Statistical Contact Report for FY2023Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023

1135677.5

Total Hours

Contributed.

6572311

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

26361

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

225204

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

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Is He A Stud Or A Dud?

“With 895,000 head of beef cattle in the commonwealth, Kentucky remains the state with the largest beef inventory east of the Mississippi River,” Commissioner Quarles said. The average cow herd is around 30 head with farmers having an average of 2 bulls. But there is an issue, in rural communities across the nation, there is a large animal veterinarian shortage. The Franklin, Henry, Shelby, and Owen County agriculture and natural resources agents partnered together with the Owen County Veterin...

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Is He A Stud Or A Dud?

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LaToya
LaToya Drake, a Barren County Kentucky Native, is currently employed by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service with Kentucky’s Nutrition Education Program. LaToya holds a Maste... More

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