In the early days of the Ag Development Funds, Ballard County was the first county to develop a precision ag program. It has since been incorporated statewide into the CAIP ( county ag improvement program). In the last 16 years, Ballard County farmers have been able leverage these funds with their own to incorporate some form of precision ag on almost every acre in crop production in the county.In the latest precision ag survey conducted by Tom Miller, Ballard County extension Agent for Ag And N...
I am the State Specialist of Horticulture and Local Foods at Kentucky State University. I have 25% research and 75% extension appointment and I work mainly with vegetables and small fruits. ... More
Funding year 2018 of the Kentucky Military Teen Adventure Camps (MTAC) has been yet another success! With a total of 5 camps from April 2018- August 2018. Families including service members or spouses... Read More
The state of Kentuckys agricultural education programs in high schools have several career pathways in which students may choose to emphasize. One career pathway is the agribiotechnoloy pathway, which... Read More
The U. S. Department of Commerce declared that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations are growing at a 7.2% quicker rate than other occupations. STEM employees play a critical ro... Read More
Ventilating pastured poultry farms is challenging because the openings to allow the birds onto the pasture create cold air drafts in the barn in winter. Through a relationship built with a farmer here... Read More