Author: Deborah Shepherd
Major Program: Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
There were concerns that during COVID-19 connections with community, volunteers and leadership would decrease and there would be a loss of engagement with FCS Extension programming. There was also a concern there would be a decrease in Extension Homemaker membership and involvement. COVID-19 has significantly impacted our ability to meet with community members, volunteers and leadership in person. The majority of our participants do not utilize virtual/technology based programm
Author: Whitney Carman
Based on the USDA Census of Agriculture, from 2017 to 2020, farm operations with a female principal producer went from 439 to 790. The Grayson County Cooperative Extension Service has noticed an increase in female clientele in programming and for walk in consultations on different topics, and after several Farm Management programs, there was interest in leadership based programming in agriculture.The Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent collaborated with the Family and Consumer Science Agent
