Sustainable AgricultureMajor Program

25695.6

Total Hours

Contributed.

143057

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

146

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

760

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of producers that implemented sustainable practices as a result of participating in Extension programs

5610

Number of those indicating an increased awareness of sustainable agriculture practices

13385

Stories

Homestead Farms in Gallatin County

In July of 2019, a local farmer stopped by the Gallatin County Extension Office and showed a photo of a farm gate sign he saw in another state. It was a small sign that recognized the farm as having been in the same family for over one hundred years. The farmer who took the photo asked if Kentucky had a program similar to this. So, we checked and found that our state does not. But we told the young farmer that, just because the state doesnt have a recognition process for these old farms, didnt m...

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Homestead Farms in Gallatin County

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