2021 Horticulture Webinar Series
The Woodford, Franklin, Harrison and Bourbon County Cooperative Extension Offices are presenting a free webinar series at noon EST on Thursdays beginning January 7.
Department of Horticulture
What's New
Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Source Directory
An interactive Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Source Directory is now available on the Center for Crop Diversification website at https://uk-horticulture.github.i
Bolt Receives CAFE Undergraduate Research Award
Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology undergraduate student Bridget Bolt has been awarded a CAFE Undergraduate Student Research Activity Award (RAA).
Grad Students Receive CAFE Research Activity Awards
On November 12, four graduate students from Horticulture, from left, Mohammad Alsabri, Chelsea Maupin, Tajbir Raihan and Jia Tan, were awarded CAFE Graduate Student Research Activity Awards to enhance their research projects.
2021 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference
The 2021 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference will be held virtually on the four Tuesdays in January.
Adding value to Kentucky Wines: Creation of the Kentucky Wine Technical Group
The University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture's Jeff Wheeler, Kendall Corbin (currently Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering) and Carlos Rodriguez López received USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding to,
López publishes paper
The Department of Horticulture's Dr. Carlos Rodríguez López has published a paper in the journal Horticulture Research. Kiflu Tesfamicael, research analyst in Lopez's group is the leading author.
Survey of High Tunnel Growers
In order to improve participation and effectiveness of conservation assistance programs, it is crucial to know how farmers value soil health improvements and ecosystem services derived from such practices.
Cucumber Production under Protected Culture Survey
University of Kentucky researchers are seeking input from individuals or businesses producing cucumbers under protected culture. Growers of cucumbers in greenhouses, high tunnels/hoop houses, or indoors, e.g.
Updated Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources publication available
The Department of Horticulture's Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources (HortFact-3002) publication has been updated for 2020 and reformatted to make it more user-friendly.