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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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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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Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019


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Shad Baker

County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources


Program Areas

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources


Interests

  • community development

  • Maple Syrup

  • Trail Development

  • Beekeeping

  • Non-Timber Forest Products

  • Wildlife Habitat Management

  • Adventure Tourism

  • Blueberry Production


Professionally: I graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BS in Agronomy in 1997. I graduated from Western Kentucky University with an MA in Organizational Leadership in 2021. 

Programs: Most of my career has been directed towards small-scale horticulture, non-timber forest products and community development. The small-scale horticulture has primarily been Farmers Market crops, small fruits (brambles and blueberries) and fruit trees. The Non-timber forest products have focused on maple syrup (in which I have served as a primary facilitator for the state), ginseng, goldenseal and mushrooms. On community development, I have been heavily involved in several adventure tourism projects including the Pine Mountain Trail, Great Eastern Trail, East Kentucky Heritage Foundation, and the Letcher Co. Tourism Trails Committee. 

I have served on the Kentucky Farm Bureau Board in my county since 1997, and was previously on the Young Farmers Committee. I currently serve on the KFB Natural Resources Committee.

Personally: I have been married to my wife Melanie since 1998. We have a daughter, Alyssa, who was born in 2006. I have been active at church, where I serve as a deacon, as a supply preacher, and on several committees. I completed a 26-year section hike of the 2,192-mile long Appalachian Trail in 2019. That same year, I also summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. 



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  • Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D. 
  • S107 Ag. Science Center North
  • Lexington, KY 40546-0091
  • +1 (859) 257-4302

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