CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — The annual Steak and Potatoes Field Day presented by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will include topics of interest to beef cattle producers and fruit and vegetable producers. Throughout the morning, experts from both UT AgResearch and UT Extension will share their knowledge to help producers enhance their operations.

This field day is scheduled for Thursday, August 21, 2025, at the Plateau AgResearch and Education Center. Topics to be discussed include cow efficiency, bull management, high density planting of fruit trees, and fruit and vegetable disease diagnostics. There will also be a presentation about the cost of establishing forages as well as a food safety demonstration.

On-site registration begins at 8 a.m. CDT with presentations beginning at 8:30 and concluding at 11:30. A sponsored lunch will be available following the seminars. This event is open to the public and is free to attend. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required by visiting this link online: tiny.utk.edu/SP2025.

The Plateau AgResearch Center will also host the Fall Gardeners’ Festival five days later, on August 26, at the same location. That event, which is conducted in cooperation with the Cumberland County Master Gardeners, a program managed by UT Extension, will be of interest to landowners and gardeners of all types. Featured at that event will be a variety of presentations, educational workshops, exhibits, wagon tours, garden vendors and more. Detailed information is available on the Cumberland County Master Gardeners website: ccmga.org.

The Plateau AgResearch and Education Center is located off Highway 70N at 320 Experiment Station Road in Crossville. A map to the facility and complete directions are available online at plateau.tennessee.edu.

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is comprised of the Herbert College of Agriculture, UT College of Veterinary Medicine, UT AgResearch, and UT Extension. Through its land-grant mission of teaching, research and outreach, the Institute touches lives and provides Real. Life. Solutions. to Tennesseans and beyond. utia.tennessee.edu.