Farmer-researcher partnerships are backbone of agricultural advances

Thanks to farmers who are willing to share their land for research, agriculture is advancing in fields across Kentucky. Scientists in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment engage with an extensive network of producers in all disciplines.

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Josh McGrath, Richard Preston, Ethan Snydor, Hanna Poffenbarger and David Brandon talk about Poffenbarger's cover crop research on Preston's Hardin County Farm. Ethan Snydor and David Brandon work for David Brandon Crop Advisory Service. Photo by Chad Lee Richard Preston and Hanna Poffenbarger go over data from field trials in pre-pandemic times. Photo by Chad Lee Broomsedge on the farm of Powell County goat producer Ben Burgher. Broomsedge is a forage that often crops up where there's a soil fertility issue. Photo by Jimmy Henning Drone shot taken in April, showing test plot with treated areas and untreated control areas. Controls are noted in orange. Photo by Jimmy Henning Drone shot taken in April, showing test plot with treated areas and untreated control areas. Photo by Jimmy Henning Amaranth growing in a high tunnel for a research study conducted by Rachel Rudolph. Photo by Rachel Rudolph Sunflowers, zinnias, strawflowers, cosmos and two varieties of amaranth growing in a high tunnel are part of Rachel Rudolph's study on the Guinn farm in Boyle County. Photo by Rachel Rudolph