University of KentuckyCollege of Agriculture

Teaching by Example

Teaching by Example

Four of the College’s farms now have demonstration projects in place to show producers how to protect natural resources as they deal with environmental issues related to production agriculture. [more]

The Bear Facts

The Bear Facts

TUCKED IN AGAINST A ROCK outcrop and sheltered from January’s frozen cold by a fallen tree and a nest of leaves, the female black bear gives birth to twins—a black-coated female weighing between 8 and 12 oz. and a male who is a bit smaller than his sister and ginger-headed (one of the breed’s color variations). [more]

The Bear Facts

The Bear Facts

TUCKED IN AGAINST A ROCK outcrop and sheltered from January’s frozen cold by a fallen tree and a nest of leaves, the female black bear gives birth to twins—a black-coated female weighing between 8 and 12 oz. and a male who is a bit smaller than his sister and ginger-headed (one of the breed’s color variations). [more]

Waves of Communication

Waves of Communication

Imagine what it would be like to see into another person’s mind. University of Kentucky Family Sciences researchers Ronald Werner-Wilson, Trent Parker, and Nathan Wood aren’t mind readers, but individuals and couples come to them, strap on something that looks like a swimmer’s cap, and let the professors watch their brainwaves in action. [more]

Dollars for Dollar

Dollars for Dollar

Agriculture has more challenges than ever before: feeding a predicted world population of 9 to 10 billion by 2050, using fuel crops to increase energy security, and sustaining a healthy environment. This means that global agriculture demand is projected to grow by 70 to 100 percent in the next 40 years or so. So it is useful to take a look at how we at UK are doing at the national and state level in terms of agricultural research and its benefits. [more]

Back to the Farm

Back to the Farm

A collaboration between the UK College of Agriculture and Kentucky State University, KYFarmStart is a two-year whole-farm management education program designed to give beginning farmers the tools they need to be successful. Now beginning its third cycle of classes, UK and KSU threw a wide net to attract a diverse group of farmers to the program. [more]

Back to the Farm

Back to the Farm

Bringing new people into farming and keeping the next generation on the farm is essential for the future health of agriculture. That’s the idea behind the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s funding of beginning farmer/rancher programs at 29 universities and organizations. The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and Kentucky State University received funding for KYFarmStart, a two-year whole-farm management education program. [more]

Termites: A Gutsy Approach to Biofuels

Termites: A Gutsy Approach to Biofuels

Driving a car powered by insects may seem far-fetched, but it could be a future reality if UK College of Agriculture researchers Xuguo “Joe” Zhou and Ling Yuan have anything to do with it. [more]

Our Land-Grant Heritage

The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture was founded as, and remains a land-grant institution, offering access to knowledge and learning for citizens and students throughout the Commonwealth.

UKAg Academics

 

Educating students was the earliest mission of the College and remains the most important way that we enhance the future of the Commonwealth. Instruction is fully integrated with our other missions – research and extension. The College expects its graduates to become leaders in their professions and their communities.

UKAg Extension

 

Agricultural, environmental, economic, and societal issues create an unprecedented demand for knowledge and research-based educational programs applicable to the needs of all Kentuckians. Economic development, leadership development, family, nutrition and health issues, opportunities for youth, and a rapidly changing agricultural landscape in Kentucky require a vital, progressive and responsive College of Agriculture and Cooperative Extension system.

UKAg Research

 

The College’s land-grant mission encourages truly creative research endeavors that result in the discovery of new knowledge. Further, we aspire to capitalize on the individual and collective achievement of our faculty by applying discoveries to the improvement of agriculture, industry, families, communities, and the natural environment.