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A conversation with UT Extension Weed Scientist Larry Steckel on what producers can expect for the 2017 crop season following the EPA approval of new dicamba herbicides.

The devastation caused by the recent wildfires in the Smoky Mountains will be remembered for many years to come. The amount of damage to life and property may be hard for some to process, especially children. UTIA's Dr. Heather Wallace visited AgCast to share tips to help parents and kids deal with life's catastrophic events.

Newly approved formulations of this complex herbicide could help farmers control resistant weeds, but after a tumultuous 2016 crop season, concerns remain. Dr. Larry Steckel weighs in.

The UTIA Turfgrass Program studies grasses, soils, water and pests. In this edition of AgCast, Charles Denney visits with Dr. John Sorochan and Dr. Jim Brosnan about the program and it's contributions to turf science and the turf industry.

Forestry experts say a type of tree harvesting known as "thinning" leads to better forests in the future. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's Ginger Rowsey caught up with Extension Forester David Mercker to find out more about this management technique as well as the overall health of forests in the Southeast.