Stephenson named chair of UK Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition

By Katie Pratt
Published on Feb. 1, 2021

Stephenson became chair of the Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition Feb. 1.

Annual James B. Beam Institute Bourbon Industry Conference going virtual for 2021

By Aimee Nielson
Published on Feb. 1, 2021

The conference will once again address key topics those in the industry regularly encounter.

Lyman T. Johnson Award Winners Announced; Virtual Presentation Planned for Monday

By Meredith Weber
Published on Jan. 29, 2021

CAFE students Jahqethea Johnson and Tiffany Monroe are among those who will be honored Feb. 1.

UK to Host ‘The Human Cost of Fast Fashion’ With Local Designer Soreyda Benedit-Begley

By Seth Riker
Published on Jan. 29, 2021

Wood named leader of UK Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension

By Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 29, 2021

Craig Wood will assume the position Feb. 1.

Summit offers producers tips for direct sales

Published on Jan. 28, 2021

The Agriculture Direct Marketing Summit, Feb. 16-18, offers tips to improve the direct sales process for farmers.

Kachroo, Tanaka Photographed for '56 Lexington Women of Color'

By Hilary Brown
Published on Jan. 28, 2021

Plant pathologist Aardra Kachroo and Keiko Tanaka, professor of rural sociology, were among the women photographed.

Conference delves into Kentucky’s forest health

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jan. 28, 2021

Invasive insects and plants pose a serious threat to the health of Kentucky’s 12.4 million acres of forests. The 2nd annual Forest Health Conference, presented by the University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, will examine this problem Feb. 5.

Webinars on soybean cyst nematode coming in February

By Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 27, 2021

UK and University of Missouri plant pathologists will help growers learn ways to better manage this destructive soybean pathogen.

2nd annual Maple Syrup Day flows with family fun

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jan. 26, 2021

Kentucky maple syrup producers will open their farms and sugarhouses to the public Feb. 6, during the peak of the maple sugaring season.