May 20, 2008
Food and Fuel News Briefing from the USDA
Secretary Ed Schafer from the United States Department of Agriculture briefed reporters on May 19th 2008 on the department's position in the global discussion on the current food versus fuel situation. Sec. Schafer states "we are going to make the case today for food and fuel." The USDA offers it's perspective on the marketplace, data and an analysis of current events. The USDA news posting includes a transcript and video of the briefing and a power point presentation.
Visit the USDA Food Feed Fuel entry to see the all the information.
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April 09, 2008
Soil Surveys at Pendergrass Library
Visit our comprehensive soil survey collection description to decode where to find the soil survey you need. The page provides a link to data on finding Tennessee Soils Surveys at the top of the page.
Click here to visit Soil Surveys at Pendergrass Library
Posted by Allison Roberts at 01:08 PM
April 07, 2008
April is National Gardening Month
Visit the National Gardening Association for ideas on celebrating National Garden Month.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 01:35 PM
2008 Spanish and English Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
The 2008 edition of Agricultural Thesaurus (NALT) and Glossary of Agricultural Terms features online vocabulary tools in both Spanish and English.
Visit NALT at the National Agriculture Library's Website. Use the left blue navigational box to search and browse in English. The Spanish Edition is linked in the center content.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 01:11 PM
March 31, 2008
USDA Food Safety Information Center
The USDA Food Safety Information Center features up to date food safety research and information for educators, industry, researchers and the public.
Resources include:
Food Defense Diagnostic Tool
Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fruits and Vegetables
And the
Food Safety News Feed
Posted by Allison Roberts at 09:42 AM
March 27, 2008
National Farmworkers Awareness Week
From March 30-April 5th, 2008
Farmworker Awareness Week (FAW) is a SAF-called, nation-wide week of action for students and community members to raise awareness about farmworker issues on their campuses and in their communities. Every year FAW takes place during the week of Cesar Chavez's birthday, March 31st, to honor his legacy as a leader of the farmworker movement.
For more information visit the Student Action With Farmworkers website
Events on Campus are listed on the @TENNESSEE website
Sponsored by the Undergraduate Anthropology Association
Tuesday, April 1
Film screening of Morristown with a discussion led by Fran Ansley, Professor at UT's College of Law and member of East TN Jobs with Justice
Location: John C. Hodges Lindsay Young Auditorium
Time: 7pm
Thursday, April 3
Film screening of Harvest of Shame
Location: John C. Hodges Media Room 253
Time: 7pm
Monday, March 31-Friday, April 4
Petition Signings for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to end modern day slavery
Location: UT Campus
Time: All day
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March 24, 2008
Tennessee Drought
Tennessee is still under drought conditions according to the United States Drought Monitoring System (http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/DM_state.htm?TN,S)
The conditions effect fire weather.
Check the National Weather Service Fire Weather Page for information on national and local fire conditions. (http://fire.boi.noaa.gov/)
For more information on global fire monitoring visit the Earth Observatory at http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/
Posted by Allison Roberts at 08:07 AM | TrackBack
October 26, 2007
Buckweed Fire satellite images from NASA's Earth Observatory
We have added the Earth Observatory to the online subject guide for Biosystems Engineering & Environmental Science
The Earth Observatory's mission is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change.
Click on the images to see the story and images of the California fires.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 03:03 PM
October 03, 2007
AG Day Success
Our staff had a great time at Ag Day this year.
Click more information about the annual Ag Day event.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 03:01 PM
July 25, 2007
EndNote Web available for free at UT
EndNote Web version is available for free at UT because we subscribe to ISI Web of Knowledge (a.k.a. the Science Citation Index). It is a web-based, free, and a bit easier-to-use than the desktop EndNote Web that costs about $100 at the UT Computer Store.
Use EndNote Web to:
Create Bibliographies
Manage Bilbliographies
Share Bibliographies
Can be used with MS Word to generate notes as you write, using "Cite While You Write"
Once you have logged into EndNote Web from a UT machine, your references are available on the web wherever you are.
Geting started with EndNote Web requires some initiative on your part. The tutorials on the EndNote Web homepage (endnoteweb.com) will teach you how to use it. Additional support from the UT Libraries is available from our EndNote page
If you have taken the EndNote Web tutorial and need additional assistance or have a small group that would like an introduction to EndNote Web on the Ag Campus, contact Ann Viera or Shantel Agnew at 974-7338 (annviera@utk.edu or sagnew@utk.edu).
Posted by Ann Viera at 09:33 AM
May 01, 2007
Freeze Recovery for Urban Landscapes
Beth Babbit, Urban Horticulture Specialist with the Plant Science Department of the University of Tennessee Extension program has recently provided this publication Freeze Recovery for Urban Landscapes to assist in plant recovery from frost.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 11:43 AM
January 12, 2007
NCSS Web Soil Survey
Visit the NCSS Web Soil Survey interface for GIS and Soil Data Explorer.
Posted by Allison Roberts at 05:50 PM
December 15, 2005
New Soybean Title added to Plant Management Network
Proceedings of the National Soybean Rust Symposium is now available through the Plant Management Network. The Proceedings are located under "Resources" on the PMN main page. Choose "Soybean Rust" from the pull down menu and you will find the Proceedings linked there. The Proceedings include the conference program, PowerPoint presentations from all 43 speakers, information from the 53 posters, and results from the breakout sessions.
Access to the PMN is through UTK's database page. Type "Plant Management" into the search box on the right side of the screen. The next page will have the link to PMN. If you have any questions or problems please contact us!
Posted by at 10:33 AM
November 16, 2005
Avian Flu and Wild Birds
Fact sheet on Avian Flu and Wild Birds.
Issued by the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, this sheet provides details on Avian Influenza Viruses and health risks to domestic bird populations and humans in the United States.
Posted by at 02:05 AM
November 10, 2005
Impact of Locally Grown Food
The University of Portland recently switched from mass produced food to locally grown items. Other universities are also moving this direction. Can this eco-food movement help save family farms?
Posted by at 01:36 PM
October 31, 2005
Weed through the Plant Management Network.....
Plant Management Network, an electronic resource, has been added to UT Libraries' database options.
Plant Management Network is a resource for the applied plant sciences and includes the following:
• Applied Turfgrass Science journal
• Crop Management journal
• Forage and Grazinglands journal
• Plant Health Progress journal
• Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases
• Fungicide and Nematicide Tests
• Crop Management Variety Trials
• PMN Image Collections
• PMN Plant Science Database
Posted by at 12:37 PM
June 10, 2005
"Corpse Flower" blooming at UW
The University of Wisconsin has a Titan Arum, or "corpse flower" ready to bloom at any time. The plant began growing on April 1 and as of June 9, 2005 had reached 8'2" tall. The above website has a link to live streaming video of the plant.
Posted by at 03:38 PM
April 07, 2005
Reserve a Study Room
Pendergrass Library now offers the opportunity to reserve one of our study rooms. The rooms are available to anyone in the University community (undergraduate, graduate, faculty, or staff). There are a few weeks during the year when the College of Veterinary Medicine has the rooms reserved for course work. During those times, the rooms will not be available.
To reserve a room, simply go to the reservation page on our website. A link is also available from our homepage, under Servics.
Posted by at 01:11 PM