Sreedhar Upendram, AREC assistant professor, is featured in a newly released UTIA video, highlighting the UT Extension team effort to improve digital literacy skills for all ages in Tennessee. Upendram’s…
Sreedhar Upendram Featured in New UTIA Video
AREC Hosts Cochran Fellows
The department was proud to host a delegation of six USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Cochran Fellows from Cambodia and seven from Kenya. The Cambodian delegation toured Tennessee in August to…
Summer 2022 Extension Interns Showcase Work
Summer 2022 Extension interns for the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics did an outstanding job showcasing their work at the Extension Intern Presentation Day on July 28.
Farm Management During Uncertain Times Town Halls – August 9 & 11
The UT Center of Farm Management will be hosting an upcoming program titled “Farm Management During Uncertain Times.” The program will include a series of “town-hall meetings” via Zoom, as…
Tax Tips for Everyone: July 2022
Tax Tips for Everyone is created to provide updates on current tax topics and increase understanding of terms and issues on income and other taxes. Sales Tax Holidays The annual…
Developing Opportunities in Argentina
This summer, faculty from the department—Chris Boyer, Aaron Smith, and Jon Walton—developed AREC-centered study-abroad opportunities in Argentina for March 2023. Additionally, the team identified collaborative opportunities for research and Extension…
UTIA Smoking School
Chris Boyer teamed up with George Ewart from Dead End BBQ in this WBIR news feature on the UTIA Smoking School.
Tri-State Beef Conference to be held August 4th in Blountville, TN
The fourteenth Annual Tri-State Beef Cattle conference will be held at the Ron Ramsey Regional Ag Center in Blountville, Tennessee on August 4th. This year’s conference will address topics of…
Sreedhar Upendram Wins TAAA&S Early Career Award
Congratulations to Sreedhar Upendram for winning the 2022 Tennessee Association of Agricultural Agents and Specialists award! Since joining the department in 2017, his community development program has quickly gained momentum.…
Alumna Rachel Painter Wins Three TAAA&S Awards
Congratulations to AREC alumna Rachel Painter (BS ’15 and MS ’17) for winning three 2022 Tennessee Association of Agricultural Agents and Specialists awards! She received awards for Agent of the…