News Archive: Horticulture
Farmers, agents air views in Washington, D.C.
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Carol Lea Spence
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Recently, 14 Kentucky farmers and UK Cooperative Extension agents traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with congressional staffers to talk about agricultural issues.
Spring will have to wait; pattern holding wet, cold weather over Bluegrass
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Aimee Nielson
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UK College of Agriculture meterologists explain the current weather trends and the three-month outlook for Kentuckians.
From soil to supper: Arboretum throws open gates to Kentucky chefs
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Carol Lea Spence
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The College of Agriculture invites Kentucky chefs to pick their favorite vegetables and herbs to be grown in the Kentucky Chefs’ Ultimate Kitchen Garden on the grounds of The Arboretum.
2013 pest survey is under way
By
Katie Pratt
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Find out what insects and diseases personnel from the Kentucky Office of the State Entomologist are on the lookout for this year.
UK rain garden workshops target storm water runoff
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Katie Pratt
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UK researchers are educating Kentuckians on the benefits of rain gardens.
Fruit and Vegetable Conference set for Jan. 7-8
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Aimee Nielson
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The annual Fruit and Vegetable Conference offers something for all producers.
Kentucky 2012 farm cash receipts on track to break $5 billion
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Despite weather impacts on yield and high feed costs, agricultural economists with the UK College of Agriculture foresee 2012’s cash receipts in the state will total $5.3 billion.
All the warmth but none of the costs
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Katie Pratt
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After working with UK, a Hart County farmer's energy bill this winter may be next to nothing.
UK specialists reach out to farmers worldwide
By
Katie Pratt
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Read how two UK professors are extending the university's global outreach efforts.
