News Archive: Horticulture
Annual Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference set for Jan. 8-9
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Aimee Nielson
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Topics will include fruit and vegetable production, organic production, wholesale and direct marketing, the Grape and Wine Short Course, agritourism and more.
Kentucky agricultural economy improves
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Katie Pratt
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Kentucky cash receipts and net farm income are up slightly for 2017.
Nursery, landscape industry to meet in Louisville for 2018 Spring Training
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Carol Lea Spence
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The green industry will gather in Louisville Jan. 24-25 for the Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association’s annual Spring Training Conference.
Low-pressure irrigation system looks promising for small farms
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Carol Lea Spence
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A low-pressure irrigation system that a UK horticulture extension professor perfected in Asia looks like it also will have practical applications for small growers in this country.
Ben Beam earning his stripes with help of UK distillation program
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Carol Lea Spence
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Between shifts as a distillery operator, Ben Beam is completing UK’s Distillation, Wine and Brewing Studies certificate program. And yes, he’s one of those Beams.
UK’s No P On My Lawn raises awareness of excess fertilizer
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Carol Lea Spence
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A new UK Cooperative Extension Service program takes information directly to neighborhoods to teach the risks of using too much phosphorus on lawns.
Extension to host second indoor aquaculture program
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Katie Pratt
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The event is Sept. 16 at the Kentucky State University Aquaculture Research Center.
Ag Biotech Day opens doors to UK research
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Katie Pratt
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The event brought students to campus to learn about the college's research programs.
Addiction recovery center garden provides residents with solace
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Katie Pratt
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Jefferson County Cooperative Extension is using gardening to help women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction improve themselves.
UK planning limited sales of wines it produces
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Laura Skillman
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The sales will help make UK's grape and wine research self-sustaining.