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100 Years of Research at UKREC: Fruit and Vegetable Work
Published on Aug. 7, 2025
The horticulture program at UKREC began in 1925 through the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, when superintendent Samuel Lowry planted an acre of tomatoes.
Results of the 2025 HS Crop Scouting Competition
Published on Jul. 25, 2025
The High School Crop Scouting Competition was held July 24, 2025. Congratulations to the team from Adair County High School! They earned 1st place, received a $500 award and will compete in the national competition this fall.
The Rise and Improvement of Tall Fescue
Published on Jun. 16, 2025
As forage research was well underway in Princeton, UK agronomist E.N. Fergus stumbled into forage history on the other side of the state in 1931 when he was asked to judge a sorghum syrup show. Invited to also visit the Suiter Farm in Menifee County during this trip, Fergus observed “an excellent stand of grass on a steep hillside.”
A Closer Look at Red Clover
Published on Jun. 12, 2025
The importance of clover, another nitrogen-fixing legume, was well known to UKREC’s early agronomists and grazers. The earliest trials at Princeton included clover varieties, but red clover did not always perform as well as others. Fergus worked with many agronomists to improve red clover adaptability to Kentucky conditions.
Advancing Alfalfa
Published on Jun. 12, 2025
Alfalfa has been a valued crop in Kentucky for hay production. Its high nutritional value and benefits for soil health, including its ability to fix nitrogen from the air to improve soil fertility, make it an excellent choice for livestock production.
100 Years of Tobacco Research at UKREC
Published on May. 21, 2025
Few crops are as significant to Kentucky’s agricultural history and heritage as tobacco. It served as a dominant cash crop for farmers across the state for more than 200 years, with some family farms passing their knowledge down through four or five generations.
2024 Annual Grass Report: Warm Season and Cool Season (Cereals)
Published on May. 12, 2025
Summer annual grasses provide an important forage crop option for producers in Kentucky. These grasses are mainly used as emergency or supplemental pasture, silage, or hay crops, but little information is available on their yield potential.
2024 Cool-Season Grass Grazing Tolerance Report
Published on May. 12, 2025
Cool-season forages such as tall fescue, orchardgrass, and Kentucky bluegrass are the primary pasture grasses in Kentucky. Other species such as perennial ryegrass and festulolium can also be used in pasture systems. Little is known about the effect of variety on the grazing tolerance of these cool-season grass species.
Ryegrass field tour doubles in attendance in second year
Published on Apr. 30, 2025
Once categorized as solely a perennial problem in wheat, Italian ryegrass has increasingly become problematic in all of Kentucky’s
