UK study finds demand for local food is no fad

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Dec. 8, 2015

Researchers behind the Fayette County Local Food Demand Assessment estimate that Lexington businesses spent approximately $14 million on Kentucky food products in 2014.

Kentucky ag economy slumps in 2015, but cash receipts still in top three

Published on Dec. 3, 2015

A decline in agricultural exports has an impact.

John Grove named director of UKREC

By Katie Pratt
Published on Dec. 2, 2015

He took over leadership of the center Dec. 1.

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.