Polk County

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Agriculture and Natural Resources

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Family and Consumer Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences

4-H Youth Development

4-H Youth Development

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Community Development

Community Development

Online Payments

Online Payments

UPCOMING EVENTS

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The Polk County Extension Office is located in Benton, Tennessee with Office Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Directions To Extension Office

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Brad Collett, executive director of the Tennessee RiverLine; Karen Hundt, community planning and design director for the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency; Emily Mack, president and CEO of River City Company; Gail Loveland Barille, director of Outdoor Chattanooga; and Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly

Tennessee RiverLine Announces 2025 Award Recipients at 7th Annual Summit

John Sorochan, UT Distinguished Professor of Turfgrass Science and Management; Alan Ferguson, FIFA senior pitch management manager; UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman; Kaj Heyral, FIFA26 director of infrastructure and technical services; and Christian Stiegler, FIFA head of stadium and infrastructure management, pose during the 2026 Pitch Management Research Field Day at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Feb. 25, 2026.

FIFA Returns to UT for Final Pitch Management Research Field Day Ahead of World Cup 26

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Help Stop the Spread of Spotted Lanternflies by Finding Egg Masses

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UT Board Approves Projects and New Degree Program

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Personality Hire with a Past: Heirloom Tomatoes

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UT Extension Offers Tips for National Nutrition Month

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Woods and Wildlife Field Day Set for April 30

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UT Extension to Conduct Southeast TN Beef Summit

A crowd listening to a speak in the UT Gardens, Knoxville, at the 2025 Green Industry Field Day

Save the Date! Tennessee Green Industry Field Day Scheduled for June 11

UTIA and UT Knoxville Research Teams Will Develop Automated Compost Monitoring System

Paul Plummer

UT College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

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University of Tennessee Team to Evaluate Whether New Biofungicides Persist in the Environment

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Tennessee Cotton Producers Face Second Consecutive Low-Profit Year in 2025

Charles Martinez

Is Beef x Dairy Needed in Market Data?

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Steckel Elected Fellow by Weed Science Society of America