Agriculture and Natural ResourcesExpand content upAgriculture and Natural Resources Family and Consumer SciencesExpand content upFamily and Consumer Sciences 4-H Youth Development Expand content up4-H Youth Development Community Development Expand content upCommunity Development Online PaymentsExpand content upOnline Payments UPCOMING EVENTSEXPLORE ALL EVENTS The Polk County Extension Office is located in Benton, Tennessee with Office Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pmDirections To Extension Office NEWS HIGHLIGHTS News Release UT Institute of Agriculture Presents Top Faculty and Staff Awards for 2025 News Release Keith E. Allen Receives the Charles and Julie Wharton Award for Outstanding Extension Achievements News Release Brian White Receives the Charles and Julie Wharton Award for Outstanding Extension Achievements News Release Troy Rowan Named the Walter “Mac” Pate Endowed Fellow in Livestock Genetics News Release Niki Labbé Receives the UTIA Institute Professor Award News Release Yang Zhao Named UT AgResearch Guthrie Endowed Professor in Precision Livestock Farming News Release Sarah Orr Receives the Charles and Julie Wharton Award for Outstanding Extension Achievements News Release Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes Wins UT AgResearch Dean’s Professor Award News Release Charley Martinez Receives Outstanding New Extension Worker Award News Release Wes Gilliam Receives the UT AgResearch Support Staff Award News Release Kelly Wyatt Receives the E.J. Chapman Outstanding Service Award News Release Scott Lenaghan Receives the UT AgResearch Dean’s Grantsmanship Award News Release Denita Hadziabdic Guerry Wins UT AgResearch Mid-Career Faculty Research Excellence Award News Release Patrick Keyser Receives the UT AgResearch Dean’s Grantsmanship Award News Release Debasish Saha Receives the UT AgResearch Dean’s Grantsmanship Award VIEW MORE NEWS