Equal distance from Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, the Plateau AgResearch and Education Center includes 2,100 acres in three locations and is the site of research in beef, fruits, vegetables, field crops, and swine.
Information from our studies is used by small, part-time, family farm operations, and research data from our annual fruit and vegetable variety trials inform growers large and small in Tennessee and across the nation. We are most noted for our studies in beef, squash, muskmelons, watermelons, pumpkins, greens, cabbage, green beans, apples, blueberries, and tomatoes.
The Center operates as one of ten UT AgResearch and Education Centers across the state. We regularly host field days, Research in Progress Days, Extension meetings, school visits, and commodity group meetings. You can also contact us to schedule a tour at another time.
Please see the new UT Gardens, Crossville Map Tour – An online interactive map tour of The University of Tennessee, Crossville Gardens!
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Plateau AgResearch and Education Center will host the 2025 Steak and Potatoes Field Day on Thursday, August 21st
The 2025 Fall Gardeners' Festival will be held on Tuesday, August 26th
