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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Morgan County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025





4021 - Agriculture
4021.1) 241

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in AG 4-H programming

4021.2) 7

Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in AG 4-H programming



Success Stories

East Kentucky Working Cattle Contest

Author: Kimberly Lane

Major Program: Agriculture

East Kentucky Working Cattle Contest

Creating hands on learning opportunities is key for youth interested in agriculture. By allowing a safe environment to learn the correct way to manage a beef cattle herd, better management strategies can be utilized in the future. Often, what we teach our youth is the first line of getting that information into the hands of their parents who are producers at home. While cattle working contest exists in the western part of our state, nothing similar occurs on the Eastern side. As a group, barrier

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Growing Futures—4-H Youth Explore Agricultural Careers Across Kentucky and Beyond

Author: Kimberly Lane

Major Program: Agriculture

Growing Futures—4-H Youth Explore Agricultural Careers Across Kentucky and Beyond

In the heart of Eastern Kentucky, teens from Menifee, Morgan, Elliott, and Fleming counties embarked on a bold yearlong journey through the Ag Career Discovery Course, an immersive experience designed to ignite curiosity and expand horizons in the world of agriculture.   With the decline of Ag focused careers in our communities and school systems, this group felt the need to take a deeper dive.  Agents wanted students to not only fantasize about following a career in Agriculture and Na

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