Scholars@UK
Economic Analysis of Stockers Grazing Botanically Diverse Summer Annual Pasture
Mercier, K. M., Teutsch, C. D., Ray Smith, S., Burdine, K. H., Vanzant, E. S. & Ritchey, E. L., 2025, In: Journal of Extension. 63, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Soil test phosphorus predicts field-level but not subfield-level corn yield response
Reed, V., Fridgen, J., Finch, B., Spargo, J., McGrath, J., Bowen, J. M., Hahn, G., Smith, D. & Ritchey, E., Jan 1 2025, In: Agronomy Journal. 117, 1, e270028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spacing of subsurface poultry litter bands: Influence on maize performance and nitrogen use efficiency
Simmons, J. R., Ritchey, E. L., Sistani, K. R., Way, T. R., Coyne, M. S. & Matocha, C. J., May 1 2024, In: Agronomy Journal. 116, 3, p. 1513-1527 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An evaluation of nitrogen indicators for soil health in long-term agricultural experiments
Liptzin, D., Rieke, E. L., Cappellazzi, S. B., Bean, G. M., Cope, M., Greub, K. L. H., Norris, C. E., Tracy, P. W., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A., Tavarez, O. B., Bary, A. I., Baumhardt, R. L., Gracia, A. B., Brainard, D. C., Brennan, J. R., Reyes, D. B., Bruhjell, D., Carlyle, C. N. & Crawford, J. J. W. & 89 others, , Jul 1 2023, In: Soil Science Society of America Journal. 87, 4, p. 868-884 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is There an Economic Advantage to Planting Diverse Summer Annual Forage Mixtures?
Mercier, K., Teutsch, C., Smith, R., Burdine, K., Ritchey, E. & Vanzant, E., 2022, In: Journal of Extension. 60, 4, 16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of aggregate stability methods for soil health
Rieke, E. L., Bagnall, D. K., Morgan, C. L. S., Flynn, K. D., Howe, J. A., Greub, K. L. H., Mac Bean, G., Cappellazzi, S. B., Cope, M., Liptzin, D., Norris, C. E., Tracy, P. W., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A., Bañuelos Tavarez, O., Bary, A. I., Baumhardt, R. L., Borbón Gracia, A., Brainard, D. C. & Brennan, J. R. & 90 others, , Dec 15 2022, In: Geoderma. 428, 116156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Selecting soil hydraulic properties as indicators of soil health: Measurement response to management and site characteristics
Bagnall, D. K., Morgan, C. L. S., Bean, G. M., Liptzin, D., Cappellazzi, S. B., Cope, M., Greub, K. L. H., Rieke, E. L., Norris, C. E., Tracy, P. W., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A., Tavarez, O. B., Bary, A. I., Baumhardt, R. L., Gracia, A. B., Brainard, D. C., Brennan, J. R., Reyes, D. B. & Bruhjell, D. & 89 others, , Sep 1 2022, In: Soil Science Society of America Journal. 86, 5, p. 1206-1226 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Carbon-sensitive pedotransfer functions for plant available water
Bagnall, D. K., Morgan, C. L. S., Cope, M., Bean, G. M., Cappellazzi, S., Greub, K., Liptzin, D., Norris, C. L., Rieke, E., Tracy, P., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A., Bañuelos Tavarez, O., Bary, A., Baumhardt, R. L., Borbón Gracia, A., Brainard, D., Brennan, J., Briones Reyes, D. & Bruhjell, D. & 86 others, , May 1 2022, In: Soil Science Society of America Journal. 86, 3, p. 612-629 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An evaluation of carbon indicators of soil health in long-term agricultural experiments
Liptzin, D., Norris, C. E., Cappellazzi, S. B., Bean, G. M., Cope, M., Greub, K. L. H., Rieke, E. L., Tracy, P. W., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A., Bañuelos Tavarez, O., Bary, A. I., Baumhardt, R. L., Borbón Gracia, A., Brainard, D. C., Brennan, J. R., Briones Reyes, D., Bruhjell, D., Carlyle, C. N. & Crawford, J. J. W. & 88 others, , Sep 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 172, 108708.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of cover crops on soil hydraulic properties during commodity crop growing season
Haruna, S. I., Ritchey, E., Mosley, C. & Ku, S., Jan 2023, In: Soil Use and Management. 39, 1, p. 218-231 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Linking soil microbial community structure to potential carbon mineralization: A continental scale assessment of reduced tillage
Rieke, E. L., Cappellazzi, S. B., Cope, M., Liptzin, D., Mac Bean, G., Greub, K. L. H., Norris, C. E., Tracy, P. W., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A., Bañuelos Tavarez, O., Bary, A. I., Baumhardt, R. L., Borbón Gracia, A., Brainard, D. C., Brennan, J. R., Briones Reyes, D., Bruhjell, D., Carlyle, C. N. & Crawford, J. J. W. & 87 others, , May 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 168, 108618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nitrogen fertilizer rate effects on yield and botanical components of summer annual forage mixtures
Mercier, K. M., Teutsch, C. D., Smith, S. R., Ritchey, E. L., Burdine, K. H. & Vanzant, E. S., May 1 2021, In: Agronomy Journal. 113, 3, p. 2798-2811 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Soil test potassium changes over time following fall potassium application in three western Kentucky soils
Keeney, A. B., Ritchey, E. L. & Bailey, W. A., 2020, In: Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment. 3, 1, e20058.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Corn response and soil nutrient concentration from subsurface application of poultry litter
Simmons, J. R., Sistani, K. R., Pote, D. H., Ritchey, E. L., Jn-Baptiste, M. & Tewolde, H., Jul 1 2016, In: Agronomy Journal. 108, 4, p. 1674-1680 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Wheat yield response and plant structure following increased nitrogen rates and plant growth regulator applications in Kentucky
Knott, C. A., Van Sanford, D. A., Ritchey, E. L. & Swiggart, E., 2016, In: Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management. 2, 1, 202.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of turning frequency and season on composting materials from swine high-rise facilities
Cook, K. L., Ritchey, E. L., Loughrin, J. H., Haley, M., Sistani, K. R. & Bolster, C. H., May 1 2015, In: Waste Management. 39, p. 86-95 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
does surface or subsurface tillage influence burley tobacco yield, leaf temperature, or alkaloid content?
Ritchey, E. L., Pearce, R. C. & Grove, J. H., 2015, In: Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management. 1, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spatial variability of soil physical properties
Wendroth, O., Ritchey, E. L., Nambuthiri, S., Grove, J. H. & Pearce, R. C., 2011, Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. p. 827-839 13 p. (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series; vol. Part 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Potential nitrogen loss from frozen soil nitrogen applications to wheat
Ritchey, E. L., Knott, C. A. & Murdock, L. W., 2015, In: Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management. 1, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nitrogen rate, cover crop, and tillage practice alter soil chemical properties
Ritchey, E. L., Tyler, D. D., Essington, M. E., Mullen, M. D. & Saxton, A. M., Jul 6 2015, In: Agronomy Journal. 107, 4, p. 1259-1268 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding the Need for Sulfur in Kentucky
Ritchey, E. (PI) & Grove, J. (CoI)
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
4/1/25 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
The Use of Ammonium Sulfate for Kentucky Row Crop Production
Ritchey, E. (PI) & Grove, J. (CoI)
5/1/25 → 5/1/26
Project: Research project
Improving Soil Health and Cropping Systems Sustainably Through Cover Crops: An Integrated Research, Education, and Support Approach
Ritchey, E. (PI) & Grove, J. (CoI)
Middle Tennessee State University
4/1/24 → 3/31/27
Project: Research project
Kentucky Extension IPM Implementation Program: 2024-2027: Second Scope for Specialty Crops
Gauthier, N. (PI), Beale, J. (CoI), Bessin, R. (CoI), Legleiter, T. (CoI), Ritchey, E. (CoI) & Wise, K. (CoI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
2024 POLY4 Rate Trial for Alfalfa in Kentucky
Ritchey, E. (PI), Grove, J. (CoI) & Teutsch, C. (CoI)
4/30/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
Organic Perennial Grain System: A Research, Education, and Extension Imperative for the Southern U.S.
Ritchey, E. (PI) & Grove, J. (CoI)
Middle Tennessee State University
9/1/24 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
Kentucky Extension IPM Implementation Program: 2024-2027: Scope for Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab (PDDL)
Beale, J. (PI), Bessin, R. (CoI), Gauthier, N. (CoI), Legleiter, T. (CoI), Ritchey, E. (CoI) & Wise, K. (CoI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Kentucky Extension IPM Implementation Program: 2024-2027: Scope for Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP)
Bessin, R. (PI), Beale, J. (CoI), Gauthier, N. (CoI), Legleiter, T. (CoI), Ritchey, E. (CoI) & Wise, K. (CoI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Kentucky Extension IPM Implementation Program: 2024-2027: Scope for Specialty Crops
Gauthier, N. (PI), Beale, J. (CoI), Bessin, R. (CoI), Legleiter, T. (CoI), Ritchey, E. (CoI) & Wise, K. (CoI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Kentucky Extension IPM Implementation Program: 2024-2027: Scope for Kentucky Agricultural Training School (KATS)
Ritchey, E. (PI), Beale, J. (CoI), Bessin, R. (CoI), Gauthier, N. (CoI), Legleiter, T. (CoI) & Wise, K. (CoI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Kentucky Extension IPM Implementation Program: 2024-2027: Scope for Grain Crops
Legleiter, T. (PI), Beale, J. (CoI), Bessin, R. (CoI), Gauthier, N. (CoI), Ritchey, E. (CoI) & Wise, K. (CoI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Kentucky Extension IPM Implementation Program: 2024-2027
Bessin, R. (PI), Beale, J. (CoI), Gauthier, N. (CoI), Legleiter, T. (CoI), Ritchey, E. (CoI) & Wise, K. (CoI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Intensive Wheat Management: Moving from Small Plot to Field Scale
Ritchey, E. (PI), Grove, J. (CoI) & Shockley, J. (CoI)
Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association
9/1/24 → 12/31/25
Project: Research project
Grazing Cover Crop Wheat and Wheat for Grain to Maximize Soil Health and Returns
Ritchey, E. (PI), Grove, J. (CoI), Teutsch, C. (CoI) & VanValin, K. (CoI)
Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association
9/1/24 → 12/31/25
Project: Research project
2023 Field Trial for Alfalfa in Kentucky
Ritchey, E. (PI), Grove, J. (CoI) & Teutsch, C. (CoI)
9/1/23 → 1/31/25
Project: Research project
Intensive Wheat Management, a Research and Educational Opportunity for KY
Ritchey, E. (PI), Grove, J. (CoI) & Shockley, J. (CoI)
Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association
9/1/23 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
Alfalfa Timing Trial in Kentucky
Ritchey, E. (PI), Grove, J. (CoI) & Teutsch, C. (CoI)
10/1/22 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
Lab Incubation Alfalfa Study in Kentucky Soils
Grove, J. (PI) & Ritchey, E. (CoI)
12/2/22 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
Associated Departments