SUMMARY: The University of Kentucky Research and Education Center (UKREC) at Princeton has supported Kentucky’s fruit, vegetable, and nursery crop growers for nearly 100 years. Established in 1925 with a focus on variety trials, pest control, and soil fertility, UKREC expanded under key figures like W.D. Armstrong. Extension specialists like Winston Dunwell diversified vegetable and nursery crop research, integrating pest management innovations such as the IPMPro mobile app. Despite challenges, UKREC continues adapting to market, climate, and labor shifts, emphasizing cultivar evaluation, technology integration, and controlled environment horticulture. Its enduring mission is to provide practical, science-based support to Western Kentucky growers, ensuring future agricultural success.

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SUMMARY: Apple and Corning are expanding their partnership with a $2.5 billion investment to produce all iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass at Corning’s Harrodsburg, Kentucky facility. For the first time, 100% of the cover glass for these devices sold worldwide will be made in the U.S. Corning will dedicate the entire plant to Apple, increasing its Kentucky manufacturing and engineering workforce by 50%. They will also establish an Apple-Corning Innovation Center at the plant to develop advanced materials and manufacturing technologies. This effort is part of Apple’s broader plan to invest over $600 billion in the U.S. economy within four years, promoting domestic production.

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SUMMARY: The Kentucky Supreme Court reheard arguments over a 2022 law shifting power from the Jefferson County school board to its superintendent, a measure applying only to the state’s largest district. Critics call it unconstitutional “special legislation,” while the attorney general’s office warns striking it down could jeopardize other local laws, including Louisville and Lexington’s merged governments. The case, revived after a court makeup change, follows lower court rulings against the law. Attorneys debated whether targeting one district is justified. A related lawsuit now challenges Louisville’s merger, raising stakes over governance structures in Kentucky’s largest cities and potential statewide implications.

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