UK Cooperative Extension professionals win national family and consumer sciences awards

By Haley Simpkins
Published on Sep. 28, 2022

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension professionals took home two awards during the 2022 National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences annual session in Raleigh, North Carolina Sept.12-15.

Plant pathologist Ardra Kachroo featured in 'I am a UK Innovator' video series

By Erin Wickey
Published on Sep. 27, 2022

From the Ground Up - Planting garlic (audio)

By Jeff Franklin
Published on Sep. 26, 2022

Garlic is used to enhance food recipes of course and is viewed in some cultures as a traditional medicine.

New UK course offers outlooks on food systems

By Jordan Strickler
Published on Sep. 23, 2022

In a new course this fall, University of Kentucky graduate students from a variety of majors are learning about sustainable food systems.

Beef Bash 2022 highlight resiliency and rebuilding from Kentucky tornado

By Aimee Nielson
Published on Sep. 22, 2022

Beef Bash is a unique, hands-on field day for Kentucky beef cattle producers of all experience levels and will take place on Oct 20.

UK BARN program aims to decrease farmer suicides

By Jordan Strickler
Published on Sep. 21, 2022

The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and College of Nursing are working to address the issue of farmer suicides through a joint program coined BARN, or Bring Action Right Now.

2022 Chellgren Center fellows include UK CAFE students

By C. Lynn Hiler
Published on Sep. 20, 2022

The University of Kentucky Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence is honored to announce the 2022 class of Chellgren Student Fellows and welcome the new director and endowed chair, Isabel C. Escobar, Ph.D.

UK promotes lab safety with Lab Blab series

By Jordan Strickler
Published on Sep. 19, 2022

Lab safety training may seem like a dull topic but a collaborative team within the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering found a way to create and share entertaining and useful safety training videos.

From the Ground Up - Cover crops (audio)

By Jeff Franklin
Published on Sep. 18, 2022

Franklin County Extension horticulture agent Adam Leonberger talks about the benefits of a cover crop.

Kentucky Tree Farmer of the Year Field Day Oct. 4

By Jordan Strickler
Published on Sep. 16, 2022

Phil Traxler and Laurie Yanoshek, Tree Farmer of the Year honorees and owners of Traxler Farms, will give a close-up view of a well-managed tree farm Oct. 4 during the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Kentucky Tree Farmer of the Year Field Day.