Small Farm DiversificationMajor Program

6334.8

Total Hours

Contributed.

178486

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

544

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

475

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of farmers who implemented new practices as a result of attending Third Thursday events (KSU)

43

Number of farmers who have diversified their small farms, or added “new enterprises”

818

Number of farmers who had better understanding of sustainable production systems because they attended Third Thursday events (KSU)

118

Stories

Affordable Investments

Forth going the recent pandemic, the U.S. economy still hasnt fully recovered. It has really hit hard in small towns. The supply chain cant keep up, inflation is out the roof, and farmers are still getting the same prices they have always gotten for their product. Even to this day, we are still suffering a labor shortage.On Tuesday April 12th, 2022, The Owen County Agriculture Extension Agent Kendal Bowman partnered with German American Bank to offer a workshop where producers can essentially at...

Read More

Affordable Investments

Stories Behind the Numbers

More Stories