Cooperative Extension Service

Welcome to the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service

The Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is the most comprehensive outreach and engagement program at the University of Kentucky.

Our mission, simply stated, is to make a difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through research-based education. Jointly with our other land-grant partner, Kentucky State University, we take the University to the people in their local communities, addressing issues of importance of all Kentuckians.

Champion Food Volunteers ready to take knowledge to communities

For 16 women in Northern Kentucky, it took about 40 hours of instruction to become a Champion Food Volunteer-in-training. Now the real work can begin. [more]

Workshop to help nonprofits ‘Stay Exempt’

The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Department of Community and Leadership Development, in partnership with the Kentucky Nonprofit Network Inc., will host “Stay Exempt,” a one-day workshop to provide nonprofit organizations with information about maintaining their tax-exempt status and complying with tax obligations. [more]

Advanced Kentucky Grazing School coming to Western Kentucky

Forage and animal specialists with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture will host an Advanced Kentucky Grazing School June 18 at the UK Research and Education Center in Princeton. [more]

Free fruit for the masses

In Hopkinsville, what began as a quest for a few basketfuls of apples will soon be a bountiful harvest for city residents. [more]

Decision deadline nearing for risk protection programs

The 2012 drought greatly reduced Kentucky corn yields and left many producers wondering whether they have the protection they need in case of another disastrous season. [more]

UK Robinson Center Mountain Monday Series offers equine focus

The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability is hosting an evening focused on basic equine and forage management at its next installment of the Mountain Monday Series May 13. [more]

UK Equine Farm and Facilities Expo to be held June 19

University of Kentucky Ag Equine Programs will host an Equine Farm and Facilities Expo from 4 to 8 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 19 at Tollgate Farm in Georgetown. [more]

Two strawberry viruses found in Kentucky

Kentucky strawberry producers should check with their supplier on the origin of their plugs after two viruses were found this spring in the state, said Nicole Ward Gauthier, assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s Department of Plant Pathology. [more]

UK insect pest early warning system benefits producers

For more than 20 years, specialists with the University of Kentucky Integrated Pest Management Program have trapped moths of Kentucky’s major agricultural pests to give producers an early warning about potential outbreaks. A recent UK College of Agriculture survey shows this program is paying financial and environmental dividends for the agricultural industry. [more]

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Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: 859-257-4302
Fax: 859-257-3501
darlene.mylin@uky.edu

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