![Cattle standing in a native grasslands field](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2023/07/Grasslandsimage-2000x1200.jpg)
The Grasslands Partnership
A multi-institution team and 230 farms in nine states are setting off on a five-year analysis of best practices in grasslands management. The once-in-a-generation study has the potential to secure the future for farmers, the public, and our planet.
![A statue of Smokey and the new Teaching and Learning Center building](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-12-at-7.23.28-PM-820x450.png)
New Front Door for the Agricultural Campus
Providing Some TLC for Veterinary Instruction
![Group photo at the Jack Daniel Distillery](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2023/07/TreeImprovementCelebration-e1689181734960-820x450.jpeg)
Jack Daniel Distillery Invests in Forests of the Future
Historic Partnership with UT Tree Improvement Program Marks Twenty-Fifth Year
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Ribbon Cutting at UT AgResearch Facility Ushers in New Era of Dairy Research
Robotic Milkers and Precision Livestock Farming on Display
![Rob Holland and Andrew Dixon talking in front of a barn](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-12-at-2.55.11-PM-820x450.png)
Twenty-Five Years and Counting
Center for Profitable Agriculture Celebrates a Quarter Century of Partnership with Tennessee’s Farm Families
![Neelam Poudyal in Nepal](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-12-at-8.04.26-PM-820x450.png)
Building on a Foundation of Excellence through the Fulbright Program
Global Exchange Program Facilitates Exchange of Skills and Knowledge for Faculty and Students
![Keith Carver standing outside of Morgan Hall](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-12-at-8.55.58-PM-820x450.png)
A Word From Keith Carver, July 2023
A note from UTIA's senior leader, including comments about the magazine and the state of UTIA's impacts across Tennessee