Broadband internet is still out of reach for many rural communities in Tennessee. Recent statistics indicate that rural residents have limited access to broadband internet (25 download/3 upload megabits per…
Mobile Hotspot Lending Program and Rural Broadband
Tax Tips for Everyone: March 2021 #2
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. 2020 Income Tax Filing Deadline…
Publication: Estimate of Economic Impacts for Tourist Attraction Improvements for Big Ridge State Park
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Tax Tips for Everyone: March 2021
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. 2020 Income Tax Filing The…
2021 TN Hemp Market Outlook Webinar
Tennessee Industrial hemp growers, processors and all other hemp enthusiasts are invited to participate in UT Extension’s 2021 Tennessee Hemp Market Outlook webinar on May 6. In addition to the…
New Webinar Series – Farmland Leasing
Farmland owners and anyone with an agricultural lease are invited to participate in a free “lunch and learn” mini webinar series starting in March. This series of short courses will…
Seminar Series: Innovation in Agriculture: Needs, Challenges, and Strategies
Mark your calendars for an Ag Econ virtual seminar entitled “Innovation in Agriculture: Needs, Challenges, and Strategies” on Monday, March 22 at 3:30 pm Eastern Time. Ms. Lilly Tench, a dual…
Publication: Neighborhood Attitudes Toward Community Composting: Case of Knoxville, Tennessee
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Wood Resource Transportation Analysis System
The Wood Resource Transportation Analysis System (WTRANS) is a spreadsheet based program which allows wood residue users to examine:
- where hardwood and softwood green mill residues may be located on a county-by-county basis in Tennessee,
- estimates of transportation and delivered product costs on a county-to-county basis in Tennessee,
- estimates of transportation and delivered product costs to your county from each county in Tennessee,
- potential residue needs for energy use, and
- estimated fuel cost comparisons using residues for greenhouse heating
Switchgrass Production Decision Tool
The Switchgrass Production Decision Tool is an Excel-based decision tool for potential switchgrass producers that provides the user with detailed information on costs incurred in each stage of a switchgrass operation in each year of its duration (assumed to be 10 years in this tool).