News Archive: Research
Students develop UK dining app
By
Katie Pratt
Published on May. 7, 2013
UK students now have access to nutrition information for on-campus eateries due to the work of a College of Agriculture graduate student and students in the College of Engineering.
UK Wheat Field Day is May 14
By
Katie Pratt
Published on May. 1, 2013
The upcoming field day will offer up-to-date information and cutting edge research regarding Kentucky wheat production.
Brazilian no-till leaders present UK with bust of Shirley Phillips
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Apr. 23, 2013
Brazilian leaders in no-till recently honored the late UK agronomist Shirley Phillips for his contributions to no-till that greatly improved agriculture in that country.
UK research shows biological control success against cowpea aphids may depend on its bacteria
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Apr. 19, 2013
The cowpea aphid attacks more than 200 plants and 50 crops worldwide.
UK, UC Irvine research on trapping bed bugs published
By
Carl Nathe
Published on Apr. 10, 2013
Scientists at the University of Kentucky and University of California, Irvine have made an important discovery in the battle against bed bugs.
Researchers studying if soil amendments can lower fragipan depth
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Mar. 26, 2013
UK researchers are studying whether lowering the soil's fragipan depth can increase corn and soybean yields.
UK researchers conducting comprehensive poultry litter study
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Mar. 20, 2013
How beneficial is poultry litter? Do those benefits outweigh any potential disadvantages? UK researchers are conducting a study to find out.
UK researcher awarded $2.9 million for equine viral arteritis research
By
Jenny Evans
Published on Mar. 4, 2013
UK researchers are conducting cutting edge research on a costly equine disease.
UK researchers study the effects of grazing wheat in winter
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 31, 2013
UK researchers study the possibility of grazing wheat as a winter food source.
Kentucky Dairy Partners meeting scheduled for Feb. 26-27
By
Aimee Nielson
Published on Jan. 30, 2013
Meeting aimed at dairy producers and enthusiasts and industry reps.