By Michelle Boutell This spring, Smith Center consultant Sarah Lowder, Dave Ader, research assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture, Leadership, Education and Communication (ALEC) and Smith Center assistant director,…
USAID Uganda’s 2023 Global Food Security Strategy Workshop Recap
UT Delegation Reunites with 2022 USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Fellows in Kenya
By Mary Shelley-Snell On June 22 and 23, the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM), in partnership with the Smith Center, hosted a workshop on animal health, governance…
#FacultyExchangeFriday- Donald Lubembe, USDA FEP Faculty Fellow
By Nadia Tippett From August to December 2022, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted nine Faculty Exchange Program (FEP) and five Scientific Exchange Program (SEP) fellows from four…
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…
#FacultyExchangeFriday- Alex Sabuni, USDA SEP Faculty Fellow
By Nadia Tippett From August to December 2022, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted nine Faculty Exchange Program (FEP) and five Scientific Exchange Program (SEP) fellows from four…
#FacultyExchangeFriday- Linda Aurelia Ofori, USDA FEP Faculty Fellow
By Nadia Tippett From August to December 2022, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted nine Faculty Exchange Program (FEP) and five Scientific Exchange Program (SEP) fellows from four…
Rithany Kheam: May Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Highlight
By Annie Carter The USAID-funded John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program provides technical assistance from U.S. volunteers to farmers and agricultural groups in foreign countries to promote sustainable…
#FacultyExchangeFriday- Eunice Nginya, USDA SEP Faculty Fellow
By Nadia Tippett From August to December 2022, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted nine Faculty Exchange Program (FEP) and five Scientific Exchange Program (SEP) fellows from four…
Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week 2023 – Annie Carter
By Mary Shelley-Snell and Annie Carter Annie Carter is a 2021 Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications (ALEC) alumna and a current ALEC graduate student. She will be graduating this May…
Turfgrass Research Creates Global Student Experiences
By Mary Shelley-Snell University of Tennessee doctoral student Conlan Burbrink was in Qatar for the duration of the 2022 World Cup. While there, he conducted research for the Department of…