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Source: Tawana Brown, Associate Director for Education Publications at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

The Extension Publications (pubs) website database has been a reliable resource for communities to strengthen, build, and engage the Commonwealth—offering searchable pubs in five areas, which include:

4-H Youth Development(4-H)

Agricultural and Natural Resources (ANR)

Community and Economic Development (CED)

Experiment Station (ES)

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)

The new database at https://publications.ca.uky.edu offers a more visual, intuitive user experience. Its updated search tool allows users to filter results by author, area, series title, or language (English or Spanish).

When reviewing publications, readers can more easily find author names, abstracts, core and categorical details, keywords, and downloadable publication files. In addition, photo icons and updated links will give readers better visual and informational integrity.

Interested in reading some of the most recent Extension publications by area? Check these out:

4-H: Thriving in Food & Nutrition.Positive youth development in 4-H doesn't just happen; the 4-H Thriving Model is used to predict the way that 4-H has a positive impact on youth development. This worksheet resource is intended for agents and volunteers to use when intentionally designing programs to promote high-quality, positive youth development experiences in food and Nutrition programming.

ANR: Planting Along Your Stream, Pond, or Lake. Kentucky has over 90,000 miles of rivers, streams and thousands of ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands. By planting a riparian buffer or buffer zone, you can improve your surroundings and the quality of your stream, pond, or lake.

CED: Understanding Your Organization's Culture, ANR Facilitator's Guide. Influential leaders profoundly affect the culture of their organizations. Leaders hire and fire, determine policies, and are organizational role models. All these factors impact an organization's culture. Therefore, leaders must understand the basics behind culture and how to influence it toward desired results.

ES: Soybean Production Contest. In Kentucky, farmers grow soybeans in two common production systems: full-season and double-crop. Both systems are important to the overall production of soybeans in Kentucky. To document the agronomic practices utilized by producers, an annual soybean production contest was initiated in 1980.

FCS: Adding Vitamin A to the Diet.What do sweet potatoes and beef liver have in common? They are both excellent sources of vitamin A. We need this vitamin for vision, immunity, growth, and development and to help our heart and lungs work well.

Are you interested in browsing or searching all Extension publications? Visit https://publications.ca.uky.edu/search.

Contact the Butler County Extension Office of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service at 102 Parkway Lane, Morgantown, or call 270-526-3767.

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