Justin Crowe, Extension Specialist As we are winding down the school year, for those graduating, there is an opportunity to stay active in 4-H even beyond high school. At UTK…

Dwight Loveday, Interim Assistant Dean and Department Head The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Herbert College of Agriculture has up- coming graduation ceremonies on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at…

Dwight Loveday, Interim Assistant Dean and Department Head I write this with sadness. Today we learned of the sudden passing of our friend and colleague, Arthur Leal, Ph.D. Arthur was…

Dwight Loveday, Interim Assistant Dean and Department Head I previously mentioned that I attended the National 4-H Leadership meeting. I listened to a very interesting presentation, “Social Mobility in Rural…

Dwight Loveday, Interim Assistant Dean and Department Head Last week I had the opportunity to attend the National 4-H Leaders meeting. This being my first time to the meeting, I…

MasterChef Junior is on a Nationwide search for the most talented home cooks in America between Ages 8-13 (must be at least 8 years old as of April 29, 2019)…

Charles Denney, UTIA Marketing & Communications recently produced a short piece on the Next Chapter program. It aired on AgDay TV, that has 130 affiliate stations across the country, on January 3, 2019. Next Chapter is a 4-H College and Career prep program that is in the pilot stage in 16 counties this year.

Dwight Loveday, Interim Assistant Dean & Department Head Welcome to 2019! Hope each of you had a very enjoyable break during this holiday season. January is only a few days…

From Tennessee 4-H we wish you a Happy Holiday. In the past few weeks we have seen several instances of 4-H impact on youth and numer- ous examples of 4-Hers…

Dwight Loveday, Interim Assistant Dean & Department Head This week marks 5-1/2 months that I have served in this role. It is hard to believe how fast the summer and…