News Archive: Horticulture
Registration open for UK’s fresh, organic food program
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All UK faculty, staff and students are eligible to enroll in the program, which provides members with fresh vegetables from May 23 through Oct. 17 from the organic unit of the UK Horticulture Research Farm.
Ky. agricultural receipts hold steady, but net cash income drops
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Katie Pratt
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2019 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference set for Jan. 7-8
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Carol Lea Spence
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Fruit and vegetable producers will find much information to help their enterprises at the 2019 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Lexington.
UK Alumni Association names winners of Alumni Professorship Award
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Gail Hairston
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This year, one of the went to Seth DeBolt of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Department of Horticulture.
Mountain Fest celebrates mountain life in its many colors
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The University of Kentucky Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability ushers in autumn and celebrates mountain life with Mountain Fest, Sept. 18-22.
Innovative research could result in a billion more being fed
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Carol Lea Spence
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An interdisciplinary research group at the University of Kentucky, Clemson University, and the University of Idaho is examining ways to overcome a major barrier in improving grain yields.
Extension project helps those with limited mobility, disabilities
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Katie Pratt
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The project is providing fresh produce and flowers to individuals who cannot garden.
UK researchers to use lignin to make next generation batteries
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Katie Pratt
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The project is specifically studying the possiblity of using peach pits and walnut shells to make batteries.
UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment announces administrative transitions
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Three members of the college are now serving in new roles.
UK scientists identify important biological marker to control insect pests
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Katie Pratt
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The could help RNAi technology more effective against more insect pests.
