Gray named philanthropy director for College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Published on Aug. 10, 2016

Gray begins Sept. 1.

UK Grains Center of Excellence to strengthen Kentucky agriculture

By Katie Pratt
Published on Jul. 20, 2016

Center will include updates and expansion of the UK Research and Education Center in Princeton.

UK Corn, Soybean and Tobacco Field Day is approaching

By Katie Pratt
Published on Jul. 11, 2016

The field day is July 28 in Princeton.

Preparing for Opportunity training series offered in Eastern Kentucky

By Roberta Meisel
Published on Jul. 7, 2016

A door to greater business opportunities is about to open for the companies and communities of Eastern Kentucky with the proposed construction of a federal prison in Roxana.

Letcher County is Moving Forward

By Roberta Meisel
Published on Jun. 28, 2016

Eastern Kentucky is working hard to find solutions to the decline in coal jobs. In June, 75 business owners and local leaders gathered in Whitesburg to discuss new possibilities.

Moving Forward – Letcher County

By Roberta Meisel
Published on Jun. 10, 2016

In anticipation of business opportunities that could stem from the construction of a new prison, KSBDC is sponsoring When Opportunity Knocks, a luncheon and resource fair in Whitesburg.

CEDIK grants fund rural health care projects

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 9, 2016

A summer health careers camp and a project to strengthen the nursing care continuum in a rural hospital system recently received seed grants.

Washington County injects education into agricultural investment program

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 13, 2016

A new University of Kentucky program, Next Generation Farmers, is making a difference—especially in Washington County, where the incentive to enroll was $5,000 in cost-share grants.

USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture director to visit campus May 6

Published on May. 2, 2016

Ramaswamy will give a seminar titled, "Perfect Storm to Nutritional Security," Friday morning in the college's Cameron Williams Hall in the Plant Sciences Building.

Study answers tobacco usage questions

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 20, 2016

Consumers are not substituting electronic cigarettes for traditional cigarettes, a UK researcher found during his study of habit formation with noncigarette products.