News Archive: Extension
UK Forestry students, Cooperative Extension integral to 2015 Kentucky Wood Expo
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Carol Lea Spence
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Kentucky Wood Expo returns to Masterson Station Park in Lexington Sept. 18-19, and UK Cooperative Extension will have a big hand in educational and fun activities for the entire family.
Bennie and Cheryllee Sargent named 2015 Friend of UK Ag Equine Programs
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Holly Wiemers
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The Sargents, of Sargent Quarter Horses, have been supporters of the college's equine programming efforts for nearly 20 years.
UKAg in Appalachia
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Mallory Powell
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D & D Ranch occupies 1,000 acres atop a reclaimed strip mine and is home to the East Kentucky Heifer Development Project.
Cow comfort is a top priority for new UK dairy facility
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Aimee Nielson
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Comfy cows are healthy cows.
Research explores no-till tobacco production
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Katie Pratt
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A partnership between UK and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources promotes no-till tobacco production to growers.
UK industrial hemp research progressing in second year
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Katie Pratt
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Research has expanded to include all three uses of hemp.
Creative programs in food deserts teach valuable lessons
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Aimee Nielson
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Nutirtion education and community gardens teach kids healthy ways to eat.
UKAg research hopes to create more environmentally friendly lawns
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Katie Pratt
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UKAg researchers studying the potential benefits of white clover in lawns.
Grants available to improve food insecurity for rural children
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Katie Pratt
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Grant funds will help lower instances of child food insecurity in persistently poor rural areas in 15 states.
