<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/3/2026-legislative-fish-fry-spotlights-kysu-land-grant-work-accross-commonwealth.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>03/06/2026</pubDate><title>2026 Legislative Fish Fry spotlights Kentucky State University’s land-grant work across the Commonwealth</title><author/><summary>Yearly gathering connects lawmakers, agriculture leaders, and University partners around research, Extension, and workforce development.</summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images-marketing/20260305_Fish_Fry_038.jpg" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>Longstanding campus tradition dating to 1988 brings together lawmakers, agriculture leaders, and University partners around research, Extension, and workforce developmentFRANKFORT, Ky. — Indoor-raised shrimp, bass, bluegill, and pawpaw ice cream and cake helped tell Kentucky State University’s story on March 4, as more than 150 guests gathered for the University’s Legislative Fish Fry and a firsthand look at how its land-grant mission serves t...</description></item>