McNear receives prestigious national award
By Katie Pratt. LEXINGTON, Ky., (Jan 13, 2010)
David McNear, an assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers today at the White House. Read more

Scientists reflect on 25 years of no-till wheat research
No-till wheat research at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture has come a long way since a drill dropped seeds in the first test plot more than 25 years ago at UK's Research and Education Center in Princeton. Read more

GPS Helps Locate Soil Erosion Pathways.
Researchers use terrain attributes to identify ephemeral gully erosion in agricultural fields.Tom Mueller, associate professor in the University of Kentucky (UK), College of Agriculture, guided Adam Pike, UK graduate student, on a project that examined whether reliable prediction models could be created to identify eroded waterways from digital terrain information such as landscape curvature and estimates of water flow from upslope areas. Read more

UK Grain Crops Academy expands
By Katie Pratt. LEXINGTON, Ky., (Dec 16, 2009)
To share the latest research-based information with more grain crops producers across Kentucky, the University of Kentucky Grain Crops Academy will offer programs in two different areas of the state beginning in January. Read more