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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


Statistical Contact Report for FY2025Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025

564403

Total Hours

Contributed.

2525651

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

5818

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

163014

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

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Teen Cooking Camp

The National Survey of Childrens Health reported that in 2022-2023, 17.0% of youth ages 6 to 17 had obesity. According to this same data, Kentucky is ranked the 13th state with the highest obesity rate at 18.7%. Green County FCS conducted a one-day Teen Cooking Camp that focused on introducing middle school and high school age students to the world of health, nutrition, and learning their way around the kitchen in a hands-on environment. This class was presented to give teens the opportunity to ...

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Teen Cooking Camp

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W. Garrett
W. Garrett Owen is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist of floriculture, greenhouse and controlled-environment crop production in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Kentuck... More

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