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The Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is the most comprehensive outreach and engagement program at the University of Kentucky.

Our mission, simply stated, is to make a difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through research-based education. Jointly with our other land-grant partner, Kentucky State University, we take the University to the people in their local communities, addressing issues of importance of all Kentuckians.


Time to reseed pastures

Time to reseed pasturesAs with many of the state’s crops, Kentucky cool-season forages have taken a hit from the drought and high temperatures. According to the Kentucky Weekly Crop and Weather Report released Aug.13, more than half of the state’s pastures were considered in poor or very poor condition. [more]

Farmers persevering through drought

Farmers persevering through droughWhile drought conditions have improved in Central and Eastern Kentucky, farmers are still feeling its effects and will be for some time. With drought-damaged corn and lower feed supplies, producers are preparing for winter and hoping for better weather next season. [more]

Remember the risk of cyanide poisoning to ruminants

 

Remember the risk of cyanide poisoning to ruminantsAs fall begins, livestock producers should remember that the increasing chance of frost raises the risk some forages have of causing cyanide poisoning in ruminants. [more]

UK Ag receives more than $500,000 to help beginning farmers

UK Ag receives more than $500,000 to help beginning farmersThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture a $561,000 grant for KyFarmStart, its comprehensive training program for beginning farmers and those who are considering going into farming. [more]

Register now for substance abuse conference

Register now for substance abuse conferenceRegistration is now open for the 2013 Different Faces of Substance Abuse Conference.  Hosted by the University of Kentucky, the conference’s mission is to strengthen grassroots efforts to curtail prescription drug abuse and misuse across the state. [more]

'UK at the Half' features chair of the Department of Plant Pathology

'UK at the Half' features chair of the Department of Plant PathologyChris Schardl, chair of the University of Kentucky Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agriculture was the guest on Sept. 15's "UK at the Half," which aired during the UK vs. Western Kentucky University game that was broadcast on radio. [more]

Taste of the Mountains Sept. 22

Taste of the Mountains Sept. 22Fall is just around the corner, and the University of Kentucky Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability will usher in the season with a Taste of the Mountains Sept. 22. The full-day event will showcase the region’s many agriculture, nutrition and forest opportunities. [more]

 

Captures of fall armyworm moths in Western Kentucky are at a record high.  

Fall armyworm captures at all-time highA total of 675 moths were captured Sept. 13 in the integrated pest management traps at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton. This surpassed the previous high of 549 collected Aug. 16 at the center. Fall armyworm moth captures remain low at the UK IPM traps located in Lexington. [more]

Rains from Isaac give soybeans a boost

Rains from Isaac give soybeans a boostRemnants of Hurricane Isaac provided much needed moisture for most of the state’s soybean crop, said Chad Lee, grain crops specialist with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. [more]

UK Beef Integrated Resource Management group maps future

UK Beef Integrated Resource Management group maps futureTen years ago, the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service gathered beef producers, extension agents and industry professionals in Asheville, N.C. near the world-famous Biltmore Estate to map the future of Kentucky’s beef industry.  After all, things were changing in Kentucky agriculture back then.  The tobacco buyout changed the identity of Kentucky agriculture forever, and the state’s beef industry was poised to elevate its profile. [more]

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S-107 Ag Science Bldg. North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: 859-257-4302
Fax: 859-257-3501
darlene.mylin@uky.edu

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