Extension
It Starts With Us
Enhancing Farm Production
Feeding the Family, Feeding the World
Price, Fowler, Ammerman
Local Food Systems
Commercial Horticulture
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
4-H Volunteer Programming
Grant County farmers have experienced record high market prices and the increase in production costs associated with high prices. Since record highs have occurred market prices have returned more to the average while production costs have remained at all-time highs. To maintain agriculture as a viable income source for farms operators have realized the necessity to increase overall farm production from crop to remain profitable
Farmers will realize reduced expenses and increased profits from operations. Farmers will save money by making informed production decisions. Farmers recognize an increase in overall long term viability and sustainability of the farm.
Best management practices are embraced by the residents and land owners. These practices are sought after as the “norm” in stewardship of land ownership.
Implement practicum to control expenses and enhance production efficiency. Implement programs that optimize production. Better utilization of inputs.
Audience: Cattle Owners
Project or Activity: Building Better Beef
Content or Curriculum: UK Beef IRM
Inputs: Agent and UK website
Date: Fall 2019-Winter 2020
Audience: Backgrounder and Stocker Operators
Project of Activity: Master Stocker
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: Fall 2019
Audience: Goat Producers
Project of Activity: Meat Goat Updates
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications, KSU specialists
Date: March 2019
Audience: Sheep and Goat Farmers
Project of Activity: Small Ruminant Workshop
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications KSU specialists
Date: March 2020
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth
Project of Activity: Dairy Goat Club
Content or Curriculum: Getting your Goat, Stepping Out, Showing the Way
Inputs: Dairy Goat Club members and leader
Date: All year Long
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth
Project of Activity: Market Goat Club
Content or Curriculum: Just Browsing, Growing with Meat Goats,
Inputs: Market Goat Club members and leader
Date: All year Long
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth
Project of Activity: Poultry Club
Content or Curriculum: Scratching the Surface, Testing your wings
Inputs: Poultry Club members and leader
Date: All year Long
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth
Project of Activity: Horse Club
Content or Curriculum: Horse Achievement Level 1, 2, 3, 4
Inputs: Horse Club members and leader
Date: All year Long
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth
Project of Activity: Rabbit Club
Content or Curriculum: What’s Hoppening?, Making Tracks, All Ears
Inputs: Rabbit Club members and leader
Date: All year Long
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth
Project of Activity: Sheep Club
Content or Curriculum: Sheep Resource Handbook
Inputs: Sheep Club members and leader
Date: All year Long
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth
Project of Activity: Swine Club
Content or Curriculum: Swine Resource Handbook
Inputs: Swine Club members and leader
Date: All year Long
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth
Project of Activity: Beef and Feeder Calf
Content or Curriculum: Market Beef Resource Handbook
Inputs: Beef Club members and leader, GC Cattlemen
Date: All year Long
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth
Project of Activity: Dairy Cow Club
Content or Curriculum: Cowabunga, Mooving Ahead, Rising to the Top
Inputs: Dairy Cow Club members and leader
Date: All year Long
Audience: 4H Livestock Youth and Adults
Project of Activity: Horse College
Content or Curriculum: UK Animal Science curriculum
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: April 2020
Audience: Hay Farmers
Project or Activity: Controlling Weeds in Pastures and Hayfields
Content or Curriculum: UK Agronomy
Inputs: Agent and UK website
Date: March 2020
Audience: Forage Grazers
Project or Activity: Pasture Renovation
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: Feb 2020
Audience: Hay Farmers
Project of Activity: Hay Storage to increase profits
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: Fall 2019
Audience: Cattle farmers
Project of Activity: Silage Production Update
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: UK publications,
Date: May 2020
Audience: Tobacco Farmers
Project of Activity: Tobacco Production Update
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: April 2020
Audience: Grain Farmers
Project of Activity: Early Bird Grain Meeting
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: Jan 2020
Audience: Grain Farmers
Project of Activity: Grain Production Trials
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists, Southern States Agronomists
Date: Fall 2019-June 2020
Audience: Tobacco Farmers
Project of Activity: Good Agriculture Practices
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: April 2020
Audience: Vegetable Farmers
Project of Activity: Extending the Growing Season
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: Feb - March 2020
Audience: Vegetable Farmers
Project of Activity: Good Agriculture Practices
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: Jan 2020
Audience: Farmer’s Markets
Project of Activity: SNAP-Ed, WIC and Senior Coupons
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: July - Sept 2019 and Jan-Sept 2020
Audience: Farmer’s Markets SNAP-Ed
Project of Activity: Sampling
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: 2020 growing season
Audience: Tobacco Farmers
Project of Activity: Tobacco Production Update
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists
Date: April 2020
Audience: 6,7, & 8 Graders
Project of Activity: GCMS Garden
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists, agent and volunteers
Date: March –Sept 2019
Audience: Adults
Project of Activity: Satellite Community Gardens
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists, agent and volunteers, City of Williamstown, Master Gardeners
Date: March – Sept 2019
Audience: 4-H Youth
Project of Activity: 4-H Horticulture Club
Content or Curriculum: UK/KSU Publications
Inputs: UK publications and specialists, agents and volunteers
Date: March – Oct 2019
Author: Chris Ammerman
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Individual life choices have moved demand for locally grown fresh produce, meat and eggs. The consumers focus has drifted away from the grocery store and toward the farm stand. Local farmers markets have become the consumer’s choice to provide safe, fresh and nutritious food for communities across the state, and Grant County is experiencing this trend as well.A farm to table dinner was planned as an effort to further raise awareness of local food systems and increase participat
Author: Chris Ammerman
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Vertical integration has caused turmoil across the dairy industry in Kentucky all the while the onslaught continues in attacks on animal agriculture both creating large amount of scrutiny among consumers in the grocery store aisle. Distraught family farmers in empty barns and images of animal abuse have shared across social media platforms painting the all aspects of animal agriculture in a bad light.The Grant County Farm Bureau Federation and the Grant County Extension Service partnered t
Author: Chris Ammerman
Major Program: Grain Crops
Over the period of the last ten years grain production in Kentucky has been like riding a roller coaster. Farmer’s experienced record market highs many new faces took up grain production while other enterprises expanded and invested into more land or upgraded equipment. The last two years of downturn have honed the farmer’s margin to a razor thin line. Northern Kentucky has a small number of grain producers many who entered when the market was great and since they
Author: Chris Ammerman
Major Program: Local Food Systems
As the impact of the pandemic is still being felt across the Commonwealth, the challenges of continuing to provide relevant data to the citizens of our community increased as the lockdown started. Continuing to conduct farm visits and serve clientele was listed as essential business. The opportunity to use individual client meetings to serve others in the form of social media posts became evident. Using a GoPro camera and hand held mount educational programs offered by the Grant
