Franklin County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
| 1019 - Small Farm Diversification | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1019.1) | 0 |
Number of farmers who had better understanding of sustainable production systems because they attended Third Thursday events (KSU) |
| 1019.11) | 6 |
Number of farmers who have diversified their small farms, or added “new enterprises” |
| 1019.121) | 0 |
Number of farmers who implemented new practices as a result of attending Third Thursday events (KSU) |
Success Stories
Small Farmers in Lincoln County Kentucky Received Grant Funds for a Commercial Refrigerator Cooling Systems Storage for Vegetables’
Author: Edwin Chavous
Major Program: Small Farm Diversification
The Kentucky State University (KSU) Small Farm Program is an Extension program designed to help farm families with decision-making skills to solve farm and home problems. It includes educational programs that emphasize farm production, farm management, and marketing. It also includes the use and understanding of local county programs and USDA agencies and their programs, plus providing technical assistance in completing applications for the program and the entire application process.  
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KSU Area Agent for Small Farms Provided Technical Assistances Information to Limited Resource Minority Small Farmers for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2
Author: Edwin Chavous
Major Program: Small Farm Diversification
The Kentucky State University (KSU) Small Farm Program is an Extension program designed to help farm families with decision-making skills to solve farm and home problems. It includes educational programs that emphasize farm production, farm management, and marketing. It also includes the use and understanding of local county programs and USDA agencies and their programs, plus providing technical assistance in completing applications for the program and the entire application process.  
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“KSU Small Farm Area Extension Agent Assists Limited-Resource Minority Farmer with Technology during COVID-19 Pandemic”
Author: Edwin Chavous
Major Program: Small Farm Diversification
The disruptive impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. agricultural system have been broad and varied.Under the current circumstances, it’s hard to predict how long the COVID-19 pandemic will last for. Food and livestock producers face an extremely difficult situation. An alternative solution is to search for ways to sell their products. Producers feel that the only way to survive is by organizing themselves and selling their produce on-line via a social media platform. Prior to
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“KSU Small Farm Area Extension Agent Assists Limited-Resource Minority Farmers with Technique Assistance in USDA Rural Housing in Franklin and Scott County in Kentucky”
Author: Edwin Chavous
Major Program: Small Farm Diversification
Prior to the pandemic many farmers didn’t utilize the internet for any kind of meeting conferences, workshops or any other platforms for agriculture business, farmers were accustomed to face to face contact for business and dealing with people. Now that business are slowing opening up in Kentucky there are many resources needed by limited-resource minority farmers in the world including Kentucky. The Kentucky State University (KSU) Small Farm Program is an Extension program des
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