UT Produce

06/25/2026

Interested in learning more about trap crops, intercropping, or companion planting? Check out this extension publication by visiting https://tinyurl.com/yf35dxb6

06/22/2026

Looking to diversify your operation? Check out this infographic about alley cropping!

05/20/2026

Come out to UT's Organic Farm on June 18th from 9-12 for a Grow and Tell! Researchers and staff will highlight current work and practices in organic production. Preregister for this free event at tiny.utk.edu/GrowandTell

04/30/2026

Still searching for a summer job? Want hands-on experience with vegetable production, research, and field work? Join our UT Produce team! Email your application or any additional questions to Amanda at [email protected]. Edit- applications are now closed. Thank you.

04/22/2026

Please join us next Tuesday!

is exploring temperate agrofestry options for Tennessee, and we've got a test plot here on our farm. Come meet us and the UT ag folks here on the farm on Tuesday to talk about different options. Registration required by Saturday evening.
tiny.utk.edu/agroferestry

04/10/2026

Please join us for an on-farm workshop on April 28th from 4-6 PM Central on getting started with agroforestry on your farm in Fly, TN! Please pre-register by April 25 at: tiny.utk.edu/agroforestry

03/20/2026

The risk in this scenario is HIGH! And it's a triple threat! We are using pond or surface water that is open to the environment and overhead irrigation, which is sure to come in contact with the lettuce leaves! This migratory birds can cause feeding damage as well as field contamination with their f***s. Lastly, never stick your harvest knife in the ground! This can contaminate the knife and everything you cut with it thereafter!

03/18/2026

The birds are making their way back from the South! Do you think the risk in this scenario is low, medium or high? Comment below what you think the risk is and why, and how you might mitigate this risk, then come back on Friday to see if you were right! If you're not sure or you missed our introductory video on December 8, you can watch it first.

03/18/2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED until tomorrow, Thursday, 3/19! Join us and our friends from VA Tech for a Virtual Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training next week- over two afternoons, March 25 & 26 from 1-5 PM Eastern each day. If you are a grower, packer, holder, or shipper who needs the training, sign up today! Visit our registration page to sign up or for more information on the requirements for the course: tiny.utk.edu/PSAMarch2026 But don't delay! If you are a TN grower, this course also satisfies part of the TAEP educational requirement for the Fruit and Vegetable Sector.

03/16/2026

We're teaming up with our friends at VA Tech to offer this course over two afternoons, March 25 & 26 from 1-5 PM Eastern each day. If you are a grower, packer, holder, or shipper who needs the training, sign up today!
Visit our registration page to sign up or for more information on the requirements for the course: tiny.utk.edu/PSAMarch2026
But don't delay! Registration closes TOMORROW, March 17! And that's no blarney!