Success Stories

• 23

  May

  Empowering Shelby County’s Small Farms through Marketing for All 3.0

  In 2025, Marketing for All 3.0 brought together multiple county cooperative extension offices and the University of Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification in an innovative partnership aimed at stren...

  
  

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• 23

  May

  Enhancing Grain Production Through Multi-County Collaboration

  Grain production remains a critical component of the agricultural economy in Kentucky, particularly in Shelby County. According to the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture:Corn for Grain: 16,987 acres harv...

  
  

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• 31

  March

  Small Ruminant School

  Small farm numbers in Shelby County continue to rapidly increase. The county has seen steady growth in land ownership in the 1-49 acre range with landowners looking for innovative ways to increase inc...

  
  

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• 18

  December

  Stockman's College

  According to a study initiated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Purdue University regarding employment opportunities for Animal Science graduates, results show that there were more tha...

  
  

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