100 Years of Tobacco Research at UKREC

Published on May. 21, 2025

Few crops are as significant to Kentucky’s agricultural history and heritage as tobacco. It served as a dominant cash crop for farmers across the state for more than 200 years, with some family farms passing their knowledge down through four or five generations.  

2024 Annual Grass Report: Warm Season and Cool Season (Cereals)

Published on May. 12, 2025

Summer annual grasses provide an important forage crop option for producers in Kentucky. These grasses are mainly used as emergency or supplemental pasture, silage, or hay crops, but little information is available on their yield potential.

2024 Cool-Season Grass Grazing Tolerance Report

Published on May. 12, 2025

Cool-season forages such as tall fescue, orchardgrass, and Kentucky bluegrass are the primary pasture grasses in Kentucky. Other species such as perennial ryegrass and festulolium can also be used in pasture systems. Little is known about the effect of variety on the grazing tolerance of these cool-season grass species.

Evaluation of Italian Ryegrass Control Prior to Corn

By Travis Legleiter
Published on Apr. 30, 2025

OBJECTIVE 

Ryegrass field tour doubles in attendance in second year

Published on Apr. 30, 2025

Once categorized as solely a perennial problem in wheat, Italian ryegrass has increasingly become problematic in a

Ground-Truthing Drone Fungicide Efficacy

By Kiersten Wise
Published on Apr. 30, 2025

Kiersten Wise, Tim Stombaugh, Will Barlow University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Princeton University of Kentucky, Lexington

100 Years of wheat research, industry growth and extension at UKREC

Published on Apr. 25, 2025

UKREC has a long history of supporting Kentucky’s wheat industry since its founding in 1925. Wheat yield trials were conducted within the first few years, and measuring yields got significantly easier when the station purchased its first threshing machine in 1927. Nitrogen fertilization in wheat began in 1943.  

UK Research and Education Center celebrates 100 years of environmental innovation

Published on Apr. 22, 2025

The University of Kentucky’s experiment station in Princeton celebrates its global impact on sustainable agriculture and the Kentucky farmers who drive and adopt these practices on Earth Day.

UKREC's John Grove Recognized for Water Quality Monitoring Program

Published on Apr. 21, 2025

100 Years of UKREC Research: Beef Cattle

Published on Apr. 16, 2025

Early Beef Cattle and Forage Management