News Archive: UKREC
100 years of innovation and service: UK Research and Education Center celebrates its impact and resilience
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Jennifer Elwell
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Established to serve Western Kentucky farmers, the University of Kentucky research station at Princeton has transformed global agriculture and continues to meet new challenges.
UK Grain and Forage Center of Excellence announces 2025 Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest winners
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Jennifer Elwell
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The Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest honors farmers achieving outstanding production and grain quality while sharing best management practices and directing new research.
Take flight with KATS agricultural drone pilot certification workshop
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Jennifer Elwell
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Agricultural drone pilots can prepare and test for FAA certification during the December workshop in Madisonville, presented by the Kentucky Agricultural Training School.
University of Kentucky launches 2025 Fall Crop Protection webinar series
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Jennifer Elwell
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The free online webinars will address key topics in field crop integrated pest management.
Cultivating growth in horticulture: UK Research and Education Center reflects on a century of impact
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Jennifer Elwell
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Improving fruit and vegetable production in Western Kentucky was a primary focus of the Princeton-based agricultural experiment station when it opened in 1925. Later efforts included integrated pest management strategies and nursery crops, elevating the significance of UKREC’s horticulture impact.
'So special and so effective’: UK Research and Education Center, surrounding community continue an impactful relationship
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Bailey Vandiver
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Celebrating its centennial this year, the UK Research and Extension Center continues to connect with its community.
University of Kentucky Research and Education Center hosts summer commodity field tours in its 100th year
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Jennifer Elwell
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The 2025 Corn, Soybean, and Tobacco Field Day and the Beef and Forage Field Day will be July 22 in Princeton, Kentucky, sharing the latest agronomic information with farmers.
University of Kentucky Research and Education Center celebrates 100 years of better pastures
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Jennifer Elwell
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As the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton marks its centennial, the agricultural station celebrates its role in revolutionary forage research and extension that has transformed livestock grazing in the Commonwealth and beyond.
Celebrating 100 years of beef research and extension at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center
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Jordan Strickler
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The UKREC beef research has become critical to producers both inside and outside the Commonwealth. The Princeton-based program has served beef cattle producers in Western Kentucky and beyond through improved forages, genetics and herd management strategies.
Drone certification: level up with KATS workshop and exam
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Jennifer Elwell
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Agricultural drone pilots can prepare and test for certification during summer workshop through Kentucky Agricultural Training School in Madisonville.