Join us as we celebrate 100 years of the
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Join us for our Centennial AREC Tailgate

October 26 - UT vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Mark your calendars to join us on the Smokey Lawn annex to Circle Park four hours before kickoff.

Registered guests will receive a barbecue meal, refreshments, and centennial swag. Guests who register will also be entered in a drawing for limited-edition prizes!

From the classroom door to the farm gate, to main street Tennessee, to the halls of Washington, DC,
and even beyond our nation's borders, our department's impacts are evidenced.

The pages of the Fall 2019 edition of the Econogram highlight
the accomplishments of an amazing set of faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Did you know?

The establishment of the Department of Agricultural Economics in 1919 coincided with the construction of Morgan Hall.
The above picture is of Morgan Hall in the 1920s.

Learn more about the department's history.

Agricultural Economics Majors Enjoy
Second-highest Employment Rate

David Hughes, AREC professor, and students

According to USA Today, agricultural economics majors had the second-highest employment rate for all U.S. college majors.

As college students approach graduation, they eagerly hope to find jobs in their chosen fields of study. Achieving that goal depends on many variables such as the prevailing economy and job market.

Burt English Wins UTIA's Highest Honor -
The Institute Professor Award

Burt English, 2019 Institute Professor, with UTIA Leaders

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture recognized some of its top faculty, staff, researchers and Extension experts at UTIA's annual Awards and Promotions Luncheon held on the UTIA campus in Knoxville August 2, 2019. Burt English, professor in Agricultural and Resource Economics, is the winner of the Institute Professor Award - the highest honor presented at the ceremony.