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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Cooperative Extension Highlights Innovative Farming with Sheep at Martin County Music Festival

July 31, 2025

Attendees at the Stidham Old Time Music Festival were treated to more than just melodies; they received a hands-on lesson in the future of sustainable agriculture in Eastern Kentucky. A workshop led by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Cooperative Extension Coordinator Richard Shmikler demonstrated how rotational grazing with sheep can be a powerful tool for managing invasive species and regenerating soil on reclaimed mine sites.

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Researchers Find Surface Water Poses Higher Contamination Risk

July 30, 2025

Researchers at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ have published critical findings from a project showing that surface water used for irrigation poses significantly higher risks for bacterial contamination than groundwater, potentially threatening food safety, especially for small-scale farmers across the state.

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Graduate Student Sudip Poudel Publishes Research in Nature Portfolio Journal

July 25, 2025

Sudip Poudel, a recent graduate of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's M.S. in Environmental Studies program, recently published research in Nature Portfolio's Scientific Reports Journal. The paper, titled "Identifying the most sensitive growth stages of soybean to defoliation," explores his work at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.

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Environmental Studies Graduate Receives Travel Grant for National Geospatial Science Workshop

July 24, 2025

Dipesh Oli, a recent Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ graduate with an M.S. in Environmental Studies, received a competitive travel grant to participate in a specialized CyberTraining workshop on geospatial science for disaster management. The workshop took place on June 27 as part of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Symposium 2025 in Laramie, Wyoming.

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