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Greenhouse Protected Agriculture
More and more of the fruits and vegetables we eat are grown indoors. |
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Switchgrass Forage
Experts with UT's Institute of Agriculture believe switchgrass is nutritious for farm animals, and environmentally friendly. |
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Organic Vegetables
The earth provides the foods we eat -- including healthy vegetables. UT researchers are studying how best to grow these crops, and part of that work involves organic farming. |
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High Input Costs
Food prices have been going up, but so are the production costs for farmers who grow what we eat. Farm expenses are at record highs for Tennessee row-crop producers. |
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UT, CNN, and the Recent Food Price Spike
The current run-up in food prices is prompting cries of a food crisis. CNN's Bill Tucker reports. |
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Wood for Biomass
Tennessee's vast forests might someday be used for biomass. |
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Switchgrass Science
At the University of Tennessee, switchgrass is all the buzz. It's a plant that's farmer & environment-friendly, and a cheap alternative to high-priced corn ethanol. |
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Cattle Sell-Off
Some livestock barns are selling three and four times the usual number of cattle, but that’s not necessarily positive. Many producers have been forced to sell because of drought. |
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Beef Cattle
Beef cattle farming is Tennessee’s number one farm commodity - and herd reproductive health is critical. UT’s Institute of Agriculture is working on research to boost cattle pregnancy rates. |
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Biofuel
A recent report says the U.S. could produce a billion tons of biofuel materials each year, without impacting food supplies. We are working on ways to produce biomass and alternative fuels. |