News by County

“We try to discourage insecticides and use some of the physical controls." Lee Townsend UK College of Agriculture Entomologist

Specific topics include food cultures, consumer trends, aquaculture, food and school policy, religion and food, Appalachian food ways, genetically modified foods, food and Latino culture, and agritourism.

“We get to bring in an audience that may not always know about an arboretum." Kris Stone Boone County Arboretum Director

At the beginning of the year, farmland in Kentucky was valued at $2,200 per acre, an increase of $200 above the 2004 value, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Economic and Policy Research.

“The project helps families work together to complete the project and follows 4-H’s model of learn by doing." Lewatis McNeal UK Cooperative Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development in Daviess Co.

“It gives them something to look forward to at each level of their 4-H experience." Mark Mains UK Extension Associate for 4-H Youth Development

“We have just finished a USDA-funded poultry emission project with Iowa State and Penn State, using lower cost monitoring equipment. So our team was in place and excited about the opportunity to enhance our national baseline emission measurements." Richard Gates Professor and Chair UK Department

“We wanted to get the information to them early enough so they could actually use it this holiday season.” Laura Wilson Lyon County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences

“One thing that is very important to us as a company is that we want to be involved in the community and give back to the communities that are so good to us." Lee Ann James E.W. James & Sons

“We will hopefully see more of the youth using the correct equipment, the safety gear and riding on the right size machine, not carrying passengers or riding on the roadway, and handling the machines appropriately." Tommy Harrision UK Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development in Muhlenberg Co.