Jackson County Cooperative Extension Service

06/23/2026

OPENING DAY IS FRIDAY, JUNE 26th! Bring the kids-ages 3-17 will receive $5 kids bucks to spend at the market.

06/18/2026

06/15/2026

Contact us to sign up for 4-H Kayaking!
(606) 287-7693

06/08/2026

Camp applications are still available. Spots are filling up fast. Deadline to turn in applications is July 9th.

Camp applications are now available for pickup.

06/04/2026

Turning small spaces into great gardens!

06/04/2026

Each summer our FCS Extension retirees gather. Yesterday, they met in Shelbyville and learned more about the Semiquincentennial while reflecting on Bicentennial (1976) celebrations.

Pictured from left on the front row:
Judy Hetterman, Cheryl Case, Connie Minch, Pam Sigler, Janette Chapman, Maryellen Garrison, Tamera Magee

On the back row:
Nancy Wills, Rosie Allen, Gina Noe, Liz Kingsland, Kathy Byrnes, Becky Rowe, Martha Yount, Chris Duncan, Sheila Fawbush, Gerri Watson, Martha Lee, Theresa Howard, Nelda Moore, Martha Nall.

06/04/2026

A new study from the University of Kentucky helps explain how plants can lose track of their own disease warnings.

Plants do not have blood, nerves or immune cells like people do, but they still have ways to protect themselves. When one leaf is attacked by a pathogen, the plant can send warning signals to other leaves and stems. That gives the rest of the plant time to prepare for another attack.

The Martin-Gatton CAFE study shows how that warning system can break down when a molecule called nitric oxide builds up too much. The study, titled “Excess nitric oxide alters cellular pH to restrict salicylic acid movement and systemic immunity,” was published in Science Advances.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4o0v0zw