According to recent statistics from theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),44.6% of Kentucky adolescents reported consuming fruit less than one time daily,and42.7%reportedconsuming vegetables less than one time daily.Nutritioneducationtakes on a whole new life when combined with teaching cooking skills to kids. Research shows children are more willing to try new healthful foods when they help with snacks or meal preparation.The Super Star Chef Cooking Camp is a three-day camp for ch...
W. Garrett Owen is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist of floriculture, greenhouse and controlled-environment crop production in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Kentuck... More
Funding year 2018 of the Kentucky Military Teen Adventure Camps (MTAC) has been yet another success! With a total of 5 camps from April 2018- August 2018. Families including service members or spouses... Read More
The state of Kentuckys agricultural education programs in high schools have several career pathways in which students may choose to emphasize. One career pathway is the agribiotechnoloy pathway, which... Read More
The U. S. Department of Commerce declared that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations are growing at a 7.2% quicker rate than other occupations. STEM employees play a critical ro... Read More
Ventilating pastured poultry farms is challenging because the openings to allow the birds onto the pasture create cold air drafts in the barn in winter. Through a relationship built with a farmer here... Read More