The UTIA Turfgrass Program studies grasses, soils, water and pests. In this edition of AgCast, Charles Denney visits with Dr. John Sorochan and Dr. Jim Brosnan about the program and it's contributions to turf science and the turf industry.

AgCast: UTIA's Turfgrass Program

The devastating fires that burned Gatlinburg and Sevier County late last year destroyed homes, businesses, thousands of acres of forests – and claimed 14 lives. Now efforts are underway to rebuild and help people get their lives back. 

Charles Denney has more on how UT Extension is helping with simple gestures of giving, collecting and kindness.

AgCast: Sevier Fire Relief

March is known as Women's History Month...in Tennessee it is also known as UT Extension Month. We sit down with Tracey Sullivan, new Extension Program Leader in West Tennessee, and a champion of both causes.

Making a Mark on March

Isaac Bennett is a 1984 graduate of UTIA's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. In his current role, he serves as Vice President of Capital Markets with Farm Credit Bank of Texas. Recently, Bennett was the commencement speaker at CASNR's recent graduation ceremony in May. During his visit to Knoxville, we had a chance to catch up with Isaac Bennett and get his thoughts on agriculture and his college experience.

Isaac Bennett

A conversation with University of Tennessee Entomologist Scott Stewart on agriculture's impact on honey bee health.

Scientists Say Ag is Good for Bees

Farmers in Tennessee and across the southeastern U.S. are hearing about crop damage caused by the herbicide dicamba. UT's Institute of Agriculture is working with producers to educate them about dicamba and perhaps limit any harmful impact.

AgCast: Dicamba

Home gardeners are a great way to produce healthy foods. But how do you know what to plant on your land? UT Extension is teaming with home gardeners statewide to test different vegetables-- squash, peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins-- bounty from a home garden trial.

AgCast:  Home Garden Trials

A researcher with the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries is leading a collaborative regional study on black bear populations. Find out about the specialized methodology of this program, the data that’s being gathered, and why this work is important for many different species.

AgCast: Appalachian Bear Study

A conversation with a UT Institute of Ag faculty member on how she found a career in agriculture...her work to improve forage management in the Mid-South...and where she sees the future of ag.

In Profile: Dr. Renata Nave Oakes

It's perhaps Tennessee's most urgent crisis, people dying from opioid overdoses, more than 1,600 in a recent year. UT Extension and Tennessee 4-H are working to educate people, especially kids and teens, about the dangers of these drugs.

AgCast - Opiod Education

May is graduation month for students at the University of Tennessee and across the country. But to first earn a degree, students must put in years of hard work.

AgCast- Myths Of College

A common emotion for many of us is anger, which can cause problems in our personal lives and careers if it's out of control. UT and TSU Extension will soon be teaching a program how to relax and manage anger.

AgCast: Relax! Anger Management

One of UTIA's colleges has a new name and a re-energized focus. When classes get underway on the UT Ag Campus, students and faculty will be part of the renamed Herbert College of Agriculture. The change comes from a generous donation from Jim and Judi Herbert, UT alumni now living in Michigan. Mr. Herbert founded Neogen, an international food safety company. With their gift, the Herberts are thinking decades into the future, when science and agriculture will be critical to feeding the world.

AgCast: The Herbert College Of Agriculture

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