Success Stories By MajorProgram FY2025Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
High School Student Crop Scouting Training
Author: Clinton Hardy
Major Program: Workforce Preparation - ANR
Grain production is the primary agricultural enterprise in Daviess County encompassing more than 200,000 acres annually; nearly two thirds of the land surface of the county. An important task assigned to farmers, production salespeople, extension agents, and agronomists each growing season is the evaluation of growing crops for pest control issues related to nutrient, insect, disease, and weed problems. Crop evaluation of these occurrences requires time, training, and knowledge. Mos
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Expungement-101 Starting A New Chapter
Author: Irma Johnson
Major Program: Workforce Preparation - ANR
Describe the Issue or Situation.Expungement-101: Starting a New Chapter was a program developed by the Community Resource and Development Office at Kentucky State University to support individuals with non-violent criminal records. It provided education on expungement, legal and financial assistance for related fees, and workshops to promote stable employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.Describe the Outreach or Educational Program Response (and Partners, if applicable).The program fe
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Chainsaw Safety is Essential to a Forested State
Author: Shad Baker
Major Program: Workforce Preparation - ANR
According to the CDC, 36,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms annually for chainsaw injuries. OSHA reports that more than 250 people per yer die from chainsaw accidents. The financial cost of chainsaw injuries is over $350 million per year. Kentucky is a heavily forested state and Letcher County is in the most forested portion of the state, so our clientele have a higher likelihood of chainsaw risks.To address the topic, the Letcher County Extension Ag and Natural Resources Program
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Better Process Control School Certification for Kentucky’s Value-Added Processors and Senior Food Science Students: Preparing the Value-Added Food Processing Workforce
Author: Paul Vijayakumar
Major Program: Workforce Preparation - ANR
In compliance with mandatory USDA and FDA regulations designed to prevent health hazards from low-acid and acidified canned foods, Dr. Paul Priyesh and his colleagues at the Food Systems Innovation Center (FSIC) offer the Better Process Control School (BPCS). This program provides essential certification for supervisors in thermal processing systems, acidification, and container closure evaluation.The UK-FSIC, in partnership with the FDA and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH), condu
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Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training and Workforce Development for Kentucky Growers to Meet FSMA Produce Safety Rule Requirements
Author: Paul Vijayakumar
Major Program: Workforce Preparation - ANR
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is a federal law transforming the nation’s food safety system. As part of this law, the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption commonly known as the Produce Safety Rule (PSR) establish science-based minimum standards for safely growing, harvesting, packing, and holding fruits and vegetables intended for human consumption. The final rule took effect on January 26, 2016, and is a key eleme
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