The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment recently installed a newly improved community classroom. Located in the Wood Utilization Center at the Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability in Quicksand the classroom will provide new educational opportunities for Kentuckians.
To assist sustainable use of white oak, Chad Niman, primary forest products specialist for the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is leading a team of industry collaborators on a project to provide the industry with information to improve the efficiency of barrel production.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 4, 2021) The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is collecting items and providing relief efforts for Kentuckians impacted by recent floods.
The Wolfe County Extension office is serving as the collection site for Eastern Kentucky counties impacted by flooding. On campus, extension will collect supplies at the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Agriculture Distribution Center.
“Some of the poorest areas of our communities were hit the hardest and face significant cleanup challenges,” said Ty Back, area extension director for several of the hardest hit counties. “It’s important that extension can pull together its extensive statewide resources to help these communities recover.”