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AgResearch

HARNESSING CREATIVE ENERGY

We make the agricultural, forest, and ornamental industries more efficient, improve the quality of rural life, and conserve soil, water, air, and wildlife. We do this with basic and applied research programs on the Institute of Agriculture campus, in partnership with UT Knoxville and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and at ten AgResearch Centers across the state.

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Conlan Burbrink, grad student, inspects the condition of turf grass conditions growing the inside FIFA Building, an indoor research facility, at the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (ETREC)

AgRESEARCH STORIES

Innovation Takes Root in Rural Tennessee and Alabama

The BRIDGES Engine is designed to transform underused farmland into launchpads for biobased innovation.

Elaine Maria Dorneles, a faculty member at Brazil’s Federal University of Lavras, examines the 2025 AgResearch annual report during a quiet moment at the workshop.

From Tennessee to Brazil and Back Again

A growing research partnership aims to speed solutions for sustainable agriculture and resource conservation.

Associate Professors of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Girish Neelakanta and Hameeda Sultana use a Zeiss microinjection machine in the Vector-borne Disease and Microbiology Lab at the College of Veterinary Medicine

Dangerous Vector-Borne Disease Networks

When Sumi, an energetic Australian cattle dog mix, refused to eat, her owner knew something was wrong.

Research Center Director Kevin Thompson works on horseback at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill

Ways to Support Students

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865-974-6731

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865-974-5720

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