Land Life and ScienceFall 2025

UT Institute of Agriculture’s Strategic Vision for the Future

Senior Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice President Keith Carver highlights what makes the Growing Greatness five-year strategic plan a game changer for the institute

Phillip Colvin welding

Developing Skilled, Lifelong Learners and Citizens, and a Resilient Workforce

UTIA is committed to developing tomorrow’s leaders today

Vince Pantalone holding soybean seeds

Securing a Safe, Nutritious, and Affordable Food System Locally, Nationally, and Globally

UTIA is dedicated to implementing proactive measures that address the complex challenges facing agriculture

Two people reviewing the use of a robotic milker

Improving the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Humans and Animals

UTIA plays a pivotal role through its recognition and integration of the One Health concept

Five people standing in front of the new Appalachian Producers Cooperative

Ensuring the Profitability of Agricultural Producers and the Sustainability of Communities

UTIA fosters collaborative partnerships and innovative initiatives to realize economic sustainability for the communities we serve

Sahar Saadat and Jiajia Chen in the lab

Enhancing and Protecting Natural Resources and a Sustainable Environment

In the pursuit of a thriving and sustainable future for Tennessee, UTIA is committed to enhancing and protecting our natural resources and fostering a sustainable environment

Tom Tabler holding a chicken

Advocating for Poultry Biosecurity

Extension specialist promotes safe practices for commercial operations and backyard flocks

CVM students with dairy goats

Bringing Veterinary Hospital Care to the Heart of East Tennessee Farms

Each week four fully equipped mobile hospitals for farm animals and horses take essential veterinary care directly to the fields and farms of East Tennessee

Meg Staton and Scott Schlarbaum looking at a white oak

Decoding the White Oak Genome

New Research Describes the Genome of the Highly Valued White Oak

uan Luis Jurat-Fuentes dances the Argentine tango with his wife

Vol Tango Club

Entomologist shares love of tango with campus community

Eli Dotson at a livestock show

Developing Champion Youth

Five animal science retirees unite in support for Extension youth livestock programs

Harvested Wood

Exporting Quality

From the Volunteer State to Around the World

A person checking the temperature of cooking meat

Getting Wild on a Tennessee Saturday Night

The Wild Game Dinner, known for its untraditional fare, began in 1969

A football on an indoor practice field with players doing yoga in the background

Stretching Their Abilities

High school football players improve with UT Extension yoga classes

Headshot of Emilia Rico

Great Grads – Emilia Rico

MS and PhD, food technology and science '82, '85

Army colonel addressing soldiers

Great Grads – Chad Black

BS microbiology ’98, DVM ’04, PhD comparative and experimental medicine ’10

Keith Carver in his office

A Word From Keith Carver, September 2025

Our mission and vision are quite simple: We provide Real. Life. Solutions. through teaching, research, and outreach