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| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 1847 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Jessica Hopkins
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
With an increased interest in home and consumer horticulture, WUKY (91.3 FM), the University of Kentucky’s public radio station, approached the Agricultural Communications Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. The station wanted a gardening program to broadcast on Sunday mornings. Jeff Franklin, Agriculture Communications specialist reached out to Horticulture Extension Agents within central Kentucky to assist with this request. A partners
Author: Jessica Hopkins
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
In the spring of 2020, with the ongoing threat of COVID-19, in an effort to control the virus, Extension Offices, along with countless other places of business were forced to close their doors to foot traffic, in-person meetings, and classes for over two months. With so much traditional face-to-face interaction with clientele, this made the job of an extension agent quite challenging. During this time agents were encouraged to use virtual means to communicate with and provide virtua
Author: Jessica Hopkins
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Volunteers play integral roles in 4-H programs, performing a variety of duties, functions, and tasks and possessing varied and rich knowledge, skills, and backgrounds (Radhakrishna & Ewing, 2011). The success of Extension programming is due, in part, to the dedication of a large cadre of volunteers (Smith, Dasher, & Klingborg, 2005). Although highly valued, volunteer involvement does not guarantee achievement of Extension's goals and fulfillment of learners' needs (Bolton, 1992).
