Kentucky Master Gardener Conference
The Kentucky Master Gardeners Conference will be held in Pikeville September 12-13. Extension Master Gardeners from across the state will gather to:
Department of Horticulture
What's New
Greenhouse irrigation management video available online
In this short video (about 7 minutes), Dr. Shubin Saha of the University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture discusses irrigation management and timing for vegetables in a soilless greenhouse production system.
2015 Fruit and Vegetable Research Report
The Fruit and Vegetable 2015 Annual Research Report is now available online.
John Strang discusses Uba Tuba pepper research
Fruit and Vegetable Specialist Dr. John Strang discusses UK research on Uba Tuba peppers in an Across Kentucky podcast from the Kentucky Farm Bureau.
Downie receives Dr. Benjamin Peary (BP) Pal Distinguished Chair Award
Dr. A. Bruce Downie, Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky, has been selected by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) for the Dr. BP Pal Distinguished Chair Award for 2016.
DeBolt receives Thomas Poe Cooper Research Award
Dr. Seth DeBolt received the Thomas Poe Cooper Research Award at the Gamma Sigma Delta banquet on October 19th.
Dunwell receives Fellow Award
Dr. Winston Dunwell received a Fellow Award from the Eastern Region International Plant Propagators' Society in late September.
UK Hort Club Farm Market
The UK Horticulture Club Farm Market will be open every Wednesday from 3:30-6 p.m. during the fall semester.
Rowell published in HortTechnology
Design, Introduction, and Extension of Low-Pressure Drip Irrigation in Myanmar, by Dr. Brent Rowell of the UK Department of Horticulture and March Lar Soe, has been published in the August issue of HortTechnology.
Distillation, Wine and Brewing Studies Program
The Distillation, Wine and Brewing Studies undergraduate certificate program now has a website. This program will provide students in any undergraduate degree program at the University of Kentucky exposure to the DWB industries.