Sustainable AgricultureMajor Program

25034

Total Hours

Contributed.

160306

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

244

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

1451

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of producers that implemented sustainable practices as a result of participating in Extension programs

5388

Number of those indicating an increased awareness of sustainable agriculture practices

9279

Stories

Ag in the classroom "Mini Farm"

A mini farm at Elliott County High School is teaching students business and entrepreneurship skills they can use in their future careers and showing residents how they can use agriculture to improve their lives.The mini farm is a project of Gary Selby, the high schools agriculture teacher, and Keith Center, an agent with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. They started the project to rekindle interest in agriculture among the countys young people. After a six-year absence, ...

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Ag in the classroom "Mini Farm"

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