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.

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Foraging for Fungus: Potential Life Saving Training

Each year, wild mushroom consumption leads to illness and in some cases, even death. According to the most recently published National Poison Control Annual Report, Mushrooms ranked 19th on their top 25 substance categories with the greatest risk of exposure increase. 1,119 serious exposures from mushrooms were reported by national poison control in 2022 alone. Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Agents in the Purchase Region also noticed a substantial increase in mushroom identification...

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Foraging for Fungus: Potential Life Saving Training

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Srijana Thapa Magar

Extension Specialist

Srijana
I am the State Specialist of Horticulture and Local Foods at Kentucky State University. I have 25% research and 75% extension appointment and I work mainly with vegetables and small fruits. ... More

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