Soil Health Webinar
Dr. Shawn Lucas from Kentucky State University will discuss soil health and how sustainable practices can play an important role. 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time on April 4. Free.
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Sustainable Ag Webinar
Learn about the practical implications of appropriate or no-tillage, cover cropping, and mulching in small-scale market gardens. Speaker: Jackson Rolett from No-Till Growers. March 23, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Free.
Beginning Farmer High Tunnel Production Basics Training
This is a two-part webinar series followed by an in-person training. Webinars will be offered on March 23 and 30 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Kentucky Covered-Growing Industry Survey
UK Extension and the Kentucky Horticulture Council are collaborating to characterize the controlled-environment (CEA) growing industry in Kentucky and to ensure the needs of Kentucky's CEA growers are being met.
2023 Kentucky Local Food Systems Summit
Early-bird registration is open for the 5th annual Kentucky Local Food Systems Summit, set for March 29, 2023, at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field in Lexington.
CSA Publication Available
Corbin Awarded National Funding from the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Scientists from across the globe are working on 30 projects to develop tools and processes to improve plant, crops, and bioproducts, as well as mitigate climate change. Dr.
Study Looks at Optimal Lighting Conditions for Transplant Quality
Lark Wuetcher, senior horticulture major in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is helping Kentuckians address potential industry issues by studying the optimal lighting conditions needed to
UK, UT Undergrads Study Hydroponic Lettuce
Undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee are jointly studying how light affects hydroponic lettuce.
Owen receives ASHS Early Career Award
The Department of Horticulture's Dr. W. Garrett Owen has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Early Career Award for Extension and Outreach.