Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 Fact, fiction, truth, and opinion are four words that can stir up a lot of angst, and every idea or…
Cattle Economics: Mothers- Fact, Fiction, Truth, Opinion
Cattle Nutrition: Animal Science Extension Internship
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 Article by: Brilee Culbert I have always been interested in agriculture. My brother and I grew…
Forage Management: Passing the Torch
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 After writing literally hundreds of articles for the Tennessee Cattle Business, it is time for me…
Cattle Reproduction: Bull Development and Evaluation Program – Class of 2023-2024
Dr. Saulo ZocaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 931-486-2129 It doesn’t seem like that long ago that we were preparing for our Spring sale in January 2023. Time has flown by…
Cattle Genomics: Sustainability in the Beef Industry: Doing More with Less
Dr. Troy RowanAssistant ProfessorUTIA Genomics Center for the Advancement of AgricultureP: 865-974-3190 Sustainability is a word that gets about as many reactions as it has definitions. This is true in…
Cattle Nutrition: Thinking Ahead: Why Hay Testing is Important
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 In the midst of a busy hay season, one often thinks about when they will get…
Cattle Economics: Mothers- The Race for Breeding Females
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 Last months article talked about the importance of breeding females in the cattle herd and their effort 365 days per…
Forage Management: Good Decisions
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 This morning I had a chance to drink a cup of coffee with my father-in-law before…
Livestock Health: mRNA Vaccine vs Conventional Vaccines
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 A couple of months ago a video was posted on social media that messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology…
Forage Management: Keep Pushing Forward
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 Later this afternoon I will be heading down to Chattanooga to watch my son’s high school…
