Ordering Seeds for Vegetable Gardens

Looking through a seed catalog, store rack, or online product offering, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by options. But, for gardeners who have had issues in the past, choosing different varieties is one way to preventatively manage...Read More

U.S. Farm Report And Input Prices Focus Of Soybean Promotion Day

Murray State University will partner with the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board to host the 17th annual Soybean Promotion Day on January 18....Read More

Plans Developing To Rebuild UK Research And Education Center

University of Kentucky Grain and Forage Center of Excellence Director Dr. Chad Lee is reassuring the agriculture community the Research and Education Center in Princeton will be rebuilt following the December 10 tornado that destroyed 90 percent...Read More

Full Slate Of Events At Christian County Ag Expo Kicks Off 2022

The Christian County Agriculture Expo Center is hosting a full schedule of events to kick off 2022. Christian County Agriculture Extension Agent Matt Futtrell says events start with mule sales and timed events. click to download audioFuttrell...Read More

The Eastern Redcedar

The Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a tree that you cannot miss, even if you tried. Its wide native range from Ontario and Quebec to mid-Florida and west to North Dakota and Texas makes it the most...Read More

Christian County Ag Expo Center Housing Storm Repair Team

The Christian County Agriculture Exposition Center has served as headquarters for a storm recovery team that is providing assistance in Christian and surrounding counties. Christian County Agriculture Extension Agent Matt Futtrell says a group of Amish and...Read More

Hopkins County Extension Reminds Farmers About Ag Tornado Assistance

Farmers in Western Kentucky have plenty of resources available if their farms suffered damages during the December 10 and 11 tornadoes that impacted the region....Read More

UK Winter Wheat Meeting Rescheduled To February

The popular University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s Winter Wheat Meeting will be rescheduled to February 8....Read More

Fourteen Complete Master Gardener Program

Back in November, fourteen residents completed the University of Kentucky Master Gardener program offered through the Christian County Extension Office....Read More

Poinsettias for the Holidays

The poinsettia was named for Joel Robert Poinsett, an amateur botanist and the first United States ambassador to Mexico. He became fascinated with these native plants and sent poinsettias home to Greenville, S. C. in 1825. Although...Read More