News by County

"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.

"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

"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

This money for precision agriculture research will help the College of Agriculture stay on the cutting edge of new technology." Senator Mitch McConnell

"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

"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

"In Kentucky, we establish our plantations with one-to-two-year-old bare root seedlings." Jeff Stringer, UK Extension Forestry Specialist

"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

Follow safe food handling practices to ensure your guests take home memories of good food and fellowship rather than a case of foodborne illness. Sandra Bastin Extension food and nutrition specialist.

The combination of downward pressure on prices now and possibility of the drought continuing on into the fall makes it critical for producers to fine tune their management skills related to production. Mike Smith Henderson County Extension agent for agriculture and natural resources.