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The most stressful period in a calf’s life is probably at weaning. Until that time, a calf relies on its mother for just about all its needs—nutrition, protection, comfort. Although producers can’t completely eliminate stress during weaning,...

Millions of people plant pollinator gardens to provide monarch butterflies with food along their annual migration from their overwintering sites in the highland forests of central Mexico to their summer breeding grounds in the United States and...

More than 40 drivers brought their tractors to the 2020 Hal Fennell Memorial Plow Day Saturday, October 3, at Cundiff Farms in Trigg County....

The University of Kentucky’s James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits recently announced a partnership with the Scotch Whisky Research Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland. The partnership will enhance stability in the spirits industry worldwide and allow the institutions to study distilled...

Did you know that wet, poorly drained soils are one of the most challenging soil types for growing plants in the landscape? I’m not really talking about sites that may flood in the spring for a few...

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Equine Programs put on its first Equine Week of Service Sept. 28-Oct. 3. Armed with sanitizer, masks and the desire to give back to the equine industry, students...

Farmers and ranchers working with USDA’s Farm Service Agency or Natural Resources Conservation Service can now sign and share documents online in just a few clicks. By using Box or OneSpan, producers can digitally complete business transactions...

Every year around this time, nature shakes off her summer greens, grown dusty and dim, and reaches into her closet for her autumn jewels. Kentucky is one of the best places in the country to view fall...

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kentucky Grazing Conference will occur online. The annual event, hosted by the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council and the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, will occur on the videoconferencing platform...