Elliott County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





1061 - Sustainable Agriculture
1061.2) 115

Number of producers that implemented sustainable practices as a result of participating in Extension programs

1061.1) 115

Number of those indicating an increased awareness of sustainable agriculture practices



Success Stories

2018 Movie Field Day

Author: Keith Center

Major Program: Sustainable Agriculture

2018 Movie Field Day

A field day was hosted by the Elliott County Agriculture Council and Cooperative Extension Agent for ANR Keith Center, at the Elliott County High School on October 6, 2018. Topics included: Fencing and On-Farm Water, Forage Improvement, Forage and Grain Improvement, Farm Infrastructure Grain Bins, and Tech and Leadership Farm Safety.Concluding the field day, was the Beef Quality and Care Assurance (BQCA) Certification training videos and exams where 42 producers attended and completed the traini

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Ag in the classroom "Mini Farm"

Author: Keith Center

Major Program: Sustainable Agriculture

Ag in the classroom "Mini Farm"

A mini farm at Elliott County High School is teaching students business and entrepreneurship skills they can use in their future careers and showing residents how they can use agriculture to improve their lives.The mini farm is a project of Gary Selby, the high school’s agriculture teacher, and Keith Center, an agent with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. They started the project to rekindle interest in agriculture among the county’s young people. After a six-

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