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Center revitalizes UK College of Agriculture's presence in Eastern Kentucky
For decades the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture has offered Eastern Kentuckians vital support through Robinson Forest, Robinson Station and the Wood Utilization Center. Until now, all three units were operating independently of each other. Now, all three are combining under one umbrella and a new name to reflect their unity - the Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability.
"I am grateful to the faculty and staff leaders of Robinson Forest and Robinson Station for initiating this exciting new strategy," said Scott Smith, dean of the UK College of Agriculture. "I know it will advance the impact and the efficiency of these facilities that are so critical to our support for this region."
David Ditsch, formerly superintendent of Robinson Station, will lead the center as director, reporting to Nancy Cox, UK College of Agriculture associate dean for research and director of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station. Cox will administer the new center at the college level. Ditsch said he believes the center's consolidation will be beneficial on many levels.
"We believe this change will not only be a cost-effective measure for the college's efforts in Eastern Kentucky, but it also gives us a clearer focus and a more unified appearance," Ditsch said . "We'll continue to offer the applied research...
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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.
In the fall of 1983, many producers...
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UK College of Agriculture helping develop fallen stock disposal standards
Dealing with fallen stock disposal is a reality for any livestock owner and understanding the regulations surrounding the process is likely the biggest challenge. In light of recent Food and Drug Administration regulations, researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture are defining a more natural way of disposing of dead animals to control the spread of pathogens and disease outbreaks.
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UK is leader in $6 million study of medicinal plants
The University of Kentucky is the lead institute in a group of universities that received a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to study the molecular genetics and biochemical potential of medicinal plants.
"Our major goal is to capture the genetic blueprints of medicinal plants for the advancement of drug discovery and development," said Joseph Chappell, who is the project coordinator and professor of plant biochemistry in the UK College of Agriculture.
During...
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Horse genome publication concludes project initiated in Lexington
Four researchers from the University of Kentucky Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center and a faculty member in UK's Department of Computer Science were among 58 co-authors of a research article published Nov. 6 in Science that reported the first complete sequencing and assembly of the horse genome.
"This is the culmination of a project that began in 1995 from a workshop in Lexington, Ky.," said Ernie Bailey, co-author and professor of veterinary science.
Since the workshop...
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Groundbreaking ceremony for Equine Reproduction Facilities at UK's Maine Chance Equine Campus recognized donors
A groundbreaking ceremony for University of Kentucky Equine Reproduction Facilities was held Oct. 26 at UK's Maine Chance Equine Campus. The ceremony recognized supporters who generously donated money to fund the remodeling of facilities for equine reproduction research by experts at the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center.
The remodeled facilities will help develop the best equine reproductive research program in the country and give the Gluck Equine Research Center the opportunity to match the signature equine industry it serves. The remodeled facilities...
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UK Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center construction moving ahead
In 2008, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture broke ground on a $28.5 million expansion and renovation of UK's Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center. A year later, the construction is progressing briskly and was recently celebrated with a "topping off" ceremony to signify that all structural steel for the expansion is in place.
LDDC Director Craig Carter said two 10,000-pound alkaline digesters should be installed before the end of the year.
"We're looking forward to the facility being ‘dried-in' soon," he...
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Director Named at UK Research and Education Center
Lloyd Murdock, a longtime professor with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, was recently named the first director of the college's Research and Education Center in Princeton.
Murdock will devote approximately 50 percent of his time to this role and 50 percent to continuation of his extension work in soils. In the latter capacity, he remains a professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.
The new director's role is the result of the elimination of the college's management operations department and the realignment of functions...
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UK's Nancy Cox to be honored with Bluegrass Tomorrow Vision Award
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture's Nancy Cox will be one of Kentucky's visionaries and innovators honored at Bluegrass Tomorrow's 20th Anniversary Vision Awards/InnoVision Breakfast Oct. 30 at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington.
Cox, associate dean for research in UK's College of Agriculture, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station director and administrative leader for...
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Sweet Potato harvest looking good in east Kentucky
Two years ago on a visit to Canada, Sarah Fannin saw something she was sure would be a good fit for east Kentucky agriculture - sweet potatoes. The tuber has long been a cultural favorite in east Kentucky, with school children even eating the root raw as an afterschool snack. Turns out, her hunch was right.
Since Fannin is the University of Kentucky...
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