University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment AR-130 Agricultural Experiment Station The Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station 130th Annual Report 2017 Agricultural Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center | Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory | Division of Regulatory Services | Research and Education Center Experiment Station Robinson Forest | Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability | University of Kentucky Superfund Research Center | Equine Programs To His Excellency The Honorable Andy Beshear Governor of Kentucky I herewith submit the one hundred and thirtieth annual report of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station for the period ending December 31, 2017. This is done in accordance with an act of Congress, approved March 2, 1887, titled “An act to establish Agricultural Experiment Stations, in connection with the Agricultural Colleges established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and under the acts supplementary thereto,” and also the act of the Kentucky State Legislature, approved February 20, 1888, accepting the provisions of the act of Congress. Very respectfully, Rick Bennett Associate Dean for Research Director, Agricultural Experiment Station Lexington, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky May 20, 2021 Experiment Station–Affiliated Departments and Centers Agricultural Economics Animal and Food Sciences Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Community and Leadership Development Dietetics and Human Nutrition Entomology Family Sciences Forestry Horticulture Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center Landscape Architecture Plant and Soil Sciences Plant Pathology Regulatory Services Retailing and Tourism Management Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability UK Research and Education Center at Princeton UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory USDA Agricultural Research Service Forage Animal Production Research Unit Veterinary Science Contents Purpose of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station .................................................7 Statewide Research .............................................................................................................................7 Unit Reports Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center ...............................................8 Regulatory Services ....................................................................................................................9 Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability ......................................11 UK Research and Education Center at Princeton ........................................................14 UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory ..............................................................................16 Departmental Reports Agricultural Economics ..........................................................................................................27 Animal and Food Sciences ....................................................................................................27 Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering .......................................................................28 Community and Leadership Development ....................................................................29 Dietetics and Human Nutrition ..........................................................................................30 Entomology .................................................................................................................................31 Family Sciences ..........................................................................................................................34 Forestry and Natural Resources...........................................................................................34 Horticulture ................................................................................................................................35 Human Environmental Sciences ........................................................................................35 Landscape Architecture .........................................................................................................36 Plant and Soil Sciences ............................................................................................................36 Plant Pathology ..........................................................................................................................37 Retailing and Tourism Management .................................................................................37 Veterinary Science ....................................................................................................................38 Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station Projects ............................................................39 Collegewide Extramural Funding ................................................................................................40 Intellectual Property .........................................................................................................................45 Publications ..........................................................................................................................................45 Graduate Degrees ..............................................................................................................................64 Financial Statement ..........................................................................................................................66 Staff .........................................................................................................................................................67 Departments ........................................................................................................................................68 Purpose of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station The University of Kentucky, the state’s flagship land-grant nutrition, community development, soil and water resources, institution, is responsible for serving the people of the Com- bioenergy, and the environment. monwealth of Kentucky. The College of Agriculture, with its Experiment station research spans both basic and applied research, teaching, and extension activities, has developed a sciences. The ability of Kentucky producers to be competitive structure and organization to provide the mandated land-grant in domestic and world markets requires an expanded base of services in agriculture and related areas. knowledge in emerging areas of research applicable to agricul- As the research arm of the College of Agriculture, the Ken- ture, food, and natural resources. This annual report lists experi- tucky Agricultural Experiment Station has been providing ment station research projects and publications completed dur- research results to farmers and rural residents for more than ing 2017. The research programs of the Kentucky Agricultural 130 years. The continued progress of Kentucky agriculture at- Experiment Station have benefited Kentucky’s agriculture over tests to the benefits of applying new knowledge and technology. the past century, and the results of present and future research College researchers also have successfully addressed problems will continue to serve Kentucky’s primary industry. of agribusiness, consumers, international trade, food processing, Statewide Research In 2017, research activities of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station were conducted at Lexington, Princeton, Quicksand, and Owenton and in counties throughout the state. Efforts are constantly made to ensure that the research studies have application to the problems of all Kentucky farmers and other clientele groups. Locations of the experimental facilities provide conditions representative of most sections of the state. Map Position 1 • Campus—Laboratories and specialized equipment for all re- search program areas Map Position 3 • Coldstream–Maine Chance–Spindletop Farms—Dairy cattle, Robinson Center for Appala- poultry, and horses; forages and grain crops, tobacco, hemp, • At Quicksand (Breathitt County), the chian Resource Sustainability and turf is the location of research on fruits • Horticulture Research Farm—Fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals, and vegetables, ornamentals, forages, grain crops, tobacco, including organic production and wood utilization. Quicksand is also the headquarters of • UK Animal Research Center (Woodford County)—Purchased Robinson Forest, which spreads over parts of Breathitt, Perry, in late 1991 as a location for development of state-of-the-art and Knott counties and is the site of forestry and watershed food animal (beef cattle, sheep, and swine) research programs management research. Map Position 2 Map Position 4 Eden Shale Farm • The Research and Education Center facilities and the West Kentucky • At the (Owen County near Owenton), run as Substation Farm (Caldwell County) are devoted to research on a public-private partnership with the Kentucky Cattleman’s grain crops, beef cattle, fruits, ornamentals and vegetables, Association, demonstration studies are conducted on beef forages, and tobacco. management. 7 Unit Reports Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center The mission of the Kentucky Tobacco each of these projects/programs can be • CIG-2017B–Elements 1-2: Proficien- Research and Development Center found in the KTRDC annual report for cy test for TPM, nicotine, CO, water, (KTRDC) is to utilize plant-based tech- 2016. NFDPM (tar), puff count,