News Archive: Extension
From rags to bags: Upcycling research tackles textile and food waste
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Haley Simpkins
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service estimated 31% or 133 billion pounds of the nation’s available food supply went uneaten in 2010. The Environmental Protection Agency found that another 11 million tons of textiles head to landfills each year.
CEDIK executive director wins 2022 Excellence in Extension award
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Haley Simpkins
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Alison Davis, extension professor in the UK Department of Agricultural Economics and executive director of the Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky, received the 2022 Excellence in Extension for an Individual award.
Conference will help cut down on Kentucky’s invasive plant species
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Jordan Strickler
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Invasive plants have a significant negative impact on Kentucky. They destroy native habitats and drive up business costs by interfering with the logging, fishing and tourism industries.
Prestigious NSF award advances UK researcher’s low-cost water treatment work
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Travis Scott
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Along the rivers that snake across the Commonwealth, you’ll find a University of Kentucky researcher taking samples to study the health of the water flowing through the state.
UK fellowship students help engage communities local and abroad
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Haley Simpkins
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University of Kentucky students and staff are putting the word “engagement” into action through the Building Prosperity for Rural Communities summer fellowship.
2023 Kentucky Crop Health Conference registration opens Nov. 1
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Aimee Nielson
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The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is committed to educating agricultural industry professionals about integrated pest management. In 2023, UK CAFE will offer the inaugural Kentucky Crop Health Conference.
Kentucky agriculture at Mother Nature’s mercy as drought conditions worsen, Mississippi River traffic slows
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Aimee Nielson
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Kentucky farmers, especially in the western part of the state, are experiencing drought conditions worse than the 1980s.
UK to host Crop Pest Management webinar series
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Haley Simpkins
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Beginning Nov. 8, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment will host a series of five webinars covering field crop protection.
UK Youth Days a Treat for Eastern Kentucky students
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Jordan Strickler
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Eastern Kentucky residents endured severe flooding in late July as a result of rainfall rates that reached more than four inches per hour, however, some normalcy returned as the center hosted RCARS Youth Days in late September.
UK and equine industry partners respond to horses in need after Eastern Kentucky flooding
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Holly Wiemers
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After the water began to recede from historic July flooding, 13 Eastern Kentucky counties were declared federal disaster areas.
