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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

1767

Total Hours

Contributed.

8809

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

11

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

52

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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

1026

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

2314

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

2616

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

677

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

2395

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

401

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

828

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

687

Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones  

133

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

812

Number of producers who developed or implemented  nutrient management plan  

68

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

632

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

59

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

465

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