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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?

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Wear clothes?
We improve cotton.
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Video (more)

  2008 Milan No-Till Field Day
"Sights and Sounds from the 25th Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day."
  Switchgrass Forage
"Experts with UT's Institute of Agriculture believe switchgrass is nutritious for farm animals, and..."
  Mine Reclamation
"We get half our electricity from coal, but getting to coal underground sometimes means we have to cut down..."

News (more)

UTIA Economics Researchers Honored with National Award
November 2009 Plant of the Month
Arboretum Honoring Oak Ridge Corporate Sponsors
UT Study Predicts Biomass Market for Farmers
UT Report Connects Energy Efficiency to Economic Growth
UTIA Programs Receive Federal Appropriations
    

Events (more)

Preclinical Imaging for Obesity Studies  11/10, 3:30 pm, Knoxville  AS

The Minipig as a Model for Obesity  11/17, 3:30 pm, Knoxville  AS

UT Plateau Center to Hold November Cattle Sale  11/20, 10:00 am, Crossville  PREC   Sale flyer

Polygenic Mouse Interactions for Obesity Studies  11/24, 3:30 pm, Knoxville  AS

Protein-Protein Interactions in Obesity and...  12/1, 3:30 pm, Knoxville  AS

    

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UT Organics
Increasing farm income and keeping family farms in the family.
Wildlife Health
Emerging infectious diseases, including those that travel from animals to humans.
UT Obesity Research Center
Interdisciplinary approaches to prevent and treat overweight and obesity.

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