News Archive: Environment
Lafayette Seminar focuses on local food questions
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Sep. 22, 2014
UKAg faculty will participate in UK Gaines Center's Lafayette Seminar in Public Issues, which will address three aspects of the food issue.
Mountain Ag Week is Appalachian Proud
By
Aimee Nielson
Published on Sep. 4, 2014
Moutain Ag Week is packed with interactive learning for all ages.
UKAg: A Tradition of Excellence and Inspired Vision
By
Carl Nathe
Published on Aug. 28, 2014
Algal blooms pose danger to livestock
By
Aimee Nielson
Published on Aug. 8, 2014
Algal blooms drastically reduce water quality and threaten livestock.
Harwood is first editor of new academic journal
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jul. 31, 2014
UK entomologist James Harwood is editor-in-chief of a new academic journal that seeks to discover who's eating who in nature.
Woodland owners: Got questions? Get answers.
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 30, 2014
Woodland Owners Short Course will help woodland owners get the most from their property.
Dry pattern starting to stress Kentucky corn crop
By
Aimee Nielson
Published on Jun. 27, 2014
Many areas are an inch or more below normal rainfall for the past 30 days.
UK professor’s Nicaraguan study shows environmental lessons learned
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jun. 23, 2014
A UK professor is in Nicaragua, studying agriculture's effect on the environment.
Five years in, fight continues against emerald ash borer
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 22, 2014
Despite local quarantines, the emerald ash borer's range continues to expand. In response, all of Kentucky is now under quarantine.
Seasoned by fire: UK Fire Cats wrap up their first wildfire season
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 12, 2014
The new UK Fire Cats helped fight some of the state’s wildfires during a very active spring fire hazard season.