Summer event features field tours and gardening tips

Field day features a trade show as well as opportunities for tobacco farmers, beef producers and home gardeners to pick up some helpful tips.

A Tobacco, Beef and More Field Day will be held June 29 at the University of Tennessee Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center at Springfield.

Hosted by the center's faculty and staff, the event features a tradeshow, as well as opportunities for tobacco farmers, beef producers and home gardeners to pick up some helpful tips.

Attendees will be able to choose from four tours throughout the daylong event, each with a certain theme. Field tours include the tobacco tour, beef and forage tour, and a home and garden tour.

The hemp production tour takes place in the afternoon following a sponsored lunch.

The trade show is open all morning for anyone interested in learning about general production and livestock agriculture.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the assembly area at 3406 Oakland Road in Springfield. The first tours depart at 8:45 a.m.

The Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center is located at 3181 Experiment Station Road in Springfield. It is accessible from both Interstate 24 and Interstate 65.

More information, including detailed directions, can be found at highlandrim.tennessee.edu.

Visit agresearch.tennessee.edu/field-days/ for more details about the 2023 UT Institute of Agriculture Field Days.

You can also contact your county UT Extension office or contact the Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center at 615-382-3130. Accommodation for accessibility can also be made by contacting the Education Center office.

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