NEP-235: Cook Wild Kentucky: White-Tailed Deer

Annhall Norris, Wooldridge Bloomfield. Becky, Copley Andrew, Coots Easton, Knappage Elizabeth, Rentfrow Jann, Robinson Gregg, Springer Jen, Walters Matthew, Yount Jackie, Cline Martha | September 4, 2025 (New)

Kentucky has a mixture of woodlands, grasslands, wetlands, and farmland. This makes it a great habitat for wildlife species such as white-tailed deer. The white-tailed deer is common throughout Kentucky, with a population close to one million. You can see white-tailed deer grazing in forests, pastures, and crop fields. They are a prized resource, supplying food, clothing, and fun.

NEP-249: Growing Your Own: Cabbage

Erika Olsen, Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | September 4, 2025 (New)

Cabbage is a cool-season crop that is rich in vitamins. In Kentucky, it can grow from March to December. Cabbage can be eaten raw or cooked.

NEP-248: Growing Your Own: Peas

Erika Olsen, Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | September 2, 2025 (New)

Peas are a cool-season crop that are high in fiber and low in fat. Pea pods or shelled peas are a crispy, sweet snack and fun to pick and eat.

NEP-246: Growing Your Own: Carrots

Erika Olsen, Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | August 21, 2025 (New)

Carrots are a sweet and tasty cool-season vegetable. They have a lot of vitamin A, which is good for your eyes. Also, pulling fresh carrots out of the ground is always fun for kids—and adults.

NEP-247: Growing Your Own: Raspberries

Erika Olsen, Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | August 21, 2025 (New)

Raspberries can be costly to buy, but you can grow them in your backyard. Plant their perennial roots and your raspberry patch will grow new canes each spring. You can pick your own fresh berries for years to come.

AGR-64: Establishing Livestock Pastures and Hayfields

Ray Smith, Jimmy Henning, Chris Teutsch, Stephanie Smith | August 20, 2025 (Major Revision)

Profitable ruminant livestock operations depend on the production of high-quality forages. High yields can only be obtained from a dense, vigorous stand of an adapted forage species. The first step in obtaining such a stand is establishment. The establishment phase of forage production is critical because the response to all other management inputs depends on having a healthy and vigorous stand. Successful forage establishment requires careful planning and attention to detail.

FOR-180: Woodland Invasive Plant Management Series: Wintercreeper

Wintercreeper was introduced from China in the early 1900s as an ornamental plant, valued for its evergreen leaves and vigorous growth. Unfortunately, it easily escapes the confines of the garden and outcompetes native vegetation for space, light, nutrients, and moisture in woodland settings. Once established, wintercreeper can be hard to eradicate and management of small patches is much easier than waiting until the infestation has spread.

FOR-179: Woodland Invasive Plant Management Series: Autumn Olive

Ellen Crocker, Jacob Muller, Joseph Omielan | August 14, 2025 (New)

Autumn olive was introduced from Asia in the 1800s and was promoted for many years for erosion control, as a windbreak, and to create wildlife habitat. Since that time, autumn olive has invaded much of eastern North America. While it is most problematic on reclaimed mining sites, it can colonize a diverse range of habitats including closed canopy forests.

AGR-1: Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations, 2025-2026

Edwin Ritchey, John Grove | July 25, 2025 (Revised)

The recommendations found in this publication are a result of a biennial review of soil fertility research and soil test data collected in Kentucky. The committee is made up of members of the Plant and Soil Science, Horticulture, and Agricultural Economics Departments. The co-chairs of the committee and editors of this publication are Drs. Edwin Ritchey and John Grove, Extension Soil Specialist and Research/Extension Soil Specialist, respectively.

ID-278: The Role of Phosphorus in Kentucky Agricultural Development: A Story of the Haves and the Have–Nots

John Ragland, Dennis Egli, Katsutoshi Mizuta, Stephen Greb, Jeffrey Levy | July 24, 2025 (New)

Central Kentucky soils frequently contain hundreds of pounds of plant-available phosphorus per acre, compared to five to seven pounds per acre for the soils of most counties in other parts of the state. This richness of the Central Kentucky soils is due to the unusually high phosphorus content of the parent material, known as the Lexington Limestone. This rock unit forms the bedrock in Central Kentucky above a geologic structure called the Cincinnati Arch, and it has made these Central Kentucky counties the “haves,” in regard to soils inherently rich in plant-available phosphorus.