PR-869: 2024-2025 Specialty Crops Research Report

Cindy Finneseth, Rachel Rudolph, Daniel Becker, Ginny Travis | January 9, 2026 (New)

Similar to the last compilation of reports (PR-832), this features work from the last two years. Additionally, readers will likely have noticed the name change from Fruit and Vegetable Research Report to Specialty Crops Research Report. With the addition of new faculty in the Department of Horticulture and the expansion of interest in cut flowers and ornamentals, we thought it appropriate to update the publication’s name. Readers will still find rigorous and interesting trial information and perhaps find something new they may want to trial on their own farms. Research was conducted by University of Kentucky faculty, staff, and students from the horticulture department, as well as faculty, staff, and students of Kentucky State University.

PR-872: 2025 Orchardgrass Report

Gene Olson, Ray Smith, Chris Teutsch, Tim Phillips, Brittany Hendrix | January 7, 2026 (New)

Orchardgrass (Dactylus glomerata) is a high-quality, productive, cool-season grass that is well-adapted to Kentucky conditions. This grass is used for pasture, hay, green chop, and silage, but it requires better management than tall fescue for greater yields, higher quality, and longer stand life. It produces an open, bunch-type sod, making it compatible with alfalfa or red clover as a pasture and hay crop or as habitat for wildlife.

PR-873: 2025 Tall Fescue, Bromegrass, and Meadow Fescue Report

Gene Olson, Ray Smith, Chris Teutsch, Tim Phillips, Brittany Hendrix | January 7, 2026 (New)

Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is a productive, well-adapted, persistent, soil-conserving, cool-season grass grown on approximately 5.5 million acres in Kentucky. This grass, used for both hay and pasture, is the forage base of most of Kentucky’s livestock enterprises, particularly beef cattle.

PR-875: 2025 Annual and Perennial Ryegrass and Festulolium Report

Gene Olson, Ray Smith, Tim Phillips, Chris Teutsch | January 7, 2026 (New)

Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) are high quality, productive, cool-season grasses used in Kentucky. Both have exceptionally high seedling vigor and are highly palatable to livestock. In Kentucky, winter survival can be an issue for many annual ryegrass varieties, so before planting, review winter survival results in this publication.

PR-870: 2025 Red and White Clover and Annual Lespedeza Report

Gene Olson, Ray Smith, Chris Teutsch, Brittany Hendrix | December 18, 2025 (New)

Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is a high-quality, short-lived, perennial legume used in mixed or pure stands for pasture, hay, silage, green chop, soil improvement, and wildlife habitat. This species is adapted to a wide range of climatic and soil conditions. Stands of improved varieties generally are productive for 2½ to 3 years, with the highest yields occurring in the year following establishment. Red clover is used primarily as a renovation legume for grass pastures and hay fields. It is a dominant forage legume in Kentucky because it is relatively easy to establish and has high forage quality, yield, and animal acceptance.

PR-871: 2025 Alfalfa Report

Gene Olson, Ray Smith, Chris Teutsch, Brittany Hendrix | December 18, 2025 (New)

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) has historically been the highest-yielding, highest-quality forage legume grown in Kentucky. It is an important part of Kentucky’s cash hay enterprise and is an important component in dairy, horse, beef, and sheep diets. Choosing a good variety is a key step in establishing a stand of alfalfa. The choice of variety can impact yield, thickness of stand, and persistence.

PR-876: 2025 Alfalfa, Red Clover, and White Clover Grazing Tolerance Report

Gene Olson, Ray Smith, Chris Teutsch, Eric Vanzant | December 9, 2025 (New)

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is the highest-yielding, highest-quality forage legume grown in Kentucky. It forms the basis of Kentucky’s cash hay enterprise and is an important component in dairy, horse, beef, and sheep diets. Recent emphasis on its use as a grazing crop and the release of grazing-tolerant varieties have raised the following question: Do varieties differ in tolerance to grazing? To answer this question, we have chosen to use the standard tolerance test recommended by the North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference. This test uses continuous heavy grazing to sort out differences in grazing tolerance in a relatively short period of time.

PR-877: 2025 Cool-season Grass Grazing Tolerance Report

Gene Olson, Ray Smith, Chris Teutsch, Tim Phillips, Eric Vanzant | December 9, 2025 (New)

Cool-season forages such as tall fescue, orchardgrass, and Kentucky bluegrass are the primary pasture grasses in Kentucky. Other species such as perennial ryegrass and festulolium can also be used in pasture systems. Little is known about the effect of variety on the grazing tolerance of these cool-season grass species.

PR-878: 2025 Cool-season Grass Horse Grazing Tolerance Report

Gene Olson, Ray Smith, Chris Teutsch, Tim Phillips, Laurie Lawrence | December 9, 2025 (New)

Cool-season forages such as Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, and orchardgrass are dominant pasture grasses for horses in Kentucky. Variety evaluations for yield have been carried out for many years, but little work has been done to evaluate varieties of these grasses for persistence when subjected to close, continual grazing by horses.

FCS3-540s: Control de la Diabetes

Anna Cason | November 25, 2025 (New)

La diabetes es una condición en la que el cuerpo no puede utilizar correctamente la glucosa para generar energía. Esto causa que la glucosa se acumule en la sangre. Altos niveles de glucosa en sangre pueden resultar en condiciones de salud como enfermedades del corazón, enfermedades del riñón, daño nerviosos, y más. Existen numerosos beneficios de controlar la diabetes apropiadamente.