By Mary Shelley-Snell Roger Thurow spent thirty years reporting for the Wall Street Journal, and twenty working as a foreign correspondent. He has authored four books: Enough: Why the World’s…
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Building on Donnie Smith’s Passion for Feeding the Hungry
By Mary Shelley-Snell In 2016, Donnie Smith (B.S. animal science, CEO of Foster Farms) retired from a thirty-plus-year career in the poultry industry. Former CEO of Tyson Foods, Smith had…
Launch of the UTIA Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture
Read the news release by Knoxville News Sentinel UTIA celebrated the Official Launch of the Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture on November 16, 2018. The event was held to honor…
Expanding UTIA Efforts in the DR
Expanding faculty collaborations beyond the U.S. is an international initiative of UTIA. However, developing the ‘on the ground’ partnerships to start these projects is often the most challenging part for…