News Archive: Economics
Kentucky Small Business Development Center partners with Shopify to provide e-commerce resources for small businesses
Published on Jul. 15, 2020
KSBDC announced an e-commerce initiative with the support of the leading global e-commerce platform, Shopify, to assist the online presence of Kentucky small businesses.
UK webinar series to help farm families work through current economic challenges
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jul. 9, 2020
The series begins July 23 and will go live the of following three Thursdays at 7 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. CDT.
UK leads national team studying pandemic’s effect on local food systems
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 9, 2020
The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1 million grant to UK, Colorado State University and Penn State University. CAFE's Lilian Brislen and Tim Woods will lead the team of researchers.
Farmers markets open with an eye toward safe sales
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 27, 2020
Faced with an unheard-of pandemic, market managers and farmers market boards in big cities and small, rural communities started rethinking how they could open their spring markets while keeping producers and customers safe — many with the help of University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension agents.
Extension offers information for H-2A workers to keep agriculture operations safe, healthy and running during pandemic
By
Katie Pratt
Published on May. 7, 2020
Extension agents give producers tips to help welcome their H-2A workers back to their farms amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
La oficina de Extensión ofrece información a los trabajadores H-2A para mantener las operaciones agrícolas seguras, saludables y funcionando durante la pandemia
By
Katie Pratt
Published on May. 7, 2020
Kentucky Small Business Development Center receives $2.4 million CARES Act grant
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 7, 2020
The funds will provide KSBDC with resources to furnish education, training and business advising to small businesses that have experienced COVID-19-related problems.
Kentucky Small Business Development Center, Cooperative Extension team to advise businesses through pandemic
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 1, 2020
The Kentucky Small Business Development Center is working closely with county extension offices during the pandemic crisis to relay critical information to small businesses around the state.
UK Students Recognized as 1st Social Media Ambassadors
By
Chaney Willett
Published on Apr. 30, 2020
Lennox Brinks, agricultural economics student, is one of the university's social media ambassadors.
UK to host Virtual Wheat Field Day
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Apr. 27, 2020
The virtual field day is May 12 on the video conferencing app Zoom.