News Archive: Events
Webinars on soybean cyst nematode coming in February
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Katie Pratt
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UK and University of Missouri plant pathologists will help growers learn ways to better manage this destructive soybean pathogen.
2nd annual Maple Syrup Day flows with family fun
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Carol Lea Spence
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Kentucky maple syrup producers will open their farms and sugarhouses to the public Feb. 6, during the peak of the maple sugaring season.
Mid-South Stocker Conference goes virtual to reach cattle producers

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Aimee Nielson
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The 2021 conference will challenge cattle producers to look at the big picture.
Virtual Shop Talks for Farmers focuses on stewarding resources in hard times
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Carol Lea Spence
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Virtual Shop Talks for Farmers is an opportunity for farmers across the Midwest and Mid-South to have meaningful conversations with other farmers and experts about practical ideas and programs that can help them weather hard times and succeed with stewardship practices on their farms.
UK offers numerous online beef education opportunities for Kentucky cattle producers

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Aimee Nielson
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UK beef faculty are reaching farmers in innovative ways during the pandemic.
Registration open for 44th Annual Kentucky Turf and Landscape Management Virtual Short Course
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The UK Turfgrass Program in cooperation with the Kentucky Horticulture Council will present the annual educational event for Kentucky turfgrass professionals virtually this year over four Thursdays in February.
Virtual Winter Wheat Meeting Jan. 5, 8
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Katie Pratt
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New topics will be presented each day.
Despite COVID-19, Ky. agricultural receipts hold steady to 2019 levels
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Katie Pratt
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UK agricultural economists project farm receipts will equal 2019 and net income will likely be up.
2021 Fruit and Vegetable Conference takes on new format in January
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Carol Lea Spence
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For the first time, organizers will offer the conference through the social conferencing platform Zoom from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST each Tuesday in January.
Popular tomato growers receive 2020 Bill Best Award
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Carol Lea Spence
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Central Kentucky growers, Mark and Velvet Henkle of Henkle’s Herbs and Heirlooms, will receive the 2020 Bill Best Award for Food and Farm Stewards from the University of Kentucky’s Food Connection