Kentucky State University

Biodegradable Plastics in Anaerobic Digestion Systems: Compatibility and Engineering Strategies for Circular Agriculture

Anaerobic digestion (AD) offers a potential route for integrating biodegradable plastics (BDPs) into circular agricultural waste management, but suitability depends on conversion of the complete material under practical digestion conditions. This review evaluates BDP compatibilit...

Fecal degradation and nutrient loss of manure from cattle offered four bermudagrass cultivars

Abstract Bermudagrass ( Cynodon spp.) is one of the most common warm‐season perennial grasses utilized in the southeastern United States for pasture or stored forage. However, there is a paucity of data evaluating the fecal nutrient losses overtime by cattle grazing different ber...

PS7-17. Assessing Kentucky Beef Producers for Demographics and Extension Needs.

Abstract To inform the development of targeted Extension programming, a survey was conducted to characterize demographics, production practices, and educational preferences of beef cattle producers in Kentucky. A 12-question questionnaire was administered during a producer event...

Differentiable Spatial Autocorrelation in End-to-End Deep Learning for Hedonic Agricultural Land Pricing

We propose an end-to-end differentiable framework for hedonic agricultural land pricing that integrates deep learning-based land cover classification with spatial econometric modeling into a single neural architecture. Traditional hedonic pricing approaches typically separate lan...

Designing singing syllabi with virtual avatars: AI-assisted syllabus reauthoring

Traditional syllabi often function as static reference documents rather than engaging introductions to a course. In practical teaching, we observe that few students thoroughly read or fully comprehend the information provided in traditional, text-based course syllabi, which can l...