Agriculture and Extension Leadership DevelopmentMajor Program

15675

Total Hours

Contributed.

75936

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

366

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

1318

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of clientele increasing agriculture awareness due to Extension Programming

132737

Number of clients trained in agricultural leadership development

2468

Number of people impacted by Advisory Councils,community organizations, and other volunteers including County Ag Investment Program (CAIP), Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee, farm bureau, county fairs, festivals, etc.

78332

Number of clients who shared information learned from Extension about local agriculture and/or environmental issues

5103

Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues locally

2555

Number of clients who shared information about agriculture and/or environmental issues with elected officials  

1222

Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues to elected officials  

1075

Number of people trained by Extension who serve as members/ leaders of advisory councils, community development committees and/or in leadership roles with agriculture organizations

1503

Number of producers who mentored, advised or assisted new and/or young producers in agriculture

676

Stories

Torrential Rain Doesn’t Damper Success of 11th Annual Morgan County Market in the Park

The year 2022 brought an unexpected weather event to the Morgan County Extension Councils Market in Park – unprecedented rain that unfortunately led to some of the worst flooding in Eastern Ky history. Quick planning allowed the volunteers to move the event indoors to the Index Community Center. Despite such conditions, over 400 participants and 40 vendors participated.“Market in the Park” …. Or “Market in the Community Center” for this year … brings together Farmers Market members, local artisa...

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Torrential Rain Doesn’t Damper Success of 11th Annual Morgan County Market in the Park

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