Agriculture and Extension Leadership DevelopmentMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of clients trained in agricultural leadership development |
1154 |
Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues to elected officials |
1641 |
Number of clients who shared information about agriculture and/or environmental issues with elected officials |
1670 |
Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues locally |
2594 |
Number of clients who shared information learned from Extension about local agriculture and/or environmental issues |
8176 |
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. |
37406 |
Number of clientele increasing agriculture awareness due to Extension Programming |
39048 |
Number of producers who mentored, advised or assisted new and/or young producers in agriculture |
827 |
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 |
1785 |
Stories
Phone Call Starts a Path of Leadership
A phone call from Laura Knoth, Executive Director of the Ky Small Grain Growers Association set in motion a tremendous track of leadership for a Ballard County Producer. In December 2021, Laura Knoth called Tom Miller, Ballard County ANR Agent to inquire if he knew of any wheat growers that would be a good addition to the Ky Small Grain Growers Association. Mr. Miller thought he had a great prospect in Neil Denton, son of Lynn Denton and partner in Denton Farms, one of the larger operations in ...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
- Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
- S107 Ag. Science Center North
- Lexington, KY 40546-0091
- +1 (859) 257-4302
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