Call of the Week: Cover Crops Effect on Cotton Germination

Live from UT cotton research plots, Dr. Tyson Raper talks about defoliation issues, crop quality and harvest considerations.

Many West Tennessee farms received close to 10 inches of rain last week. As harvest resumes this week, Richard Buntin and Ryan Blair with UT Extension offer advice for managing weathered crops.

If you think that the leaves are changing later in the fall, it's not your imagination. We'll tell you why fall seems to come later that it did in the past.

As producers prepare to plant cover species ahead of the 2019 crop, Dr. Avat Shekoofa discusses new research on the effects of cover crop residue on cotton germination and early seedling growth.

In honor of National Farm Safety Week, we speak with Dr. Blake Brown on safety issues, specifically tips to avoid accidents when pulling trailers.

Dr. Scott Stewart advises producers to keep scouting for insects in late soybeans. In this episode he'll tell you what to look for and how to deal with it.

The Natioanl Association of County Agricultural Agents held its annual meeting this year in Chattanooga. UT Extension hosted and helped coordinate this gathering of thousands of people.

It's that time of year when soybean fields can start to show symptoms of disease, and Dr. Heather Kelly's phone has been hot this week. She discusses the issues she's seeing most in fields this year and also explains how producers can take advantage of a new free soil screening.

Call of the Week features UT Crops specialists discussing their most frequent calls and questions of the past week. In our inaugural episode, Dr. Tyson Raper recommends cotton defoliation products for the 2018 harvest season.

One of UTIA's colleges has a new name and a re-energized focus. When classes get underway on the UT Ag Campus, students and faculty will be part of the renamed Herbert College of Agriculture. The change comes from a generous donation from Jim and Judi Herbert, UT alumni now living in Michigan. Mr. Herbert founded Neogen, an international food safety company. With their gift, the Herberts are thinking decades into the future, when science and agriculture will be critical to feeding the world.

A common emotion for many of us is anger, which can cause problems in our personal lives and our careers if it's out of control. UT and TSU Extension will soon be teaching a program on learning to relax and manage anger.

May is graduation month for students at the University of Tennessee and across the country. But to first earn a degree, students must put in years of hard work.

Latest episode of UTIAg

Latest episode of UTIAg

Latest episode of UTIAg

Latest episode of UTIAg

A great lesson for kids is to learn the value of money; how to spend it, save it and share it. UT Extension's "Money is Elementary" program is a way to teach children how to handle cash in life.

Latest episode of UTIAg

Latest episode of UTIAg

New research estimates recreation on Tennessee Valley Authority's reservoir system creates nearly 12 billion dollars in economic impact, according to a UTIA study.

Summer camps are meant to be an escape for children, but learning can happen there, too. That's the idea at Lone Oaks Farm.

Like people, our pets can sometimes be diagnosed with cancer. Animal treatments can be expensive, but a program at UT's College of Veterinary Medicine makes it possible for pets and their owners to seek a cure without accumulating a large bill.

It's perhaps Tennessee's most urgent crisis, people dying from opioid overdoses, more than 1,600 in a recent year. UT Extension and Tennessee 4-H are working to educate people, especially kids and teens, about the dangers of these drugs.

Statistics from the government say three of four young people in the past month either witnessed someone being bullied – or were a victim themselves.

March is Extension Month in Tennessee. UT-TSU Extension serves the state's 95 with programs that deliver #RealLifeSolutions that help to improve lives to positively impact Tennessee.

March is Extension Month in Tennessee. UT-TSU Extension serves the state's 95 with programs that deliver #RealLifeSolutions that help to improve lives to positively impact Tennessee.

Statistics from the government say three of four young people in the past month either witnessed someone being bullied – or were a victim themselves.

The University of Tennessee is kicking off a yearlong celebration of 50 years of Real.Life.Solutions to the people of Tennessee and beyond.

Raising the curtain on agriculture. It's not a combination you hear often, farming and theatre. But some Tennessee producers are climbing on stage as actors to tell others about their profession, both the good and the bad.

A conversation with a UT Institute of Ag faculty member on how she found a career in agriculture...her work to improve forage management in the Mid-South...and where she sees the future of ag.

A number of students at UTIA's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources are military veterans. Charles Denney introduces us to Brent Bennae, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who is now pursuing a degree in Animal Science.

A researcher with the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries is leading a collaborative regional study on black bear populations. Find out about the specialized methodology of this program, the data that’s being gathered, and why this work is important for many different species.

Home gardeners are a great way to produce healthy foods. But how do you know what to plant on your land? UT Extension is teaming with home gardeners statewide to test different vegetables-- squash, peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins-- bounty from a home garden trial.

Farmers in Tennessee and across the southeastern U.S. are hearing about crop damage caused by the herbicide dicamba. UT's Institute of Agriculture is working with producers to educate them about dicamba and perhaps limit any harmful impact.

Summer camps are meant to be an escape for children, but learning can happen there, too. That's the idea behind Tennessee's newest youth education and 4-H Center, Lone Oaks Farm.

AgCast: UTIA - TVA Waterway Study by UT Institute of Agriculture

A conversation with University of Tennessee Entomologist Scott Stewart on agriculture's impact on honey bee health.

Isaac Bennett is a 1984 graduate of UTIA's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. In his current role, he serves as Vice President of Capital Markets with Farm Credit Bank of Texas. Recently, Bennett was the commencement speaker at CASNR's recent graduation ceremony in May. During his visit to Knoxville, we had a chance to catch up with Isaac Bennett and get his thoughts on agriculture and his college experience.

March is known as Women's History Month...in Tennessee it is also known as UT Extension Month. We sit down with Tracey Sullivan, new Extension Program Leader in West Tennessee, and a champion of both causes.

Like people, pets can be diagnosed with cancer and the treatments can be expensive. UT's College of Veterinary Medicine is making it possible for pets and their owners to seek a cure without accumulating a large bill.

A great lesson for kids is to learn the value of money; how to spend it, save it and share it. UT Extension has a program called "Money is Elementary" in many schools where kids learn to handle real money.

The devastating fires that burned Gatlinburg and Sevier County late last year destroyed homes, businesses, thousands of acres of forests – and claimed 14 lives. Now efforts are underway to rebuild and help people get their lives back. Charles Denney has more on how UT Extension is helping with simple gestures of giving, collecting and kindness.

While many people think of forestry as a rural occupation, there's an increasing need for those to manage urban forests and ecosystems. AgCast recently visited with UTIA's Dr. Sharon Jean-Philippe to discuss urban forestry and its outlook

A conversation with UT Extension Weed Scientist Larry Steckel on what producers can expect for the 2017 crop season following the EPA approval of new dicamba herbicides.

The devastation caused by the recent wildfires in the Smoky Mountains will be remembered for many years to come. The amount of damage to life and property may be hard for some to process, especially children. UTIA's Dr. Heather Wallace visited AgCast to share tips to help parents and kids deal with life's catastrophic events.

Newly approved formulations of this complex herbicide could help farmers control resistant weeds, but after a tumultuous 2016 crop season, concerns remain. Dr. Larry Steckel weighs in.

The UTIA Turfgrass Program studies grasses, soils, water and pests. In this edition of AgCast, Charles Denney visits with Dr. John Sorochan and Dr. Jim Brosnan about the program and it's contributions to turf science and the turf industry.

Forestry experts say a type of tree harvesting known as "thinning" leads to better forests in the future. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's Ginger Rowsey caught up with Extension Forester David Mercker to find out more about this management technique as well as the overall health of forests in the Southeast.