News Archive: Events
Big Blue goes red in February
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 19, 2018
Around the state, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension opened its Big Blue heart in February to celebrate and promote American Heart Month.
Meeting to focus on grain storage issues
By
Madison Dyment
Published on Feb. 5, 2018
The Feb. 28 meeting will cover potential issues that may arise from holding grain for extended periods.
Book drive to benefit International Book Project
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jan. 31, 2018
Sponsored by Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering’s honor society, Alpha Epsilon, a book drive beginning Feb. 1 will collect gently used books for the International Book Project.
UK to host tall fescue pasture renovation workshop
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 24, 2018
The workshop will occur March 8 in Lexington.
UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment honors farm leader, researcher
Published on Jan. 22, 2018
Surendranath Suman and Warren Beeler were the recipients of this year's awards.
Growing alfalfa and stored forage efficiency, one conference at a time
By
Madison Dyment
Published on Jan. 22, 2018
The conference is Feb. 22 in Cave City.
UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment inducts 2018 Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Published on Jan. 19, 2018
Five new members were inducted this year.
UK entomologists share Antarctica with Lexington
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 18, 2018
The entomologists gave students an update on their research and answered questions live from Antarctica.
Extension to offer dicamba applicator trainings
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 11, 2018
Applicators who want to use dicamba during the 2018 growing season must attend an approved training.
First African-American extension agent to be honored at M. L. King Day celebration in Harrodsburg
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jan. 9, 2018
A century ago in Mercer County, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension welcomed its first African-American agriculture agent, Ananias Lorenzo Garvin.