions.

Vision

We bring Real. Life. Solutions. to life.

Values

Respect for our clients, our team, and our work. Accountability to everyone we serve. Excellence in all we do.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

People sit on hay bales while listening to a presentation at Milan No-Till Field Day.

Milan No-Till Field Day Scheduled for July 25

Carlos Trejo-Pech, UT Institute of Agriculture

UTIA Associate Professor Coauthors Winning Case Study for Use in International Competition

Sow to Grow at UT Gardens, Knoxville

UT Gardens Launches a Therapeutic Horticulture Summer Program for Teens

A volunteer in an orange vest gestures to a display of plants while talking with a shopper

Spring Plant Sale Scheduled for May 3 and 4 at West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

Harvested garlic with stems still attached

UT Extension to Host Tennessee Garlic Production Workshops

FIFIA Research Field Day at University of Tennessee 2024

FIFA Pitch Research Project in Tennessee Striving to Create the Perfect Pitches for 2026

Gallons of Cruze milk on in retail refrigerator

Tour of Local Food Buyers Coming to Chattanooga in Late April

Laura Clark, UT Extension Specialist 2024

UT Extension Specialist Chosen to Help Support National Immunization Program

A man in a white shirt stands in front of a hay bale

New Director Appointed to Ames AgResearch and Education Center

A group of interns install sensors in a field of newly emerging plants

Summer Internships Offered at West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

Grocery store shelves

UT Extension Partners in Food Waste Prevention Week

Thailand giant elephant ear at the University of Tennessee West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

Thailand Giant Elephant Ear Will Get All Your Neighbors Talking and Gawking

A person with a microphone gives a presentation in a green field

UT Extension Specialist Offers Insight into Increasing Soybean Yield with Earlier Planting Dates

UT Gardens Knoxville Spring Plant Sale

UT Gardens Knoxville Climbs to New Heights

Extension specialists from the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences and Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics are helping cut flower farmers in Tennessee make informed decisions about production and marketing

New UT Extension Program to Equip Cut Flower Farmers in Tennessee

In 2022, our team completed 1,346 projects.

View Our Impact Reports

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Our work has won numerous regional and national awards!

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