AG Edge

What started off as a few scattered reports of armyworms across Kentucky a few weeks ago, has now turned into a full-blown invasion. Experts say a particularly widespread and intense outbreak of armyworms is causing damage to...

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and Ag Equine Programs will host the annual Farm and Facilities Expo from 3:30 – 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday, September 28, at the famed Spendthrift Farm, 247 Swigert Ave., Lexington. The...

Among the dazzling display of colors in Kentucky darts the most mesmerizing of all birds....

Heat and humidity are part of Kentucky’s summer weather landscape. Just having a way to relax and cool off is necessary to survive the heat. The stifling heat and humidity makes being outside very uncomfortable for both...

The U.S. cattle inventory experienced its largest mid-year decrease since 2012, down 1.3% since July 2020. The numbers came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s mid-year estimates of the U.S. cattle inventory.   “I tend to focus more on...

A University of Kentucky student is studying whether sorghum-sudangrass with a brown midrib trait adds nutrients back to soil quicker than varieties without the trait. Sorghum-sudangrass is a warm-season annual grass Kentucky producers use for summer grazing and pasture renovation. When livestock graze the forage,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has accepted 2.8 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and private landowners for enrollment into the Conservation Reserve Program in 2021. This year, almost 1.9 million acres in offers have been...

Small poultry flocks are relatively inexpensive and don’t take up much space or require much time. Many Kentuckians have small flocks for entertainment or for profit. The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has several instructional...

Horses at a Central Kentucky career and technical high school have lush paddocks to graze on this school year thanks to help from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.    Locust Trace AgriScience Center is a school in...