UK to host virtual Equine Career and Opportunity Fair; event is open, free to all college students
By Holly Wiemers
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky Ag Equine Programs will host a virtual Equine Career and Opportunity Fair Oct. 1 from 4-7 p.m. on Handshake. The annual event is open and free to all college students.
Registration is available to organizations wishing to match job, internship or volunteer opportunities with interested equine students.
UK student Nick D’Amore makes the...
UK Ag Equine Programs launches monthly research and outreach newsletter, Equine Science Review
By Holly Wiemers
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky Ag Equine Programs has launched a new monthly newsletter, the Equine Science Review, highlighting UK equine research and outreach efforts.
The free newsletter comes out mid-month from the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, which is home to world-class research and service excellence in equine health, safety, nutrition,...
UK entomologists report eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch now underway for Central Kentucky
By Holly Wiemers
University of Kentucky
Eastern tent caterpillars have begun to hatch, with the first instances being seen in Central Kentucky on March 12, according to entomologists in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
According to Jonathan Larson, entomology extension specialist, after spending about nine months as eggs in masses on twigs of wild cherry and...
Saddle up Safely partnership between two UK colleges produces two horse safety booklets
By Holly Wiemers
Special to KyForward
University of Kentucky HealthCare, in partnership with UK colleges of Public Health and Agriculture, Food and Environment and in conjunction with close to 50 community, equine and medical organizations, has released two new educational booklets within the Saddle Up Safely educational partnership.
One in five professional riders have serious injuries...
