Sum & Substance

Spring 2019

Alvin Simmons: Road to Success The first University of Kentucky alumnus to serve as president of the world’s largest entomological organization, Alvin Simmons’s path to his successful career started with a bus ride to the University of Kentucky.

Certification Brings Opportunities There is a hot demand for white oak from Kentucky’s forests, thanks to a flush of new distilleries and wineries in the state and their need for barrels. That’s one of the reasons Jeff Stringer, chair of the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, has been spreading the mantra of good management and encouraging woodland owners to use methods for long-term timber viability.

Fall 2018

Half a Century of Navigating Tax Waters The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment helps ensure that tax preparers are on top of their game through the Income Tax Seminars.

Passionate Partners in Agriculture's Future The University of Kentucky’s Grain and Forage Center of Excellence benefits greatly from the support of the state's farmers and commodity groups.

Spring 2018

A Bloomin' Problem Algal blooms are not the delicate flowers their name might suggest. In fact, they are just the opposite. Algal blooms can contain cyanobacteria, which not only turns water green, but may release a toxin that contaminates water and causes skin irritation. Blooms stretch great distances; a toxic algal bloom in 2015 covered more than 650 miles of the Ohio River.

Empowering Their Future A lifetime interest in the outdoors persuaded Danny L. Koon, B.S. '77, M.S. '79, to study forestry, but he didn't take a traditional path. After graduating from Buckhannon-Upshur High School in West Virginia, Koon went to electronic school in Baltimore, then got a job with AT&T in Washington, D.C., before he was drafted in 1966.

Tough Turf Talk Because Kentucky is situated between the North and the South, with hot summers and cool winters, no single grass is suitable for all situations and locations. The majority of the turfgrasses that are appropriate for use here are cool-season grasses.

Warp and Weft: Amit Jain Amit Jain, B.S. '95, knows the warp and weft of a strong fabric. He also knows success. His company, Shingora Textiles Limited, is India's largest brand, manufacturer, and exporter of shawls and scarves. Though his story began and continues in the industrial center of Ludhiana, in northwest India, Human Environmental Sciences contributed some the weft threads in his life's rich fabric.