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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Statistical Contact Report for FY2025Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025

820504

Total Hours

Contributed.

3874891

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

10347

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

241463

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Stories

Harvesting Harmony-A Homesteading Series

After the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentucky saw a 0.8% increase of population in 2020, Breathitt County especially saw an increase in population of 5.9% from 2019 to 2022. Many of these individuals have moved into rural areas in Kentucky to “learn to live off the land” and start a homestead. The Family and Consumer Science and Agriculture and Natural Resource Agents saw a need in Breathitt and Jackson county and decided to work together to address it.A series of classes called “Harvesting Harmony” was...

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Harvesting Harmony-A Homesteading Series

Major Programs

Program Emphasis

Name

Percent

People

SONNY (Daryl) Saylor

Extension Support Staff (hourly)

SONNY (Daryl)
Husband, father of 3, 3 grandsons; Avid guitar strummer, choir/chorale singer and fire apparatus enthusiast... More

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Horses and Horsemen

    The Boyd County Cooperative Extension Service recently hosted a highly successful equine education series titled Horses and Horsemen, designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of local horse owners... Read More

  • Youth Lamb Showmanship Clinic

    Local 4-H youth are looking for opportunities to grow as showmen and meet their livestock training hours requirements to show at the Boyd County Fair.This spring, the Boyd County Cooperative Extension... Read More

  • Sprayer Calibration Clinic

    Many landowners and farmers have questions regarding pesticide sprayer maintenance, calibration and nozzle selection. The Boyd County Cooperative Extension Office, in collaboration with the Five Count... Read More

  • East Kentucky Hay Contest, (Boyd County)

    Livestock owners are responsible for meeting the nutritional needs of livestock throughout the year. Without knowing the nutritional makeup of the hay provided herdsman cannot make an informed decisio... Read More

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