Owen County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1019 - Small Farm Diversification
1019.121) 1

Number of farmers who implemented new practices as a result of attending Third Thursday events (KSU)
1019.11) 24

Number of farmers who have diversified their small farms, or added “new enterprises”
1019.1) 5

Number of farmers who had better understanding of sustainable production systems because they attended Third Thursday events (KSU)


Success Stories

Affordable Investments

Author: Kendal Bowman

Major Program: Small Farm Diversification

Affordable Investments

Forth going the recent pandemic, the U.S. economy still hasn’t fully recovered. It has really hit hard in small towns. The supply chain can’t keep up, inflation is out the roof, and farmers are still getting the same prices they have always gotten for their product. Even to this day, we are still suffering a labor shortage.On Tuesday April 12th, 2022, The Owen County Agriculture Extension Agent Kendal Bowman partnered with German American Bank to offer a workshop where producers can

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