Small Farm DiversificationMajor Program

6006.3994

Total Hours

Contributed.

198700

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

348.8

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

75

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)

273

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

972

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

32

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Small Farmers in Lincoln County Kentucky Received Grant Funds for a Commercial Refrigerator Cooling Systems Storage for Vegetables’

The Kentucky State University (KSU) Small Farm Program is an Extension program designed to help farm families with decision-making skills to solve farm and home problems. It includes educational programs that emphasize farm production, farm management, and marketing. It also includes the use and understanding of local county programs and USDA agencies and their programs, plus providing technical assistance in completing applications for the program and the entire application process. The KSU Sma...

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Small Farmers in Lincoln County Kentucky Received Grant Funds for a Commercial Refrigerator Cooling Systems Storage for Vegetables’

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