UK booth to highlight tornado resilience at National Farm Machinery Show

By Katie Pratt
Published on Feb. 2, 2022

As the agriculture world’s eyes turn to Louisville in the coming weeks, the University of Kentucky Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering is using the opportunity to highlight the resiliency of Western Kentuckians who are continuing to deal with the aftermath of the Dec. 10 tornados that ravaged much of the area. 

Fall 2021 Dean's List Includes 991 Engineering Students

Published on Jan. 24, 2022

To make a Dean’s List, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher and must have earned 12 credits or more in that semester, excluding credits earned in pass-fail classes.

AEN-165: Improving Cow Paths

By Steve Higgins
Published on Dec. 17, 2021

The energy expended by a large animal traveling on a slope can be tremendous. To compensate, grazing animals create trails, which run parallel to a slope. These trails allow animals to graze the upper slope, while standing on flat ground, which provides energy and grazing efficiencies.

AEN-164: Reprogramming a Tobacco Barn to Hay Storage and Self-Feeding: An Eden Shale Case Study

By Steve Higgins
Published on Nov. 4, 2021

Many farms contain buildings that were productive long ago but contribute little to the farming operation today. A good example is a tobacco barn on a farm that no longer grows the crop.

Consider drying remaining corn crop

By Katie Pratt
Published on Oct. 7, 2021

High energy costs and wet weather have delayed the harvest of what is expected to be a record corn crop for the state. To preserve yield and quality, a University of Kentucky agricultural engineer is recommending producers consider harvesting and mechanically drying corn still left in the field.  

AEN-161: Planning and Designing Suburban-Urban Poultry Housing in Kentucky

By James Ash and Steve Higgins
Published on Sep. 29, 2021

Interest in suburban-urban poultry keeping continues to increase. The main reasons for keeping poultry are for eggs and meat, and to address food sustainability or security issues. Poultry are also enjoyed as pets, for ornamental purposes, and providing enjoyment.

Racecourse Managers Learn Ways to Make Their Tracks Safer During UK Grading School

By Jeff Franklin and Katie Pratt
Published on Sep. 28, 2021

Mick Peterson and leading racecourse managers are showing racetrack employees how to improve safety by properly grading the surface.

UK at the Half': The 2021 Great Teachers

By Kody Kiser and Meg Mills
Published on Sep. 27, 2021

For this "UK at the Half," University of Kentucky Alumni Association's 2021 Great Teachers — Christopher Crawford, Joseph Hammer, Clark Kebodeaux, Chad Risko, Wayne Sanderson and Kathy Swan — discuss what the award means to them. 

AEN-163: Creating a Hub with Dry Lots for Small Ruminants

By Steve Higgins
Published on Sep. 16, 2021

A typical small ruminant operation needs to graze, feed and water animals daily. In addition, other activities such as milking, winter feeding, kidding or lambing, managing sick stock and handling for herd health need to be accomplished routinely or seasonally.

Adedeji receives prestigious John Clark Award from Canadian Society of Bioengineering

By Katie Pratt
Published on Aug. 31, 2021

The award is given to a society member who has produced outstanding work in food engineering through industry, research, teaching or extension.