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The East Tennessee Research & Education Center is known for its comprehensive and diverse research program in agriculture. Research areas of emphasis include, but are not limited to, turfgrass management; soybean, corn and wheat breeding; switchgrass production and processing; organic vegetable crops; season extension with high tunnels; plant diseases; weed management and control; reproductive management in beef and dairy cattle; row crop and forage variety testing; amphibian diseases; bacterial pathogenesis; antibiotic resistance; and more.

Events (more)

Organic Crops Field Tour  Thursday, April 26, 2012, 9:00 a.m. Beef and Dairy Field Day  Thursday, June 14, 2012, 7:30 a.m., Walland  ETREC Turfgrass and Ornamental Field day  Thursday, September 13, 2012, 7:30 a.m.

One of 10 research and education centers in the University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station system, the East Tennessee center serves as a field laboratory providing experimental plots, lands, livestock, orchards, equipment, and other types of support for research programs developed by Experiment Station scientists.

The center was established on land purchased by the university in 1869. Since this time, six units have been added, increasing the center to 1,968 acres. We invite you to explore this site to find out more about our operations and activities. Let us know if you would like to receive an e-mail alert when this site is updated or if you have comments about it.