Video News
The video releases featured below are produced by Marketing and Communication Services for the Institute of Agriculture. For more information concerning the videos or to obtain copies of past video news clips, please contact Doug Edlund (dedlund@utk.edu) or Chuck Denney (cmdenney@utk.edu).
These video releases are also available on the UTIA channel on YouTube.
September 2012
Drought
It’s been a challenging year for Tennessee agriculture, with hot, dry weather coming at a time when crops needed better growing conditions. Recent rains have helped, but row crop farmers still face an uncertain harvest, and many cattle producers are looking at forage shortages.
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Ag Majors
It’s perhaps the most challenging question a college student must answer – what will I study? Enrollment is increasing across the country – and at UT – in the number of students majoring in agriculture.
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Stinkbugs
Next to unpredictable weather, insects are among the greatest threats to agriculture. In recent times, Tennessee farmers have seen some pests disappear – but in the process, new ones emerged, and they’re attacking fields.
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Cotton Sub-Irrigation
It seems simple – just put water on plants to make them grow. That works for a small garden or a lawn, but irrigation is not so easy when you’re talking about large acres of row crops. However, UT AgResearchers have made gains in irrigation technology in recent years.
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August 2012
Junior Master Gardeners
Gardening is hugely popular in the US – with nearly 100 million households doing horticultural work last year. That’s mostly adults, but green thumbs aren’t just limited to the over-21 crowd. UT Extension recently held a Junior Master Gardener camp.
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STEM Agriculture
The school bell is ringing across Tennessee as students return for fall classes. But for some kids, there were opportunities to learn during the summer months, and they did just that through agriculture.
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Farmers vs. Hunger
One Tennessee farmer feeds 129 people worldwide with their crops. Recently area farmers stepped outside their fields to volunteer for a cause.
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Prison Farm
Land is precious, and most areas can be productive for growing food if farmed well. There’s land at a Tennessee state prison where the inmates are growing their own food supply and learning new work skills.
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