Online doesn’t mean doing it alone 🤝
The AREC Online Undergraduate Program was built for real life. Whether you are working full time, raising a family, or coming back to school, you are still part of a connected and supportive community.
🎙️ New Episode Alert!
Episode 24 of Let’s Talk about Labor is now live: “Let’s Talk about Recent Changes to the H‑2A Program – Perspectives from a North Carolina Farmer.”
📺Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=QmXSBn…
🎧 Listen on Spotify: tiny.utk.edu/nK6FR
A degree that fits your life.
The AREC Online Undergraduate Program was built with flexibility in mind. Whether you are an adult learner, working full time, raising a family, or exploring a career change, the program is designed to support different paths to earning a degree.
This time of the year is planting season prep time. This year, prep time has been met with increased fuel prices. Read more in Charley Martinez's Crop Comments. tiny.utk.edu/cropcomments
Why was the AREC Online Undergraduate Program created?
To expand access to agricultural and resource economics education while giving students the flexibility to learn from anywhere. 🌱💻
Milk production in the 24 major states during January totaled 19.1 billion pounds, up 3.4 percent from January 2025. Read more in the latest Dairy Comments. tiny.utk.edu/DairyComments
We’re excited to celebrate one of our own! 👏
Dr. Carlos Trejo-Pech was recently featured in the University of Tennessee’s Teaching & Learning Innovation Faculty Spotlight series.
Read the full feature here: teaching.utk.edu/2026/02/16/fac…
Meet Them Monday 👋
Welcome Dr. Tori Griffin to AREC!
As an Assistant Teaching Professor, Dr. Griffin will lead development of our online academic programs. She previously served as a MANAGE specialist, helping educate producers across the region.