Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Invasive Tick Detected in Tennessee
May 25, 2019
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Tennessee Department of Health, and University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) have announced that the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been detected in Tennessee.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture says invasive Asian Longhorned Tick discovered in Tennessee.
TVA announces New Fish Species found in Duck River
November 29, 2017
Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) aquatic biologists identify new fish species in tributary streams to the Duck River in middle Tennessee: the Tennessee Logperch (Percina apina).
When you hear news about an animal species these days, it’s rarely good. Most often, it’s about overabundance or scarcity.
But occasionally, there’s a surprise: the discovery of something new.
TVA aquatic biologists identify new fish species the Tennessee Logperch (Percina apina).
Tennessee Apple Orchards Get “Reprieve” Thanks to Recent Turn in the Weather
September 26, 2013
Nashville, TN – “We’ve had a reprieve,” says Dr. David Lockwood, fruit specialist and professor of plant science at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
“Despite this year’s challenges, the state’s apple orchards are on target now to produce an average sized crop.”
Tennessee usually boasts a statewide apple yield between 7.5 and 9 million pounds, and the fruit crop specialist says he’s guessing this year’s commercial crop will fall within that range. [Read more]
