COVID-19 Updates for Horticulture Producers
For a horticulture markets update, see Page 6 of the March Economic & Policy Update from the University of Kentucky Department of Agricultural Economics.
Department of Horticulture
What's New
Simple Online Store Webinar Recording
A recording of the UK Center for Crop Diversification's Simple Online Store webinar, as well as links to other resources, are now available on the Center for Crop Diversification (CCD) website.
Farmer Relief Fund Grants
American Farmland Trust's (AFT) Farmer Relief Fund will award farmers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each to help them weather the current storm of market disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis.
COVID-19 Resources
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Cooperative Extension Service are part of a broader team of universities, governmental and non-governmental partners working to serve our communities.
Geneve wins award
The University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture's
Dr. Robert “Bob” Geneve, right,
received the Southern Nursery
Association Researcher’s Porter
Henegar Memorial Award, presented
2019 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report
The 2019 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-762) is now available online at http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/PR/PR762/PR762.pdf.
2020-21 ID-36 is now available
The new edition of ID-36, Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers, 2020-21, is now available online at http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/ID/ID36/ID36.pdf
Williams named chair of UK Department of Horticulture
Professor Mark Williams has accepted the position of chair of the Department of Horticulture, after serving as interim chair since the summer of 2018.
Hort Club Thanksgiving Centerpiece Orders
University of Kentucky Horticulture Club members are taking orders for Thanksgiving centerpieces beginning Monday, Nov. 11th through Monday, Nov. 18th.
Dutton wins Environmental Award
The Department of Horticulture's Shari Dutton has received a Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Environmental Commission award for her work in growing and providing native plants for restoration and other projects in