Support Community and Economic Development
Support Community and Economic Development
Alex Butler and Susan Campbell
Community Engagement
Farm Management, Economics and Policy
Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Communications and Expressive Arts
Programming focused on marketing, support of local agricultural markets, assistance to small business owners, and participation in community fairs and festivals can support community and economic development. Through extension programming local citizens are engaged, educated, and empowered to address issues in their communities.
Youth will use their communication and leadership skills to serve as leaders in the community, mentors for younger youth and to enter the workplace and/or institution of higher learning/trade schools.
Farmers realize increased profits due to expanded market opportunities.
Youth apply skills learned in 4-H in other activities at home, school and in the community by demonstrating leadership, teamwork and communication as well as setting and achieving goals.
Farmers add value to their products and will develop new marketing outlets.
Youth will increase their knowledge about leadership and how to be an effective leader, team player and build communication.
Youth and adults will enter items in the county fair.
Farmers attend programs with the Anderson County Extension Service focused on adding value to their products.
Farmer’s Market members are trained on how to handle produce safely.
Initial Outcome: Residents exhibit in the Home Craft and Garden Show
Indicator: Number and quality of exhibits at the Home Craft and Garden Show
Method: Number of exhibits at the Home Craft and Garden Show
Timeline: July
Initial Outcome: Youth apply skills learned in 4-H in other activities at home, school and in the community by demonstrating leadership, teamwork and communication as well as setting and achieving goals.
Indicator: Number of youth volunteering in the community, participating in community events, and entering items in the Anderson County 4-H Fair Day.
Method: Observation of 4-H project work, 4-H Common Measures evaluations, and county fair entry records.
Timeline:Ongoing for project observations, July for County Fair entries
Initial Outcome: Farmers add value to their products and will develop new marketing outlets.
Indicator: Increased number of participants in farmer’s markets, auctions, and contracts
Method: Survey farmer’s market managers and talk to growers
Timeline: yearly
Audience: Youth Ages 5-18, adult exhibitors
Project or Activity: Home Craft and Garden Show and 4-H Fair Day
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum an Fair Rules
Inputs: Volunteer time, space, awards, premiums, show tools, others as needed
Date: July each Year
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Author: Alex Butler
Major Program: Beef
Josh Maples, Extension Professor at Mississippi State University, reported that Beef exports have been exceptional throughout 2021 and are on pace for the strongest export year on record. The latest WASDE projects 2021 beef exports at 3.46 billion pounds, or about 9 percent larger than the current record in 2018. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the all-fresh beef retail price at $7.52 per pound during November, a few cents below the October level but roughly 21 percent above the sa
Author: Alex Butler
Major Program: Beef
The 2017 USDA Census reports Anderson County has 380 Cow-calf operations with 15,880 head and 340 Beef Cattle Operations with 8,263 head. The Anderson County Extension agent, in collaboration with University Specialists in the Animal Science Department and ABS Global, provided clientele with access to a new innovative technique for artificial insemination and synchronization protocol. This programming allows producers to incorporate a synchronization protocol that provides a high conceptio
Author: Alex Butler
Major Program: Tornado Response and Recovery
The Anderson County farming community and various other businesses around the county came together to donate a tremendous amount of time, effort, and resources to the Western Kentucky tornado recovery. The County Extension Agent has made two trips to Caldwell and Muhlenberg Counties to deliver donated supplies and assist in helping community members impacted by the tornado. Anderson County Farm Service made a matching donation to help deliver cattle mineral and fencing supplies to farmers in Cal
Author: Alex Butler
Major Program: Beef
The 2017 USDA Agriculture Census report states that Livestock, Poultry, and Products account for 65% of the agriculture sales for Anderson County Farmers with cattle and calves sales totaling approximately $6.7 million in revenue. The Extension Agent led a discussion with the local Cattleman’s Association concerning programming and prioritizing pregnancy checking for beef cattle producers within the county. Pregnancy checking was deemed a top priority for the Anderson County Cattlemen as e
Author: Alex Butler
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The USDA’s 2017 census indicated that 14 farmers utilized 16 acres for vegetable production. This is down from 2012 when 16 farmers utilized 25 acres for vegetable production. The Extension Agent led a discussion with the Anderson County Farmers Market Association regarding programming and subject matter prioritization. The marker has been rapidly expanding its number of participants under the current president and in 2022 has opened up its second location within the community.Several mont