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ADSA 2021 Student Writings Part 2

Posted on Aug 13, 2021
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Check out today’s article done by Arup Ratan Sen for the Annual American Dairy Science Association meeting held virtually last month. Arup is a graduate student in Animal Science under…

Research / ADSA / calves / lactation

ADSA 2021 Student Writings Part 1

Posted on Aug 11, 2021
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Welcome to the first post of the ADSA 2021 Student Writing series! Over the next three weeks, we will explore what our undergraduate and graduate UT Dairy students learned while…

Research / ADSA / consumers / food waste / sustainability

Coming Soon: ADSA 2021 Student Writing Blog Series

Posted on Aug 09, 2021
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Starting this Wednesday, August 11th, UT Dairy will be releasing 9 short articles written by four students in our Animal Science program with a love for all things dairy. These…

Research

Funds Still Available to Support Dairies Seeking to Modernize, Diversify

Posted on Jul 15, 2021
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Value-added Dairy

Additional Funding Available for Southeast Dairies Looking to Build Processing Capacity

Posted on Jul 15, 2021
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Graduate Research Assistant / M.S. Opportunity in Precision Technology and Animal Welfare

Posted on May 11, 2021
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Precision technology, or precision livestock farming, has gained much attention in recent years. One unexplored avenue is the use of precision technology in conjunction with animal welfare measurements (hygiene, body…

Precision Dairy / employment

Graduate Research Assistant / M.S. opportunity in Value-Added Dairy Production

Posted on May 11, 2021
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Dairy producers have historically been at the mercy of volatile milk prices based on national and international market trends. To combat that, some producers have turned to value-added dairy production,…

Value-added Dairy / employment

Seeking Family Farm Member Stories

Posted on Feb 12, 2021
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With market changes and increasing economic pressures, farmers continue to face stress with few directions to turn for help. Researchers at the University of Tennessee are looking for family farm…

Research / Stress / Survey / family / farm stress / mental health

CARES Act

Posted on Nov 19, 2020
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The CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) was signed in to law on March 27, 2020. A focus of this program was to provide additional benefits to…

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Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Posted on Nov 17, 2020
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The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP, began in April 17, 2020 to provide support to producers of non-specialty crops, wool, livestock, dairy, specialty crops, nursery crops and cut flowers,…

Economics / Webinar Wednesday / CFAP / coronavirus / COVID-19 / finances

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