2025 News

• Agriculture Research Building
  1/15•UK M-G CAFE Building Projects

• Meats & Foods Workforce Development Center
  1/15•UK M-G CAFE Building Projects

• UK Research and Education Center at Princeton
  1/15•UK M-G CAFE Building Projects

• USDA/ARS, UK Forage Animal Production Research Lab
  1/15•UK M-G CAFE Building Projects

2024 News

• Three years since the tornado: UK research center rebuilds stronger, reaffirming role in Kentucky agriculture
  12/12•UK M-G CAFE News

• Congratulations to Dr. Fan for USDA NIFA funding on Asian Carp
  12/5•UK Research

• KCA, Partners, Break Ground on Livestock Innovation Center
  12/5•Cow Country News

• University of Kentucky Presents the Inaugural Companion Animal Speaker
  11/21•Wildcat Canter

• Faculty Awards in 2024
  - Drs. Amaral-Phillips, Bullock, Ely, David Harmon, Bob Harmon, Pescatore, Rentfrow, Rossano, Surendranath, Urschel, VanValin, Xiong
  10/31•AFS Alumni Newsletter

• UK Animal & Food Sciences Alumni Scholarship awarded
  10/22•AFS Alumni Newsletter

• Department Update:  Note from the Chair
  - Dr. John "Scott" Radcliffe
  10/17•UK Animal & Food Sciences

• 'A man of integrity': George Heersche Jr. inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame for decades of service
  10/17•UK M-G CAFE News 

• A New "Ag Campus" Is Coming
  10/16•Animal & Food Sciences Alumni Newsletter

• Animal & Food Sciences Alumni Newsletter (2024)
  9/16•Animal & Food Sciences

• ‘Behind the Blue’: Tom Hammond on his decades-long career in sports and his love for UK
  8/26•UK NOW

• Dr. Donna Amara-Phillips receives the Hoard’s Dairyman Youth Development Award
  8/22•ADSA

• Dr. Robert Harmon receives the American Dairy Science Association Award of Honor
  8/22•ADSA

• UK professor honored with first-ever Poultry Science Association service award, recognizing decades of dedication
  - Dr. Anthony "Tony" Pescatore
  8/8•UK M-G CAFE News

• Gatton Foundation Professorships announced, supporting innovative research in advancing Kentucky
  - Dr. Youling Xiong
  7/26•UK Now

• Oct. 11 - Save the Date for the 2024 Animal & Food Sciences Reunion
  7/16•UK Animal & Food Sciences

• University of Kentucky breaks ground on Agricultural Research Building, advancing the state’s agricultural industries
  - Animal & Food Sciences Department
  7/3•UK M-G CAFE News

• Recipients of the 2024 Ken Freedman Awards announced
  - Dr. Mary Rossano - Faculty Advisor award
  7/1•UKNOW

• Dr. Bullock is awarded the 2024 BIF Pioneer Award
  6/17•Beef Improvement Federation

• Dr. Suman selected as a Signal Service Award Winner in the meat industry
  6/10•American Meat Science Association

• 2024-25 TEK Faculty Fellows cohort announced
  - Dr. Jackie Wahrmund
  6/4•UKNOW

• David L. Harmon: 2024-25 University Research Professor Q&A
  5/21•UKNow

• Dr. Dave Harmon Receives the 2024 William B. Sturgill Award
  5/9•UK M-G CAFE Facebook

• Dr. Kristine Urschel receives an Outstanding Teacher Award
  5/9•UK M-G CAFE Facebook

• Watch Live:  May 2024 UK Commencement Ceremonies
  5/3•UKNOW

• 16 faculty named 2024-25 University Research Professors
  - Dr. Dave Harmon
  4/29•UKNOW

• UK recognizes faculty and teaching assistants with 2024 Outstanding Teaching Awards
  - Dr. Kristine Urschel
  4/29•UKNOW

• Dr. Katie VanValin receives the 2024 KASEP Outstanding New Extension Specialist award
  4/18•UK Research & Education Center

• Dr. Gregg Rentfrow receives the UK Research/Extension Impact Award
  4/2•UK M-G CAFE

• UK M-G CAFE Night of Excellence recognitions include Animal Science Alumni
  - Jim Mahan, David Williams, Valerie Still
  3/4•UK M-G CAFE News

• Dr. Surendranath Suman appointed to Interim Chair for the Department of Veterinary Science
  2/16•UK Animal & Food Sciences

• The "UK Food Science program" is renamed to "UK Food Biosciences program"

2023 News

• Rising from the rubble:  UK Research and Education Center at Princeton reveals remarkable post-tornado transformation
  12/18•The Herald Ledger

• December 2023 Commencement Ceremonies
  12/18•UK YouTube

• Dr. Don Ely looks back on 55-year tenure at UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
  11/2•M-G-CAFE News

• 2023 UK Animal & Food Sciences Reunion Photos
  10/5•UK MG-CAFE Media Library

• 2023 AFS Alumni Scholarship Recipients
  9/13•AFS Alumni Newsletter
• Dr. Roy Burris receives 2023 Hall of Fame Induction
  9/12•AFS Alumni Newsletter
• Jim Akers receives 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award
  9/12•AFS Alumni Newsletter
• Dr. Youling Xiong receives Ki2023 Kirwan Prize, Sturgill Award 
  9/12•UK College of Medicine
• 2023 Alumni Newsletter
  - Featuring Drs. Radcliffe, Ragland, Glenn, Lehmkuhler, McLeod, Rentfrow, Xiong, Trotta, Pescatore, Amaral-Phillips, Burris, Schendel; McKenzie Bell, Charity Moore, Jim Akers, Miranda Agbana, Sarah Carr
  9/12•UK Animal & Food Sci.
• The UK Food Science program is renamed to the UK Food Biosciences program
  8/2•UK Animal & Food Sci.
• September 29 is the 11th Annual Animal & Food Sciences Reunion
  7/12•UK Animal & Food Sci.
• Welcome Dr. Scott Radcliffe as the new Animal & Food Sciences Department Chair
  7/10•UK CAFE News
• Three University of Kentucky animal scientists earn national honors
  - Drs. Renfrow, Lehmkuhler, Trotta
  6/15•UK CAFE News
• Dr. Kristine Urschel appointed Assistant Dean for Instruction
  6/7•UK Animal & Food Sci.
• Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler receives the 2023 Extension Award
  6/6•American Society of Animal Science
• Ron Trotta receives the 2023 Wettemann Graduate Scholar in Physiology Award
  6/6•American Society of Animal Science
• Dr. Gregg Rentfrow receives 2023 Animal Industry Innovation Award
  6/2•American Society of Animal Science
• UK, USDA break ground on new forage research building
  5/24•UK CAFE News

• Dr. Surendranath Suman named Assistant Dean of Research
  4/20•UK CAFE

• Princeton REC Open House
  3/21•UK CAFE YouTube
• Tom Hammond receives UK Founders Day Award
  - UK AFS Alumni
  2/24•UK Now