News Archive: Horticulture
UK and Arq partner to build a more sustainable future
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 16, 2021
Researchers at the UK Horticultural Research Farm will test two agricultural products produced with Arq materials derived from transforming mining waste into high-performing tools for agricultural use.
That coleus you just bought has science behind it
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 7, 2021
Horticultural scientists at the University of Kentucky and North Carolina State University conducted cultivar trials to benefit growers and consumers.
UK agriculture and nurse researchers’ Farmers’ Dinner Theater grows safety, mental health awareness in rural Kentucky
By
Katie Pratt
Published on May. 26, 2021
UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment to lead research, outreach efforts in controlled environment systems
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 12, 2021
Kentucky stands on the cusp of being able to produce a considerable amount of food through controlled environment systems that are eco-friendly and sustainable.
UK extension offices serving as community COVID-19 vaccination sites
By
Katie Pratt
Published on May. 5, 2021
Seven extension offices have worked with local, state and federal government agencies to help administer vaccines in their communities.
Gardeners might want to protect tender plants tonight
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 20, 2021
Four CAFE students named UK Gaines Center for Humanities scholars
By
Whitney Hale
Published on Apr. 8, 2021
Congratulations to CAFE students Haley Nelson, Felix Lowery, Brandy Jackson and Larah Ballard.
Weekly horticulture webinars offer advice to gardeners of all stripes
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Mar. 29, 2021
University of Kentucky extension specialists and horticulture agents cover a variety of topics in the Wednesday sessions.
Emerald ash borer moving into Western Kentucky
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Mar. 23, 2021
After staying in the eastern half of the state for the past decade, the emerald ash borer is heading west.
Gardeners will have loads of opportunities to improve their know-how
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 8, 2021
Before spring bursts out, Kentucky homeowners who wish to up their game in vegetable or landscape gardening will have a lot of opportunities.