Conference Motivates, Educates Kentucky Agricultural Women

By Aimee D. Heald
Published on Nov. 17, 1999

"Women are one-fourth of the world's rural population." Maxine Bell, Vice-Chair of the American Farm Bureau's Women's Committee

Better Beef Management Practices Help Increase Product Demand

By Haven Miller
Published on Nov. 12, 1999

"We're seeing several indicators that people are paying more for beef with the supply being held constant." Lee Meyer, UK agricultural economist

Record-Keeping Deters Financial Stress

By Aimee D. Heald
Published on Nov. 10, 1999

"Good farm records, and timely analysis of those records, is important." John Anderson, UK Agricultural Economist

Livestock Marketing Meetings Stress Smaller, Localized Sales

By Mark Eclov
Published on Nov. 7, 1999

"Producers must put in some time to identify and then cultivate their local markets. These meetings will address many of the steps necessary to make this type of strategy work." Benji Mikel, UK Extension muscle foods specialist

UK Animal Research Farm Opens New Sheep Center

By Haven Miller
Published on Nov. 5, 1999

"Sheep are an excellent model for any ruminant study dealing with nutrition and reproduction." Guy Kiracofe, chair, UK Animal Science Department

Forage Based Research Emphasized at New UK Animal Research Center

By Mark Eclov
Published on Nov. 5, 1999

"When complete, this farm's facilities and location should help bring a lot of identity to Kentucky's animal industry. We will have one of the top animal research facilities in the world." C. Oran Little, dean of the UK College of Agriculture

FFA Begins Partnership With Kentucky

By Aimee D. Heald
Published on Nov. 5, 1999

"Many people credit their signature of success to the experiences that they had in the FFA." Dr. Larry Case, National FFA Advisor

La Nina to Affect Kentucky Winter

By Aimee D. Heald
Published on Nov. 5, 1999

"La Nina means extreme variability." Tom Priddy, UK Agricultural Meteorologist.

Report Provides Help For County Manure Management Potential

By Haven Miller
Published on Nov. 5, 1999

"I think the report gives a clearer picture of overall potential for manure use." Richard Coffey, UK animal scientist

Pawpaw Potential And Popularity Growing

By Aimee D. Heald
Published on Oct. 27, 1999

"People are very nostalgic about the fruit in our area." Diana Lalani, Cookeville, Tennessee.