2023-2024 Burley and Dark Production Guide

The 2023-2024 Burley and Dark Tobacco Production Guide is Available Online

                            Burley and dark tobacco growers in the U.S. make hundreds of decisions that impact the yield and quality of the crops that they produce. The 2023-2024 Burley and Dark Tobacco Production Guide will aid growers as it provides specific recommendations regarding management decisions. The information and recommendations provided in this guide have been developed and reviewed by tobacco production specialists and scientists at the University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and North Carolina State University. To review the 2023-2024 Burley and Dark Tobacco Production Guide, visit http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/ID/ID160/ID160.pdf.    

Photo of tomatoes with text. Sample Budget for Large-Scale Commercial Bell Pepper Operations. Margarita Velandia, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Zachariah Hansen, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology Annette Wszelaki, Department of Plant Sciences Ty Wolaver, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Sample Budget for Large-Scale Bell Pepper Operations

    Zachariah Hansen, assistant professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, collaborated with colleagues within the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture to publish a sample budget for large-scale commercial bell pepper operations. To view the sample budget, visit https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/W831.pdf.

Portrait Dr. Becky Trout Fryxell

Diversifying the Halls of a Middle School Science

                                  Professor Rebecca Trout Fryxell published an article entitled “Diversifying the Halls of a Middle School Science Wing”. The article discusses how images of scientists can shift student perceptions of who a scientist is and what a scientist does. To read the full article, visit https://academic.oup.com/ae/diversifying-the-halls-of-a-middle-school-science-wing.