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For more than 150 years, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has embodied the historic mission of educating, discovering and connecting with people throughout Tennessee and around the world.

The mission of the Institute’s Herbert College of Agriculture is to provide a top-notch education that prepares a student for life and career. As one of the teaching units in the Institute of Agriculture, we are responsible for providing student-centered educational programs where students are given the tools necessary to gain knowledge, critically think and take responsibility for their education.

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UTCVM students are outperforming their national peers on the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination. Our renovated and new facilities, the Equine and Farm Animal Hospitals and the John and Ann Tickle Small Animal Hospital, provide exceptional hospital environments for hands-on teaching and clinical patient healthcare.

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The UTIA’s Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications Department is grateful to have been a part of your educational experience. Your ongoing support is essential for our continued success. Gifts of all sizes have a significant impact on our students.

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UTIA’s Agricultural & Resource Economics Department is grateful for the support we receive from alumni and friends. Our threefold mission includes research, to push the science of economics forward; extension, to direct research to farm families and businesses that can benefit from our science and education; and teaching, to educate our future leaders.

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We harness the creative energy of faculty, staff, and students. We make the agricultural, forest, and ornamental industries more efficient, improve quality of life, and conserve soil, water, air, and wildlife. We do this through 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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The Department of Animal Science continues to honor the land-grant mission of research, teaching and outreach that changes lives. We are very fortunate to have had a good foundation laid by those who came before us. And, because of our loyal alumni and friends, the word is spreading across Tennessee and beyond. We are grateful to have been a part of your educational experience. Your ongoing support is essential for our continued success.

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The UTIA’s Entomology & Plant Pathology Department is grateful to have been a part of your educational experience. Your ongoing support is essential for our continued success. Your gift to our department will help fund travel for a top student, purchase laboratory equipment, and afford a hands-on research experience for an undergraduate student.

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UT Extension helps Tennesseans to improve their quality of life and solve problems through the application of research and evidenced-based knowledge about agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, 4-H youth development, and community development. UT Extension provides a gateway to UT as the outreach unit of the Institute of Agriculture.

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Thank you for your continued commitment to the Food Science department at UTIA. We are grateful to have been a part of your educational experience. Your ongoing support is essential for our continued success. Your gift to our department will help fund student scholarships, support undergraduate research experiences, and provide students with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and hands-on learning.

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The UTIA’s Department of Plant Sciences is grateful to have been a part of your educational experience. Your ongoing support is essential for our continued success. Gifts of all sizes have a significant impact on our students. Your gift provides experiential learning support, funds scholarships, and provides travel for students.

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The UTIA’s School of Natural Resources is grateful to have been a part of your educational experience. In January 2023, the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries became the School of Natural Resources. Your ongoing support is essential for our continued success.

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