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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024


Water and Soil Quality and Conservation Major Program

8066

Total Hours

Contributed.

29769

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1959

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

157

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of landowners who adopted changes to improve the water quality of forested streams  

1590

Number of people who adjusted rate, timing, placement and/or sources to increase nutrient use efficiency

3190

Number of producers who developed or implemented  nutrient management plan  

1681

Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan

3775

Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones  

2069

Number of people who increased  knowledge of backyard streams, watersheds, stream ecology and best practices to improving water quality

91690

Number of people who increased knowledge of water quality in urban areas

5966

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices  to increase soil organic matter

2959

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to improve soil structure for water infiltration and retention.

2724

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving water quality

6615

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection.

2695

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation

3997

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to protect stream banks, stream buffer zones,  water quality protection, and/or manure management

2227

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health  

4202

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