Extension
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| 1084 - Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1084.1) | 450 |
Number of clientele increasing agriculture awareness due to Extension Programming |
| 1084.2) | 25 |
Number of clients trained in agricultural leadership development |
| 1084.3) | 2000 |
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) | 20 |
Number of clients who shared information learned from Extension about local agriculture and/or environmental issues |
| 1084.5) | 20 |
Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues locally |
| 1084.6) | 20 |
Number of clients who shared information about agriculture and/or environmental issues with elected officials |
| 1084.8) | 20 |
Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues to elected officials |
| 1084.11) | 10 |
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) | 5 |
Number of producers who mentored, advised or assisted new and/or young producers in agriculture |
Author: Sarah Fannin
Major Program: Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
The year 2022 brought an unexpected weather event to the Morgan County Extension Council’s Market in Park – unprecedented rain that unfortunately led to some of the worst flooding in Eastern Ky history. Quick planning allowed the volunteers to move the event indoors to the Index Community Center. Despite such conditions, over 400 participants and 40 vendors participated.“Market in the Park” …. Or “Market in the Community Center” for this yea
Author: Sarah Fannin
Major Program: Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
The Kentucky Master Gardener Program is an intensive fourteen-week series of horticultural and leadership classes to train new volunteers to be better gardeners, stewards of the land, and community leaders. Each person who completes the program must return 40 hours of community service through the Cooperative Extension Service during the first year after the completion of the program and 20 hours each year after that. Morgan County CES is thrilled to have 28 students currently in trai
