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It’s the holidays – putting many of us in a giving spirit. But it’s also a time when thieves look to take advantage of your generosity. Consumer experts with UT Extension offer warnings about holiday scams.

The corn checkoff vote is November 28-29. In this podcast, questions about voting procedure are answered by Larry Maxwell, Assistant Commissioner of Administration and Grants with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

Scott Stewart and Heather Kelly discuss insecticide and fungicide seed treatment considerations for the upcoming crop season.

When a military family loses a loved one in the line of duty -- many people in the civilian world want to help. As Veteran’s Day nears, Tennessee master gardeners are doing a project across the state line at Fort Campbell, Kentucky to aid our service families. Charles Denney has more on beautiful gifts of time.

On October 31, EPA extended the registration of Engenia, FeXapan and XtendiMax through 2020. Dr. Larry Steckel discusses the changes to the federal label for these products.

Get the dirt on soil testing from Dr. Angela McClure. She explains the benefits of testing in the fall and the biggest mistake she sees producers making when they soil sample. Listen to the end for info on soil testing discounts at the UT lab.

Grass weeds have been a real issue for farmers as they try to move combines through the field to harvest. Dr. Larry Steckel explains why we're seeing an uptick in grass weed populations and offers weed control recommendations to keep in mind for next spring.

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.

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