University of Tennessee Extension in Decatur County Provides Farming, 4‑H, Community Resources

The University of Tennessee Extension office serving Decatur County (based in Decaturville) acts as the county’s principal outreach arm for agriculture, family and consumer sciences, 4‑H youth development and community education, operating from 425 West Highland Street, P.O. Box 38, Decaturville, TN 38329, and reachable at 731-852-2831 during office hours 8:00 am–4:30 pm. The county page lists a Directions To Extension Office link for visitors and maintains an events calendar under headings Upcoming Events and Explore All Events.

Program pages on the Decatur County site identify Agriculture & Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4‑H Youth Development Programs and Community Resource Development as primary education areas, with expandable content panels for each heading. News Highlights on the county page include titles such as UT Center for Profitable Agriculture Welcomes Extension Assistant; Kick Off the New Year by Exploring Agritourism for Your Farm; Next Tennessee Valley Agriculture Club Meeting Is January 7, 2026; UT Ladies Raising Livestock Conference Returns for 2026; and Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner in Tennessee Increases in 2025, with a View More News prompt for additional items.

Quick Links on the Decatur County Extension page point to Decatur County Schools and other local connections; the page supplies the full contact block for the office—Decatur County Extension Office, 425 West Highland Street, P.O. Box 38, Decaturville, TN 38329, P: 731-852-2831—and reiterates the office hours as 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. The presence of expandable program content indicates detailed curricula and schedules are available on the county site, though the supplied excerpt did not include those expanded descriptions or staff listings.

At the statewide level, the UT Extension Office Locations page places Decatur in a network organized by region offices Western - Central - Eastern and directs residents with the line: Extension staff members are working to serve you. Contact them by clicking on your county below. That page also lists 4‑H centers serving Tennessee, including W. P. Ridley in Columbia, Clyde M. York in Crossville, Clyde Austin in Greeneville and Lone Oaks Farm in Middleton, plus departments and centers such as the Center for Profitable Agriculture, Beef and Forage Center and the Soil, Plant and Pest Center.

For institutional contacts beyond Decaturville, the Office of the Dean is listed at 2621 Morgan Hall, Suite 121, Knoxville, TN 37996, P: 865-974-7114. The county news block includes community-facing releases that may affect local farmers and families—examples include the agritourism and livestock conference headlines and the January 7, 2026 Tennessee Valley Agriculture Club meeting—which residents can follow via the county page’s View More News link or by calling the Decatur County Extension Office at 731-852-2831 for event and program details not shown in the site excerpt.