News Archive: Community & Leadership Development
Students return with new perspective from half a world away
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Carol Lea Spence
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Alexis Amorese spent five weeks in Indonesia as part of a study abroad program in sustainable agriculture. The trip was a “once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
Extension assistant instills healthy habits early in Louisville
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Katie Pratt
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A Louisville EFNEP assistant helps Jefferson County Head Start students develop a taste for healthy eating.
Kentucky farmers, UK students get eye-opening experience in Argentina
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Katie Pratt
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A group of UK students and Kentucky farmers learned firsthand about Argentine agricultural practices.
Workshops to help nonprofits ‘Stay Exempt’
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KNN, in partnership with the UK Dept. of Community and Leadership Development, will host workshops to provide nonprofits with tax information.
Name change reflects broad work of UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
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Laura Skillman
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On July 1, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture will become the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
Sophistication of Kentucky’s producers, food systems impresses visitors
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Carol Lea Spence
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Cooperative Extension agents and specialists from around the country visited Lexington recently and left with an appreciation for Central Kentucky’s farmers and food system.
Western Kentucky CSAs answer demand for fresh, local foods
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Katie Pratt
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CSA programs are thriving in one Western Kentucky county.
Switchgrass project a success
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Katie Pratt
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UK forage specialists said the switchgrass pilot project had numerous successes beyond biomass production.
Workshop to help nonprofits ‘Stay Exempt’
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“Stay Exempt” is a one-day workshop to provide nonprofit organizations with information about maintaining their tax-exempt status and complying with tax obligations.