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

882188.2

Total Hours

Contributed.

4116128

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

8867.2

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

199952

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Stories

Multi-state Collaborations Engaging Farmer Leaders to Improve Water Quality

Kentuckys 90,000 miles of waterways drain into the Mississippi River, which provides two-thirds of the freshwater that flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Excessive nutrients carried by the Mississippi River contribute to the hypoxic zone (or Dead Zone) in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in low oxygen levels that cannot support aquatic life. Since 2014 at least one University of Kentucky Extension specialist has participated in collaborations with colleagues at 11 other land-grant institutions in the M...

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Multi-state Collaborations Engaging Farmer Leaders to Improve Water Quality

People

Tehran Jewell

Extension Administrative Staff (monthly)

Tehran
Tehran JewellArea Agent in Financial ManagementThe KSU Small Farmer ProgramEmail: tehran.jewell@kysu.edu400 East Main StFrankfort, KY 40601502-597-6310Small Farm Area AgentMr. Tehran Jewell joined the... More

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Kentucky ForestryWorks Education Training and Certification Program

    There is a shortage of forestry training programs available at the K-12 and community/technical college level in Kentucky. Our educational team created a Kentucky ForstryWorks high school curriculum t... Read More

  • Ag Funding Workshop

    Ag Funding WorkshopOn June 11th, 2024, Trimble County Extension Office hosted the Agriculture Funding Workshop. In collaboration with multiple entities across the state, the Workshop was presented to ... Read More

  • 4-H Camp

    According to the U.S. Census (2022) the median household income in Fulton County is $33,449. The cost for one 4-Her to attend 4-H Summer Camp is $300 plus the cost of transportation. Many families in ... Read More

  • UK Equine Tall Fescue Workshop

    University of Kentucky Forage Specialists and Associates worked with the national Alliance for Grassland Renewal to host the second Equine Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue Renovation workshop in January 20... Read More

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