Extension
It Starts With Us
Environment
Ag Awareness, Production and Marketing
Bell, Branstetter, Blankenship
Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests
Chemical Crop Management Tools
Integrated Plant Pest Management
Pesticide Safety – Livestock Pests
According to the Kentucky Division of Water, Groundwater Branch, Metcalfe County has areas of moderate to high sensitivity to groundwater pollution.
Much of the land in Metcalfe County is a part of the Green River Watershed and it topography is karst in nature due to a host of springs, caves, and sinkholes. Livestock and crop production in this area is a threat to groundwater and other natural resources in the environment. In order to protect these resources, producers, the general public and youth must become educated so that they can use sound practices that will help keep ground and surface water clean and uncontaminated.
Pollution, contamination, and depletion of our environment and natural resources will be reduced and the positive impact resulting from changed practices will be evident.
Individuals, producers, farm workers, youth, and the general public will adopt practices that will help preserve and protect our environment and the things that are a product of it.
The audiences mentioned above will gain an awareness of our environment and learn how to protect it by adopting new practices and habits.
Evaluation:
Outcome: Initial
Indicator: Knowledge Gained
Method: Survey
Timeline: Ongoing
Audience: Private Pesticide Applicators
Project or Activity: Private Applicator Trainings
Content or Curriculum: UK Private Applicator Curriculum
Inputs: Agents, UK Publications, UK Presentations
Date: Winter/Spring 2018
Audience: Commercial Pesticide Applicators
Project or Activity: SOKY Pesticide Trainings
Content or Curriculum: UK/ Industry
Inputs: Agents, Specialists, Industry
Date :December 2017
Audience: 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Go Green The 3 R’s
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agents, Specialists, Community Partners
Date :August-May
Audience: Metcalfe Co. Homemakers and Residents
Project or Activity: Home Pests Be Gone Homemaker Leader Training
Inputs: FCS Agent, Extension office space and resources, Homemaker Volunteers, KEHA materials.
Date: January 2017
Author: Gary Bell
Major Program: Integrated Plant Pest Management
Commercial pesticide applicators are called upon by farmer's, businesses, golf courses, homeowners, and many others to control pests in a number of situations. These applicators are required to obtain continuing education credits to maintain their licenses. In 2017 the ANR and horticulture agents in the east part of district 6 provided applicators an opportunity to continue their education by hosting the SOKY Pesticide Training. This was the fourth year that this two day training opport
