News Archive: Extension
UK Center for Crop Diversification celebrates 25 years helping farmers, small businesses thrive
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Christopher Carney
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The University of Kentucky’s Center for Crop Diversification has been a hub of resources, training and tools to help farmers and food entrepreneurs learn, grow and profit.
Kentucky’s diversified agriculture faces split outlook: UK economists point to livestock strength and row crop strain in 2026
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Jennifer Elwell
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University of Kentucky economists project near-record level cash receipts for 2025 thanks to soaring cattle, poultry and equine markets, but net farm income is expected to drop in 2026 without additional government assistance.
Blooms are booming: University of Kentucky Extension empowers agents to support the growing number of cut flower farms
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Jennifer Elwell
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Thanks to a series of workshops, many county Cooperative Extension Service offices are better equipped to help growers start or expand their cut-flower ventures.
‘Homemade, Homegrown, Hometown’: Morgan County wins Outstanding Extension Council Award for The Artisans Harvest event
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Lexi Fellows
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Morgan County Extension Council is the recipient of the 2025 Randall Barnett Outstanding County Extension Council.
UKREC and Master Grazer to host Winter Feeding Field Day on Dec. 13 in Princeton
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Jennifer Elwell
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The field day will focus on stockpiling cool-season forages for winter grazing and hay feeding strategies to improve livestock nutrition.
University of Kentucky Extension specialists recognized at national conference
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Grace Sowards
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The Epsilon Sigma Phi mission is to foster standards of excellence in the Extension system.
‘It’s a special outdoor classroom’: UK Robinson Forest Field Day demonstrates flash flooding modules for local youth
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Christopher Carney
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Part of the Flooding in Appalachian Streams and Headwaters (FLASH) Initiative, local students learned about how flash flooding impacts the environment and their communities at the Robinson Forest.
National recognition strengthens University of Kentucky’s role in supporting military families
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Jordan Strickler
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The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences awards affirm the University of Kentucky’s capacity to lead the Military Family Readiness Academy.
‘Be the difference’: 2026 Kentucky Volunteer Forum celebrates 4-H and Extension volunteers
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Jennifer Elwell
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One of the largest events of its kind, this biennial forum recognizes the compassion and commitment of Kentucky’s 4-H and Extension volunteers while preparing them to lead their programs with confidence.
Interactive plan aims to protect limestone water in horse and bourbon country
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Alicia Gregory
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The Glenns Creek Watershed Plan project engaged rural and urban partners to create a state-of-the-art planning tool that will open up opportunities to implement on-the-ground practices.