Agriculture Department at Eastern Kentucky University-EKU

Agriculture Department at Eastern Kentucky University-EKU The Department of Agriculture at Eastern Kentucky University. "Food, Energy and a Livable Planet" The following are the goals of the IACUC:
1.

The Department of Agriculture offers degrees and certificates in Agriculture and Horticulture:

•Landscape and Nursery
•Turf Management
•Agribusiness Management
•Agricultural Systems Management
•Agronomy, Soils & Natural Resources
•Animal Science
•Agriculture Education
•Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Eastern Kentucky University cares for its animals (including laboratory animals and livestock) following

international welfare guidelines. The University also operates under the guidance from the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) under policy number: A4575-01. The mission of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is to promote and safeguard activities that involve animals within the academic community. The IACUC is a University committee composed of faculty members who are appointed by the institution, a veterinarian, and a community representative. The Committee is responsible for reviewing all activities involving the use of vertebrate animals, regardless of the source of funding for the activity. To promote quality research and scholarship
2. To evaluate and review all activities involving the use of vertebrate animals and make recommendations regarding these studies
3. To offer assistance in educating the campus on requirements of the University's animal care and use program

Welcome Week 3 / Day 2 Freshmen Orientation students! This is Peige, Emmary, Layla, Callie (bottom row), Derrick, Maycie...
06/05/2026

Welcome Week 3 / Day 2 Freshmen Orientation students! This is Peige, Emmary, Layla, Callie (bottom row), Derrick, Maycie, Ava (middle row) and McKayla, Nikki, Dre (back row). They are our newest members of the Agriculture Class of 2030!

Welcome our Freshmen from the 3rd week of Orientation//Day 1. This is Kaitlyn, Alexa, Kenzie (front row) and Adaze, Tobi...
06/02/2026

Welcome our Freshmen from the 3rd week of Orientation//Day 1. This is Kaitlyn, Alexa, Kenzie (front row) and Adaze, Tobias, and Madison (back row). So excited to meet these new members of our Class of 2030!

Welcome Week 2 of our Freshmen Orientation students. This is Aubrey, Savannah, Tegan, Kaleen, and Anden. We're so happy ...
05/28/2026

Welcome Week 2 of our Freshmen Orientation students. This is Aubrey, Savannah, Tegan, Kaleen, and Anden. We're so happy you all are joining us --our EKU Agriculture Class of 2030!

This years Genetics of Livestock Improvement class worked in the lab practicing pipetting and running different PCR labs...
05/22/2026

This years Genetics of Livestock Improvement class worked in the lab practicing pipetting and running different PCR labs. The students learned a lot and did a great job! Thank you to Reese Pendygraft for being a great TA for the course! Checkout the comments for a cool video courtesy of Isaias Martinez!

This year’s Dairy Challenge team did an outstanding job representing EKU at Nationals. They placed fourth and beat out t...
05/22/2026

This year’s Dairy Challenge team did an outstanding job representing EKU at Nationals. They placed fourth and beat out tough teams! Thank you Riney Dairy for allowing the students to practice! Great Job Gracie Lynch Audrey Spry and Rinna West!

Welcome Week 1 of our Freshmen Orientation students. This is Jaz, Kat, Benaiah (front row) and Alexis, Alli, Bella (back...
05/20/2026

Welcome Week 1 of our Freshmen Orientation students. This is Jaz, Kat, Benaiah (front row) and Alexis, Alli, Bella (back row). We're so happy you all are joining us --our EKU Agriculture Class of 2030!

Extra-Extra Read All About It!
05/11/2026

Extra-Extra Read All About It!

Mr. John Duvall was born and raised in Stamping Ground, Kentucky. He graduated from Scott County High School in 1999 before continuing his education at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), where he earned both an Associate of Science in Turfgrass Management and a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture an...

So proud of our graduates today! It’s an honoring celebrating you at senior send off and watching you walk across the st...
05/08/2026

So proud of our graduates today! It’s an honoring celebrating you at senior send off and watching you walk across the stage! Thanks for choosing EKU Ag to be part of your journey!

Congratulations Class of 2026! Some shots from graduation today
05/08/2026

Congratulations Class of 2026! Some shots from graduation today

05/08/2026

Address

521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY
40475

Telephone

+18596222228

Website

http://www.farms.eku.edu/

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