UK dairy scientist earns national recognition

By Aimee Nielson
Published on Jul. 2, 2020

The DeLaval Dairy Extension Award was created to recognize outstanding achievements in dairy extension.

UK’s Heart-2-Heart campaign expands to agriculture

By Katie Pratt
Published on Jul. 1, 2020

CAFE's Office of Diversity receives UK Inclusive Excellence Award

By Lance Poston
Published on Jun. 18, 2020

UK entomologists find invasive paper wasps preying on monarch butterfly larvae

By Katie Pratt
Published on Jun. 16, 2020

UK entomologists observed 120 encounters of the invasive wasp attacking monarch larvae in Central Kentucky.

UK weed scientist helps growers reduce herbicide drift

By Katie Pratt
Published on Jun. 15, 2020

Read how weed scientist Travis Legleiter is helping growers minimize herbicide drift.

New stinging ant species could cause problems for Kentuckians

By Katie Pratt
Published on Jun. 10, 2020

Asian needle ants have been in Kentucky since at least 2013 but have only recently been reported indoors.

UK leads national team studying pandemic’s effect on local food systems

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 9, 2020

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1 million grant to UK, Colorado State University and Penn State University. CAFE's Lilian Brislen and Tim Woods will lead the team of researchers.

UK Helps Teens Develop Life Skills With 'Adulting 101'

By Seth Riker
Published on Jun. 8, 2020

UK poultry specialist urges safe handling of backyard flocks to reduce risk of salmonella infection

By Aimee Nielson
Published on May. 29, 2020

As of May 15, Kentucky was reporting nine cases. The CDC reports 97 cases nationwide.

Farmers markets open with an eye toward safe sales

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 27, 2020

Faced with an unheard-of pandemic, market managers and farmers market boards in big cities and small, rural communities started rethinking how they could open their spring markets while keeping producers and customers safe — many with the help of University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension agents.