Statistical Contact Report for FY2024Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024

702556.3

Total Hours

Contributed.

3354950

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

6772.2

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

157002

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Stories

Land Rental Considerations Program Helps Farmers and Landowners

According to the USDA, the average age of U.S. farm producers in 2022 is 58.1 years, and the number of producers aged 65 and older showed a 12% increase, which is consistent with the continued trend of an aging farm population. Along with this comes the unfortunate reality of people inheriting land that has been in their family for generations, or people buying land that had been sold off of generational farms. This is very true for Graves County. Over the last several months, there has been a s...

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Land Rental Considerations Program Helps Farmers and Landowners

People

Jeffrey Wheeler

Extension Specialist

Jeffrey
I conduct research, teaching and Extension efforts to support the Kentucky commercial wine industry.... More

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