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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, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Water and Soil Quality and Conservation Major Program

2461

Total Hours

Contributed.

13111

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

11

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

130

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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

1836

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

2449

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

2981

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

839

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

2730

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

601

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

1522

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

1041

Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones  

217

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

1161

Number of producers who developed or implemented  nutrient management plan  

136

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

977

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

106

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

742

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