News Archive: Sustainability
Kentucky Master Naturalist program holds design competition
Published on Sep. 25, 2018
The new Kentucky Master Naturalist program invites UK students to submit designs for a logo.
Tree Farmer of the Year Field Day highlights Clifton Taylor family farm
Published on Sep. 11, 2018
the field day will focus on Taylor's Elk Cave Farms, its forest stand improvement and oak regeneration and timber production and harvests.
Mountain Fest celebrates mountain life in its many colors
Published on Sep. 10, 2018
The University of Kentucky Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability ushers in autumn and celebrates mountain life with Mountain Fest, Sept. 18-22.
Increased awareness, engagement are goals of Backyard Streams program
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Aug. 31, 2018
A new program and online course from UK Cooperative Extension will help homeowners with backyard streams appreciate the resource, protect personal property and improve water quality and habitat.
September’s Kentucky Proud Evening is abuzz with bee info
Published on Aug. 31, 2018
Tammy Horn, author of “Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation,” will speak at the free monthly series hosted by Fayette County Cooperative Extension Service.
UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment announces administrative transitions
Published on Aug. 17, 2018
Three members of the college are now serving in new roles.
On July 26, learn from the specialists at the UK Horticulture Research Farm
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jul. 5, 2018
Central Kentucky producers can learn a lot about the research being conducted in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment by attending the free 2018 Horticulture Research Farm Twilight Tour July 26.
UK student project has potential to make international impact
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Apr. 5, 2018
The project could improve grain drying in sub-Saharan Africa.
UK, stakeholders break ground on Grain and Forage Center of Excellence
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Mar. 15, 2018
The center will enhance the college’s extension, research and teaching missions.
UK CAFE graduate student receives prestigious award for thesis
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 12, 2018
Heather Hyden will receive the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools’ 2018 Master’s Thesis Award in the Social Sciences, Education and Business category Feb. 24.