News Archive: Horticulture
UK researcher part of team that found how plants forget
By
Katie Pratt
Published on May. 27, 2020
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.