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Kenton County CES

Title:
ANR Local Food Systems
MAP:
Promote Best Management Practices for Agriculture
Agents Involved:
Dan Allen
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Local Food Systems
Situation:
Kenton County is a diverse county and we have people producing food at all levels, from traditional commercial operations to self-sustaining homesteading food production.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Increase the availability of food for Kenton County residents interested in producing their own food.
Intermediate Outcomes:
Implementation of practices needed to produce food.
Initial Outcomes:
Residents learn how to best raise their own food for their consumption.
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Food raised for a family

Indicator: Increased food is produced

Method: Surveys and conversations

Timeline: Spring 2018, 2019, 2020


Intermediate Outcome: Less reliance on processed expensive food.


Long-term Outcome: Economic and better health.


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Residents or landowners in Kenton County

Project or Activity: Freezer Beef, Raising Pork for a Family, Poultry for Meat and Eggs

Content or Curriculum: UK Curriculum

Inputs: Agent and specialists

Date: March 2018, 2019, 2020; April 2018, 2019, 2020; May 2018, 2019, 2020


Audience: First-Time Farmers

Project or Activity: Farm Start

Content or Curriculum: UK C.E.S. curriculum

Inputs: UK Agents, Specialists and UK Ag Agents

Date: September 2017 - March 2018


Audience: Kenton County Residents

Project or Activity: NKY Food Summit

Content or Curriculum: UK SNAP, FCS, ANR pubs

Inputs: ANR Agent

Date: Ongoing


Audience: Kenton County Freezer Pork Producers
Project or Activity: Field Trip to Black Oak Holler
Content or Curriculum: WVU Pasture Pork
Inputs: WVU Specialist
Date:  April 2018



Success Stories

Assisting Kenton County Farmers to Increase Revenue

Author: Daniel Allen

Major Program: Local Food Systems

The Kenton County Agriculture Leadership Class of 2018 determined that marketing locally grown  agriculture products is a hurdle for most farm-to-consumer operations. During the 2018 class the participants did a preliminary study to determine exactly what they would need to create a publicity and marketing strategy to potentially increase sales off their farms.  The Agriculture Extension Agent acted as facilitator of all aspects of this publicity campaign.  The Agriculture Agent e

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NKY Agriculture Leadership Program Aims for the Future

Author: Daniel Allen

Major Program: Empowering Community Leaders (general)

NKY Agriculture Leadership Program Aims for the FutureAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, volunteerism of Americans peaked around 30% in 2004.  Today that number is closer to 25%.  This leadership decline is also apparent in the agriculture community.  This loss of leaders coupled with the great diversity of agriculture operations here in northern Kentucky, highlight the importance of having engaged farmers in organization, and part of the conversations around public poli

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Long Term Input Results in Long Term Outcome

Author: Daniel Allen

Major Program: Beef

There seems to be interest in buying and investing in small farm operations for post-retirement incomes of baby boomers. These small farm operators have time constraints which means that these projects take longer to complete because they are typically still working off the farm.  A working professional couple here in Kenton County began pursuing a small farm operation and bought a farm to establish a small cattle farm.  They began working with Kenton County Agriculture and Natural Res

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