Extension
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| 1017 - Equine | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1017.1) | 347 |
Number of producers who incorporated best practices recommended by Extension |
Author: Don Sorrell
Major Program: Equine
How do you connect inner city youth to agriculture? During the fall of 2017, Sarah Stolz (horticulture agent), Don Sorrell (ANR agent) and Claire Linepensel, Campbell County 4-H Program Assistant, offered Newport High School students the opportunity to visit local farms through a program we called Newport High School Agriculture and Horticulture 4-H Club. With only a few students (six) to sign up for this after school program we decided to move forward with our idea. Most of th
Author: Don Sorrell
Major Program: Equine
I had the opportunity to serve as secretary of the UK Equine Summit Committee. In the past, this committee has hosted an Equine Summit program that focused on equine issues of the horse industry (mostly thoroughbreds) in KY. Prior to our first 2018 planning meeting, I suggested we focus the 2018 Equine Summit around meeting the needs of Extension Ag and Natural Resources agents and 4-H agents as it relates to equine programs in their county. The Committee was very receptive to the ide
