CAFE Corner

Spring 2019

Be Fit with FitBlue Family and Consumer Sciences extension recently launched FitBlue, a multifunctional mobile app aimed at improving Kentuckians’ health and well-being.

Building Trust in a Closed Society Not the type of people to stand by when they identify a need, UK equine extension specialist Fernanda Camargo and Hardin County 4-H agent Bonnie Jolly teamed up with equine veterinarian Pedro de Pedro to improve equine health within Hardin County’s Amish community.

Camping Around the Calendar In Kentucky, 4-H camping is not just a summertime activity. The state’s four regional camping facilities offer opportunities for education and exploration year round.

Day Camp Helps Children Feel Safe Sometimes children have a difficult time figuring out where to turn for help in unsafe situations.

Education Within Reach When fall classes get underway, more folks can stay at home to pursue an advanced education.

Hemp: New Crop, New Risks University of Kentucky plant pathologists have identified a new disease that has the potential to be a major setback to the state’s growing hemp industry.

Spotlight: Lynne Rieske-Kinney As soon as she walks in the room, forest entomology professor Lynne Rieske-Kinney says, “I love my job.” Her enthusiasm for healthy forests and protecting trees from invasive insects is contagious.

The Power of Memory Carlos Rodríguez López is delving into how plants use memory to respond to their environment. López joined CAFE’s horticulture faculty almost a year ago. With a new grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he is continuing research he conducted in Australia.

Tracking a Killer Among the ridges and hollows of Eastern Kentucky, a killer is loose. Cancer.

Tune in to Water Streams and rivers are the primary driver of Kentucky’s great biodiversity and much of its economy.

Fall 2018

4-H Gives Back Ready, willing, and able describe the nearly 600 young Kentuckians who tackled various community service projects throughout Lexington and surrounding counties as part of 4-H Teen Conference this past summer.

Back to the Table Families are returning to the dinner table due to an Owen County Cooperative Extension Service program. Judith Hetterman, Owen County family and consumer sciences extension agent, began offering Recipes for Life in 2009 to teach students how to read recipes and cook. Funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education, the program has evolved, and fifth-graders now learn how to prepare and serve a five-course formal meal.

Campus Greening The landscape around several Jefferson County inner-city public schools is looking a whole lot better than it used too. That's thanks in part to students in a Landscape Architecture class in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Chris Sass, assistant professor in the department, teaches Design with Plants, a 300-level course.

Farm to Farm Table It can’t get much fresher than this. The college's Horticulture Research Farm added real meaning to “Farm to Table” by serving up food this past summer that never left the farm to begin with.

Hand in Hand for Health Farmers and wellness programs are working together in a unique program that provides employees with cash vouchers that can be used to subscribe to community supported agriculture programs. The program could potentially reduce employer health care costs and absenteeism rates.

Kentucky Master Naturalists Kentucky Cooperative Extension joins 41 other states in offering the Master Naturalist program, an opportunity to advance education, research, and outreach efforts dedicated to the conservation and management of natural resources.

Kentucky Spirits Research Institute: A Signature Kentucky Partnership A collaborative research and workforce development effort between Kentucky’s flagship university and one of the state’s signature industries, the new Kentucky Spirits Research Institute will help ensure that Kentucky remains the innovation capital of the distilling industry, not merely the bourbon production capital.

Prime Berries with Plasticulture Using a plasticulture system to grow strawberries on raised beds with black plastic mulch and drip tape, another grower has managed to extend his production season.

Spotlight: Michael Goodin Plant Pathology Professor Michael Goodin’s office is crammed with the usual texts and papers, but also with a multitude of coffees and teas acquired during his frequent travels.

Spring 2018

Adulting 101 If you need a blueprint for moving out of your mom's basement, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension has it—#Adulting 101, a pilot program that teaches life skills to an audience from high school through young adult.

CAFE Grants & Contracts Our reputation for cutting-edge research means CAFE grants continue to grow.

Drones Over Africa The hum of drones overhead is a welcome sound to people in Benin interested in improving agriculture and reducing poaching. The sound, and the relief it could po-tentially bring, come courtesy of UK doctoral student and native son, Abdelaziz Lawani.

Hall of Distinguished Alumni 2018 Inductees The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment inducted five new members into its Hall of Distinguished Alumni, the highest honor the college confers.

Spotlight: Lori Garkovich Growing up, Lori Garkovich moved about every five years before landing in Missouri for high school and college. In 1976, she joined UK's faculty, and after 42 years, the professor in Community and Leadership Development will be retiring at the end of this semester.

The Ag Mag is Going Digital This spring issue of The Ag Magazine will be the last print version, but rest easy.

The Proof is in the Poop Equine veterinarians need an easy way to identify and count parasite eggs in fecal samples. With the Poop2Proof app, they have results in less than five minutes.

Westward Ho Beef Integrated Resource Management was first in-troduced to Kentucky in 1981. Since then it has evolved, but the goal remains: to help Kentucky cattle producers improve the management of their cowherd through better record keeping, leading to more profitability.

Wheat Field Schools: Timely and Specialized Growing any crop is a risky venture, and there are times when even experienced producers second-guess their decisions.