Small Farm DiversificationMajor Program

7049.8003

Total Hours

Contributed.

190917

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

627.2

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

137

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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

220

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

32

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

781

Stories

Small Farm Conference Western Style 2023 Serving African Americans in the south western part of Kentucky Was A Success.

The Small Farm Conference Western Style was held on Friday June 9 and Saturday June 10 with KSUs Edwin Chavous, Marion Simon, Farmer Dr. Nancy Dawson, and former KSU Diversity Specialist Gae Broadwater guiding the event.The theme of the Small Farm Conference Western Style was: An Introductory Conference About Fermentation And Distillation. The program follows:June 9, 2023 – Friday3:30 p.m. CDT Opening of the ConferenceWelcomeVisit with representatives from USDA and the Kentucky Department of Agr...

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Small Farm Conference Western Style 2023 Serving African Americans in the south western part of Kentucky Was A Success.

Stories Behind the Numbers

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    On May 20, 2022, One hundred and four Small Limited Resource farmers and beginning farmers attended Agriculture Weekend. They learned information from How to Grow Mushrooms, presented by Beth Wilson, ... Read More

  • Small Farm Workshop Reaches New Clientele

    Grayson County has had an overwhelming amount of clientele reach out to the Extension Office during and after the pandemic, wanting information on small farm topics. This is due to the amount of peopl... Read More

  • 2023 Famacha Training

    Grayson County and surrounding counties are quickly growing diverse in agriculture practices. Increasing age, new farmers, new landownership, input costs, etc. have made people step away from the trad... Read More

  • Raising the Steaks and Chops

    Educating local livestock producers is a high priority in Shelby, Henry, Trimble and Oldham Counties.According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, total beef, swine, sheep and goat animal sales yearly ... Read More

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