The extension efforts of the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering are an important component of Kentucky Cooperative Extension, linking our programs to the people of Kentucky and beyond. BAE's extension programs are designed to support the educational needs of Kentucky's farm and home community by supplying the results of past and present research, extension information, and online educational programs presented in a variety of multimedia formats.

Read our latest extension publications here.

Active program areas include:

AG WEATHER CENTER
Meteorologist Matt Dixon  

• Read the Ag Weather Update
• Sign up for weekly Ag Weather Update

ENERGY AUDIT PROGRAM
Extension Professor Sam McNeill, Ph.D., PE

EQUINE

EQUINE: Indoor Arena Survey Results (Infographic)

Assistant Extension Professor Morgan Hayes, Ph.D., PE

STORED GRAIN INVENTORY & CALCULATORS
Professor Michael Montross, Ph.D., PE

GRAIN STORAGE SYSEMS
Extension Professor Sam McNeill, Ph.D., PE

• Grain and Energy Calculators
• Grain Inventory
• Grain Packing Inventory Instructions
• Grain Packing Inventory Excel Template
• Grain Safety Links

LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
Assistant Extension Professor Morgan Hayes, Ph.D., PE

• Podcast: Have You Herd? Conversations with Josh and Morgan
• Roof Rainfall Calculator
• Sizing Generators
• CERCLA: Air Emissions Reporting for Livestock and Poultry Farms
• Livestock Systems Videos and Webinars

LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
Assistant Extension Professor Josh Jackson, Ph.D., PE

• Podcast: Have You Herd? Conversations with Josh and Morgan
• Livestock Systems Videos and Webinars
• Pricing and Building a Cattle Working/Handling Facility Spreadsheet
• Using Weaning and Cow Weight to Make Production-based Culling Decisions Publication and Decision Tool

MACHINE SYSTEMS & MACHINERY
Extension Professor Timothy Stombaugh, Ph.D., PE

Instructional Resources for Internal Combustion Engines

• RC Pulling Tractors

SOIL AND WATER
Extension Professor, Associate Dean for Instruction in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Carmen Agouridis, Ph.D., P.E., M.P.P.

• Stream Restoration
• Mined Land Reclamation
• Stormwater Management
• STEM/Environmental Education
• KY Master Naturalist
• KH20
• IGNITE
• Expanding Your Horizons
• Cassidy Elementary Science Garden
• Butterfly Gardens

SOIL AND WATER
Director of Environmental Compliance, Assistant Adjunct Professor Steve Higgins, Ph.D.

• Getting Started with Google Earth and Google Earth Pro (co-author Lee Moser)
• Kentucky Horse Park Projects

SOIL AND WATER
Extension Water Quality Specialist Amanda Gumbert, Ph.D.

• Cane Run Watershed
• Kentucky Ag Water Quality Plan