News Archive: Ag Equine Programs
Mountain Ag Week is Appalachian Proud

By
Aimee Nielson
Published on Sep. 4, 2014
Moutain Ag Week is packed with interactive learning for all ages.
UKAg: A Tradition of Excellence and Inspired Vision
By
Carl Nathe
Published on Aug. 28, 2014
Booklets on safe equine travel released
By
Holly Wiemers
Published on Aug. 25, 2014
Two new booklets discuss safety measures for transporting horses.
Equine Research Hall of Fame inductees announced
By
Jenny Evans
Published on Aug. 18, 2014
The Gluck Equine Research Foundation will induct three into the UK Equine Research Hall of Fame: UKAg Professor Ernest Bailey (pictured), Michelle LeBlanc & Elwyn Firth.
Hold the textbooks; it’s a real-world education
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 5, 2014
Students plunged into the deep end of the business pool, working out solutions to real-world problems in a real-world agricultural products marketing and sales course.
UK’s equine undergraduate curriculum updated
By
Holly Wiemers
Published on Jun. 2, 2014
The updated curriculum includes more options for students to customize their major.
UK Equine Farm and Facilities Expo June 3 in Nicholasville
By
Jackson Wells
Published on May. 29, 2014
The expo will be at the Kentucky Equine Humane Center in Nicholasville.
Western Kentucky Equine Farm and Facilities Expo June 5
By
Jackson Wells
Published on May. 29, 2014
The free expo is in Murray.
It’s haymaking season
By
Katie Pratt
Published on May. 13, 2014
Cutting hay now will ensure good quality and yield.
Eastern tent caterpillars now on the move in Central Kentucky
Published on May. 8, 2014
Leading experts advise horse farm managers to move pregnant mares, if practical, to avoid contact with eastern tent caterpillars, which are now mature and on the move.