The University of Kentucky Vegetable Extension team provides numerous resources for commercial vegetable growers regarding production and pest management. The following list details the resources provided by University of Kentucky specialists in horticulture, entomology, and plant pathology.
College of Agriculture Publications
- Ag Communications – http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs.asp
Department Websites (publications, fact sheets, videos)
- Ag Economics – http://agecon.ca.uky.edu/extension
- Biosystems Engineering (Ag Weather) – http://weather.uky.edu/
- Center for Crop Diversification –https://www.uky.edu/ccd/
- Entomology – https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/entfacts/
- Horticulture – https://www.uky.edu/hort/documents-list-commercial-fruit-nut
- Forestry – http://forestry.ca.uky.edu/wildlife
- Plant Pathology – http://plantpathology.ca.uky.edu/extension/publications
- Plant and Soil Sciences – https://pss.ca.uky.edu/extension15
Newsletters
- KY Pest News – https://kentuckypestnews.wordpress.com/
Email Alert Listserv, Vegetables
Vegetable-Specific Websites
- Mobile version of Vegetable Scouting Guides – https://veggiescout.ca.uky.edu/
- Vegetable Crops Extension & Research Website – https://vegcrops.ca.uky.edu/
- Plant Pathology Vegetable Extension Publications – https://plantpathology.ca.uky.edu/extension/publications#VegetableCrops
Social Media
- KY Fruit & Veg Extension – https://www.facebook.com/KYFruitVegExtension/
- Diseases of Vegetables, Fruit, & Hemp – https://www.facebook.com/KYPlantDisease/
- UK REC Hort – https://www.facebook.com/people/Ukrec-Hort-Group/100057676561088/
- Ag Weather – https://www.facebook.com/ukagweather
- UK Robinson Center – https://www.facebook.com/ukrobinsoncenter/
- University of Kentucky Ag Programs – https://www.facebook.com/UKANR/
- Center for Crop Diversification – https://www.facebook.com/CenterforCropDiversification
- KY Fruit & Veg Extension – @KY_Fruit_Veg_Extension
- University of Kentucky Vegetable Crops Extension & Research – @uky_veg_crops
- KY Fruit & Veg Extension – @KYFruit_VegExtn https://twitter.com/KYFruit_VegExtn
- KY Plant Disease – @KYPlantDisease https://twitter.com/kyplantdisease?lang=en
- UKY Entomology Extension Specialist, Dr. Jonathan Larson – @bugmanjon https://twitter.com/bugmanjon
- UK Extension – @UKExtension https://twitter.com/ukextension?lang=en
- UK Ag Weather Center – @UKAGweather https://twitter.com/ukagweather?lang=en
- Southern IPM Center – @southernipm https://twitter.com/southernipm?lang=en
YouTube
- Kentucky Vegetable Crops Extension & Research – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6JyU2Fdo3Yvml4y7LF0M4A
- Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Extension – Nicole Gauthier, Plant Disease – https://www.youtube.com/c/NicoleGauthier
Lab Services
- Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (free) submit samples through county Extension offices
- Soil Testing (fees vary) submit through county extension offices – https://www.rs.uky.edu/soil/redirect.php
- Food Systems – https://fsic.ca.uky.edu/
County Agents
- UK Extension Service – http://extension.ca.uky.edu/county
By Nicole Gauthier, Extension Plant Pathologist, and Kim Leonberger, Extension Associate
Kentucky Pest News 