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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

475661

Total Hours

Contributed.

2200446

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

5046

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

145350

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

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Building the Foundation: Pendleton County's Cloverbud Livestock Judging Program

Major Programs

Program Emphasis

Name

Percent

People

Savannah Columbia

Extension Associate

Savannah
Savannah is a University of Kentucky Alumna with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics and a minor in Sustainable Agriculture. She has worked as an Agricultural Extension Associate in th... More

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