Extension
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| 1084 - Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1084.1) | 15000 |
Number of clientele increasing agriculture awareness due to Extension Programming |
| 1084.2) | 68 |
Number of clients trained in agricultural leadership development |
| 1084.3) | 253 |
Number of people impacted by Advisory Councils,community organizations, and other volunteers including County Ag Investment Program (CAIP), Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee, farm bureau, county fairs, festivals, etc. |
| 1084.4) | 26 |
Number of clients who shared information learned from Extension about local agriculture and/or environmental issues |
| 1084.5) | 94 |
Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues locally |
| 1084.6) | 26 |
Number of clients who shared information about agriculture and/or environmental issues with elected officials |
| 1084.8) | 13 |
Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues to elected officials |
| 1084.11) | 56 |
Number of people trained by Extension who serve as members/ leaders of advisory councils, community development committees and/or in leadership roles with agriculture organizations |
| 1084.9) | 15 |
Number of producers who mentored, advised or assisted new and/or young producers in agriculture |
Author: Joanna Coles
Major Program: Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
Motivating and Educating Agricultural Leaders (MEAL) was created by a group of Mammoth Cave Area Agriculture Agents to develop leadership skills for farmers. The 18-month course provided farmers an opportunity to learn key leadership skills and network with others in south-central Kentucky and was scheduled around major farming tasks and didn’t take them away from the farm overnight. Evaluation results after program completion indicated that 100% of the participants felt more c
