Helping farmers to recover from Hurricane Helene!

TN Master Forage Program! AFGC

Master Forage Program!

The 2025 UTIA Smoking School was awesome!

Farm visit day! We stopped by to check on alfalfa modulation with our students: a hands-on opportunity to support farmers while training the next generation of #forage enthusiasts. Learning in the field, growing knowledge from the ground up!

July is Tennessee #Beef Month!

Great to have Dr. Esteban Rios in Knoxville today to sample our #alfalfa field. Excited to support the development of new varieties for TN! Always a pleasure working with Dr. Rios and University of Florida/IFAS on these important projects

The Live.Stock Companion- Volume 20 July 2025 is now available at: utbeef.tennessee.edu/live-stock/. This issue highlights July is Beef Month in Tennessee from Dr. Katie Mason. Also, from Dr. Pedreira Managing Broomsedge in Cool-Season Forages. The broadcast of Dr. Lew Strickland’s

Two excellent farm visits in Clay County this week. It was a pleasure to see the green pastures and learn from producers who are making a difference in Upper Middle Tennessee! UTBFC UT Institute of Agriculture UT Extension

What an amazing team!

TN Hay Contest!

10 months after Hurricane Helene, some areas are still struggling to recover. Hard to believe these areas used to be hay fields! Recovery takes time, and we’re continuing to stand with our Tennessee farmers as they work to rebuild and get back on track. 💪

Just another day in East TN: horses, hayfields, and flood recovery. Every trip brings its own adventure and new challenges. UTBFC UT Plant Sciences UT Extension UT Institute of Agriculture

Today, our UT Extension summer intern Brie McLerran presented her What’s in Your Bale? project! 🌾 Our goal: to show farmers the value of hay testing and how it can impact supplementation costs. Let’s just say… by the end of the day, I found myself in a dollar bill! 💵

Real. Life. Solutions.

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What a great start!

We had an amazing forage day in Dickson and McNairy Counties!

Thanks, Brian!

What an honor to be recognized by the Brazilian Society of Animal Science with the award for Best Research Article published in 2024. I am deeply grateful for this joint international effort that made this work possible.