News Archive: Extension
UK Helps Teens Develop Life Skills With 'Adulting 101'
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Seth Riker
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UK poultry specialist urges safe handling of backyard flocks to reduce risk of salmonella infection
By
Aimee Nielson
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As of May 15, Kentucky was reporting nine cases. The CDC reports 97 cases nationwide.
Farmers markets open with an eye toward safe sales
By
Carol Lea Spence
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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.
KY grain producers should scout their fields for crop damage
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Katie Pratt
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The extent of freeze damage varies, so it's important for producers to scout each of their fields.
UK study shows promise for drone fungicide applications
By
Katie Pratt
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The on-farm research study showed that drones can effectively apply fungicides to corn.
UK study shows tasseling applications of foliar fungicides may provide the greatest benefits
By
Katie Pratt
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Wise conducted the study during the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons.
UK specialist offers strategies for dairy farmers in case of pandemic-induced demand drop
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Aimee Nielson
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UK dairy scientist offers guidance to producers to help them prepare in the event they are asked to decrease milk production
Extension offers information for H-2A workers to keep agriculture operations safe, healthy and running during pandemic
By
Katie Pratt
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Extension agents give producers tips to help welcome their H-2A workers back to their farms amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
UK entomologist offers information about the “murder hornet”
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Katie Pratt
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UK entomologist Jonathan Larson discusses the world's most dangerous hornet's first appearance in North America and insects in Kentucky that look similar.
