Heal the land, heal the nation

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (April 30, 2012) Kentucky now has roots in Pennsylvania. On a blustery Saturday in late April, with rain pressing in from the western horizon, representatives of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture joined 150 volunteers in planting thousands of tree seedlings in the highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania.

Kentucky's marginal land has great potential for alternative energy

LEXINGTON , Ky., (Jul 20, 2010) -- A significant amount of marginal, abandoned and mined land exists throughout Kentucky and the Southeastern United States. Using this land to produce bioenergy crops could help the state become more energy independent according to researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.

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