AGP Executive Report
Last update: 18 minutes agoEquine Health Funding: UK researchers in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment won more than $1.8 million in USDA awards for horse health studies, including work on foal pneumonia, rotavirus diversity, vaccine protection, and early pregnancy signals. White Oak Mystery: A UK scientist is tackling Kentucky’s “white oak problem,” where young white oaks fail to establish—an issue that affects wildlife, forests, and the bourbon supply chain that depends on new charred white oak barrels. Local Environmental Monitoring: A University of Louisville research group (BEACON) will hold a June 18 meeting in Grand Rivers to discuss wastewater sampling, air monitoring, wildlife research, and health concerns in the Calvert City area. Wildlife Update: Kentucky Fish & Wildlife highlighted a rebound in osprey nesting numbers, noting the species’ long decline tied to DDT and the recovery since. Community Pushback on Nuclear Work: A new group, Protect McCracken County, is organizing against uranium enrichment developments near the DOE Paducah site and adjacent land, calling for a moratorium until an independent cumulative environmental study is completed. Pollinator Habitat: A Kentucky bluegrass-themed project is also part of a broader push to create pollinator corridors, with a survey planned for a stretch of Northwest Parkway.
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