Middle Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center

06/16/2026

Maury County Extension is offering a pesticide training class on June 22, 2026. This is the last class that will be offered in Maury County before the June 30 recertification deadline. Please call us at (931)375-5301 to RSVP.

06/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday!

06/08/2026

Our phones are currently down. To reach us, please call 731-415-8801.

06/06/2026

05/26/2026

The Middle TN AgResearch & Education Center in Spring Hill is searching to fill a Research Specialist position. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://fa-ewlq-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/8230/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=External+Job+Share

05/13/2026

We are seeking individuals with a master’s degree in Agricultural Economics or a closely related field who are passionate about working directly with farm families on farm financial management. We have openings in West and Middle Tennessee. The MANAGE program prides itself on working with individual farm families creating specific financial analysis for each farm.

West Tennessee Position: tiny.utk.edu/westTN
Middle Tennessee Position: tiny.utk.edu/middleTN

05/09/2026

UTIA will host a field day featuring the Tennessee Beef Heifer Development School on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the UT Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Lewisburg.

The one-day event will include the opportunity to tour the program, evaluate heifers and gain practical insight into forage, economics and reproductive management. This year’s program will feature presentations from experts with UT AgResearch and UT Extension including Renata Oaks, a professor in the Department of Plant Sciences; David Bilderback, Extension specialist with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics; Kevin Thompson, director of the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center; Charley Martinez, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics; and Saulo Zoca, assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science.

Zane Troxtel, Ag Range Specialist for Greenpoint AG, will be the luncheon speaker. Lunch will be provided thanks to the generous sponsorship of Green Point Ag and United Farmers Co-op.

The event is from 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT and the cost to attend is $15 per person. For more event details or to request accommodations for access, please visit the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center’s Lewisburg website: lewisburg.tennessee.edu. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required by using the online form. Registration will also be onsite the day of the event. Students and UT staff and faculty will be admitted free but are still encouraged to register in advance. For more information, call 931-270-2240.

On the following day, Friday, May 22, the Third Annual UT Bred Heifer Sale will take place beginning at 1 p.m. CDT. Approximately 95 fall-calving heifers will be for sale, and all are Tennessee Ag Enhancement Program (TAEP) eligible. Sale videos will be available in May online at UT Beef Heifer Development Program website, and sale cattle will be available for live viewing from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. during the May 21 field day. Contact Charlie Stogner at [email protected] or 931-638-8439 for more information.

The address for both venues is 1070 New Lake Road, Lewisburg, Tennessee, 37091.

04/30/2026

Heifer videos are live!

3rd Annual UT Bred Heifer Sale
📆May 22nd, 2026
⏰1:00 pm CDT
📍Middle TN AgResearch & Education Center at Lewisburg
1070 New Lake Rd
Lewisburg, TN 37091
✨TAEP eligible

For more information, contact Charlie Stogner at 931-638-8439 or [email protected].

https://utbeef.tennessee.edu/tennessee-beef-heifer-development-program/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNXP12SwUle3X48iI3Ud1DupeNuPXGfKj

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03/09/2026

KT’s view from the saddle while instructing a Stewardship Livestock Handling Clinic in Lebanon, Tennessee!

Horses are beautiful creatures, but also a valuable help in agriculture. Many cattle farmers herd their cows on horseback. UT’s Institute of Agriculture rece...

03/06/2026

In 2025, UTIA continued to fulfill its land-grant mission, strengthening Tennessee through the work of UT Extension, UT AgResearch, the Herbert College of Agriculture and the UT College of Veterinary Medicine.

From helping restore flood-damaged farmland and advancing precision agriculture to combating avian influenza, expanding STEM at our 4-H centers and preparing future leaders in our colleges, we're delivering across our state and beyond.

🔗 Read more in the UTIA 2025 Year in Review: tiny.utk.edu/UTIA2025YearInReview

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