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AG selects Greg Harris as 2014 distinguished alum
EKU's Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce that Mr. Greg Haris has been selected as their departmental distinguished alum for 2014.Mr. Harris was honored during a presentation on Friday,...
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Agriculture Students Inducted Into DTA Honor Society
EKU's Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce the fall 2014 new initiates into Delta Tau Alpha, an honorary society for agriculture students. The initiation ceremony was held Wednesday,...
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AG Announces Stateland Dairy Grand and Reserve Grand Champions
The 3rd annual Stateland Dairy Show was held Friday, September 26, 2014, at EKU's Meadowbrook Farm. Well attended by students' friends and family, the event would not have been possible without the...
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EKU Agriculture Ambassadors at National FFA
Six students from Eastern Kentucky University represented the Colonels well at the National FFA Career Show and Collegiate Expo on October 29-November 1 held in Louisville, Ky.The AG Ambassadors...
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Frederickson featured in High Country News
The desert-friendly cowA rancher and a researcher search for a better bovine — and think they’ve found one.read more
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EKU Agriculture Hosts Fall Career Day
EKU's Department of Agriculture hosted a career day and celebration for graduating seniors on Wed., Nov. 19, 2014.An impressive array of potential employers, many of whom are alumni, were on hand to...
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Ross Ramsey's World Championship Wins in Oklahoma and Ohio
Student Ross Ramsey has made Eastern Kentucky University proud!A freshman Agribusiness Management major, Ramsey has made it his passion and work to immerse himself in all things farm - including his...
View ArticleMarcy Franks' Research Published in BEEF Magazine
Kentuckian and EKU alum Marcy Franks has been published.While a student in the Animal Studies program, Franks was a student in two of Dr. Ed Fredrickson's livestock classes. Franks recently earned her...
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EKU Dairy Cow Earns All-America Honors; Only 6 in U.S. Nominated
Eastern Kentucky University’s Stateland Dairy at Meadowbrook Farm has a long history of excellence and awards.Now, one of its residents has been named honorable mention All-American Cow in the Milking...
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AG Students Attend International Poultry Expo
Five EKU Agribusiness Management students from the Department of Agriculture attended the International Poultry Expo Atlanta, Ga., in January. Dr. Ed Fredrickson ed.fredrickson@eku.eduread more
View ArticleKatahdin Sheep Coming to Help Clear Invasive Vegetation at Elmwood
The invasive plant species that have taken over much of the lawn at the historic Elmwood Estate, now owned by Eastern Kentucky University, will soon meet their match.And it won’t involve a drop of...
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Sheep give birth during Elmwood ceremony
Richmond Register | April 22, 2015 | by Machaela Ballard, Register News Writerread more
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EKU Collegiate Farm Bureau to Meet, Apr. 28
The EKU Collegiate Farm Bureau will meet in the Carter Building on Wednesday, April 29.Collegiate Farm Bureau brings together agricultural students on college campuses to engage them in educational...
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Cameron Named National DTA President
Billy Cameron, Mt. Vernon, a junior agriculture major at Eastern Kentucky University, was recently named president of the national Delta Tau Alpha organization.Ten students from the EKU DTA chapter,...
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Williams Named 2015 Distinguished Alum
EKU's Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce that Mr. David Williams has been selected as their departmental distinguished alum for 2015.Mr. Williams was honored during a presentation on...
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Scholar Athlete: Kyle Nowlin
Eastern Kentucky junior Kyle Nowlin, the nation's leader in home runs, was selected First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference. From Harrison, Oh., Nowlin is a Colonel Scholar and a Horticulture major in...
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Horticulture students offer EKU-grown produce from Red Barn Garden
EKU Horticulture students are pleased to offer fresh produce grown at their newly established vegetable garden. Their production area is located by the Red Barn Garden near EKU's Agriculture Department...
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EKU’s Red Barn Garden Partners with Café Burrier!
Photo caption: (l-r): Angela Abney (EKU Red Barn Garden student employee), Dr. Nathan Stokes (Asst. Prof. Family/Consumer Sciences), and Brian Gesner (EKU Red Barn Garden student employee). Six pounds...
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Farm Director Helps Struggling College in Nigeria
By ZEYNAB DAY | Student Writer, EKU Communications & MarketingStudents arose from mattresses on the floor, exited their windowless dormitories, grabbed their tattered notebooks and piled into dark...
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Katahdin Sheep Project Featured in Kentucky Afield
The New Range War | Sheep experiment takes a bite out of invasive plantsKentucky Afield, Summer 2015 - by LeeMcClellanBush honeysuckle emits a wonderfully light vanilla fragrance. While the plant's...
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