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National 4-H Livestock Judging Team Chosen
By
Mark Eclov
Published on Aug. 25, 1999
"By the time they get to the fair they have judged 36 classes of live animals including sheep, beef and swine and have given 32 sets of oral reasons." Monty Chappell, UK sheep production and livestock specialist
Cattle Producers Have Options During Drought
By
Haven Miller
Published on Aug. 25, 1999
"Kentucky supplies less than three percent of the national market, so even if we increase our marketings dramatically there won't be a noticeable impact on overall prices." Lee Meyer, UK livestock marketing specialist
Is Your Lawn Dead or Just Parched?
By
Aimee D. Heald
Published on Aug. 25, 1999
"When lawns go completely brown, with little or no green leaves showing, you can expect kill or severe thinning of the grass." A.J. Powell, UK Turf Specialist.
Kentucky State Fair 4-H Poultry Events Teach More Than Birds
By
Aimee D. Heald
Published on Aug. 25, 1999
"We're trying to teach life-long skills of being able to evaluate a situation and make a decision." Tony Pescatore, UK Extension poultry specialist
UK South Farm Offers Important Research in Urban Setting
By
Mark Eclov
Published on Aug. 18, 1999
"This is some of the best soil in the state and also it is located on a high spot which provides good air drainage and keeps frost at bay." Rick Durham, UK Extension specialist in Home Horticulture
Mcconnell Announces More Money For Precision Agriculture
By
Aimee D. Heald
Published on Aug. 18, 1999
This money for precision agriculture research will help the College of Agriculture stay on the cutting edge of new technology." Senator Mitch McConnell
Drought Causing Early Tobacco Harvest
By
Aimee D. Heald
Published on Aug. 11, 1999
"Tobacco harvested and hung under the hot dry conditions of late summer will have a tendency to cure very rapidly, especially under windy conditions." Bob Pearce, UK Agronomist
Soybeans Good For You
By
Ellen Brightwell
Published on Aug. 10, 1999
"Making soy foods a regular part of your diet also helps lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk for heart disease, help control diabetes and kidney disease, and possibly decrease the threat of osteoporosis." Sandra Bastin, UK Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist
Plan Now for Winter Trees
By
Aimee D. Heald
Published on Aug. 10, 1999
"In Kentucky, we establish our plantations with one-to-two-year-old bare root seedlings." Jeff Stringer, UK Extension Forestry Specialist
Beware of Nitrate Levels In Drought-Stressed Corn
By
Aimee D. Heald
Published on Aug. 5, 1999
"What we want producers to understand is that high nitrate levels can be deadly to cattle." Donna Amaral-Phillips, dairy nutrition specialist for UK's College of Agriculture