“Basically, if a person has potassium deficiency, they are going to lose yields." Lloyd Murdock UK Extension Plant and Soil Scientist
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UK College of Agriculture Collaborates to Offer Free Computer-Based Agro-Terrorism Courses
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“We all possess the power of observation. Spotting, recognizing and reporting suspicious events in agriculture or the food supply is something anyone can do.” Mark Schneider Director of the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
“It will be present, but if history is a predictor, it is very unlikely to cause economic damage on full-season beans and fairly unlikely to cause economic damage on any of our beans.” Doug Johnson, UK Extension Entomologist
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State's Tobacco Production Not Limited to Burley
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Dark tobacco is grown primarily in western areas of the state and used in smokeless tobacco products.
UK Equine Initiative Conducting Survey of State's Horse Industry
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“I see a potential for building or creating new economic opportunities around the equine industry and new research initiatives to address the challenges facing the industry." Lori Garkovich UK Community and Leadership Development Professor and Chair of the UK College of Ag Equine Initiative
UK to Team with Purdue to Offer Meat Goat and Sheep Workshop
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“Sheep and goat producers in Kentucky and Indiana can benefit from this joint workshop. We’ll show them how to combine all the factors and come up with a best management plan for internal parasites in their sheep and goats.” Terry Hutchens UK Extension Associate for Goat Management
New Program Provides In-Depth Information to Help State's Tobacco Growers Compete
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“We needed to get more in-depth information into the hands of producers when they really needed it. Producers really appreciate it and have been faithful to attending.” Raymond Thompson UK Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Russell Co.
UK Plant-Made Pharmaceutical Research Among Highlights at National Agricultural Biotechnology Conference
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“KTRDC’s goal is to develop new crops to help tobacco farmers find a replacement or supplement as traditional tobacco production declines.” Maelor Davies, UK Tobacco Research and Development Center Director
“Fortunately for Kentucky producers, the current drought is mostly in a band stretching from Michigan, south to Louisiana – not the heart of cattle country." Lee Meyer UK College of Agriculture Economist
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UK's July 28 Field Day Provides Educational Opportunities for Farmers, Youth and Families
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“With the large investment from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board in alternative enterprises to tobacco, we have seen increased research efforts at the station in vegetables and nursery crops along with our continued work in fruits.” Richard Coffey, Field Day Chairman and UK Extn Swine
