News Archive: Crops
UKAg collaborating with UT in $1.8 million grant to study organic dairy production
By
Aimee Nielson
Published on Nov. 9, 2015
Organic dairy consumption has doubled since 2005.
UK to host early bird meetings for grain crop producers
By
Jeff Franklin
Published on Nov. 4, 2015
Get a jump on next year's planting season.
UKAg crops specialist recommends nitrogen for fall wheat planting
By
Jeff Franklin
Published on Oct. 22, 2015
“There is just not any nitrogen left over in most of these fields to help out our wheat,” UK grain crops specialist Chad Lee said.
UKAg jumps into wholesale as teaching tool for Kentucky farmers
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 19, 2015
CAFE recently took the plunge into wholesale sales and GAP certification, and Kentucky growers could start swimming in the wholesale market on their own, supported by UKAg’s experience.
UK part of international consortium investigating environmental impacts of nanotechnology-based agrochemicals
By
Jeff Franklin
Published on Oct. 19, 2015
Nanomaterials have at least one dimension which is less than 100 nanometers
UKAg's Barrett fills unique role as EPA liaison
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Oct. 15, 2015
Where does herbicide label information come from? Look no further than UKAg’s Michael Barrett, Weed Science Society of America liaison to the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs.
Producers have mixed emotions about corn and soybean harvest
By
Jeff Franklin
Published on Oct. 14, 2015
The Ky. corn harvest may produce very close to state record yields for some farmers; others may see yields that are above average but not as high as expected.
Research finds soil microbes across the globe behave similarly to fertilizer additions
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Sep. 2, 2015
The study that span 25 sites and four continents found that soil microbial communities react similarly to the addition of fertilizers.
Research explores no-till tobacco production
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Aug. 20, 2015
A partnership between UK and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources promotes no-till tobacco production to growers.
UK industrial hemp research progressing in second year
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Aug. 13, 2015
Research has expanded to include all three uses of hemp.