Farmers markets open with an eye toward safe sales

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 27, 2020

Faced with an unheard-of pandemic, market managers and farmers market boards in big cities and small, rural communities started rethinking how they could open their spring markets while keeping producers and customers safe — many with the help of University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension agents.

Extension offers information for H-2A workers to keep agriculture operations safe, healthy and running during pandemic

By Katie Pratt
Published on May. 7, 2020

Extension agents give producers tips to help welcome their H-2A workers back to their farms amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

La oficina de Extensión ofrece información a los trabajadores H-2A para mantener las operaciones agrícolas seguras, saludables y funcionando durante la pandemia

By Katie Pratt
Published on May. 7, 2020

Gardeners beware; late frosts in the forecast for much of the state

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 6, 2020

Unseasonably cold temperatures are putting the kibosh on the spring dreams of many Kentucky gardeners, who are itching to plant young annuals or vegetables or may already have done so.

UK Extension’s Healthy at Home newsletter available in Spanish

By Katie Pratt
Published on May. 4, 2020

El boletín Saludable en Casa del Servicio de Extensión de la Universidad de Kentucky está disponible en español

By Katie Pratt
Published on May. 4, 2020

UK Experts Weigh In on Trends That Will Define the Decade: Farm-to-Table and Local Food Sourcing

By Danielle Donham
Published on Apr. 20, 2020

Southern agricultural economists explain COVID-19 legislation, offer resources for producers

By Katie Pratt
Published on Apr. 20, 2020

Among the COVID-19 topics the Southern agricultural economists address in their presentation include PPP, Families First Act, CARES Act and H2A labor issues.

UK’s James B. Beam Institute providing sanitizer to health care workers, manufacturing instructions to spirits industry

By Aimee Nielson
Published on Mar. 31, 2020

UK's James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits is donating 300 gallons of sanitizer to UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital.

“Horticulture Webinar Wednesdays” bring spring into your home

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Mar. 27, 2020

The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is offering free “Horticulture Webinar Wednesdays” on a number of topics.