Extension
It Starts With Us
ANR Local Food Systems
Promote Best Management Practices for Agriculture
Dan Allen
Local Food Systems
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.
Increase the availability of food for Kenton County residents interested in producing their own food.
Implementation of practices needed to produce food.
Residents learn how to best raise their own food for their consumption.
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.
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
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
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
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
