Author: Ricky Arnett
Major Program: Economic Development and Workforce Preparation - ANR
IN TAYLOR COUNTY, THE DECEMBER 11, 2021 AND JANUARY 1, 2022 TORNADOS AFFECTED APPROXIMATELY 110 HOMES AND LOSS OF ONE LIFE AS IT SWEPT ACROSS THE STATE. SOME HOMES WERE COMPLETELY GONE, BARNS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED AND LIVESTOCK RUNNING LOOSE AS FENCES WERE TAKEN BY THE TORNADOS. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS FROM LEADERS WITHIN THE COUNTY AND A PROMISE OF FRONT MONEY TO PURCHASE EMERGENCY FENCING SUPPLIES AND A REQUEST TO HELP FROM FARM ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, THE TAYLOR COUNTY EXTENSION
Over the past few years of working with the youth in our county and being an adviser to the Ag Alumni Association I came to realize the youth of Green County feels there is nothing for them here after High School. 95% of our Junior and Seniors in Agriculture are looking to support there families outside of Green County and a large portion of those students will live somewhere else as well. I realize Green County don’t have everything the larger city’s have but we still have opportuni
Author: Jessica Barnes
Amidst the increasing use of technology and changing educational delivery methods, Shelley Meyer (FCS), Jessica Sayre (HORT), Jessica Barnes (ANR), and Shannon Farrell (4-H) joined forces to offer a Technology Tuesday series for clientele of Harrison County. University specialists, agents, and extension staff are becoming more dependent on electronic means of disseminating information. Email, Facebook, and Zoom are the more widely used virtual formats. While many clientele are tech savvy and ver
Author: Robert Kirby
With the untimely death on July 4, 2021, of Knox County's largest grain and hay producer, the extension educational obligations increased on his farm immediately. The Knox County Agriculture Agent began the process of educating farm crew on identifying weeds to be sprayed in soybeans, recommending herbicides to be used and showing how to drive and operate a Spray Coupe in order to spray the soybeans. Following soybeans spraying the crew was educated on when hay was the correct moisture
Author: Christopher Schalk
Each year the Glasgow Barren County Chamber of Commerce conducts a leadership development program for youth of Barren County. Twenty five youth are competitively selected from Glasgow Independent, Barren County and Caverna Independent Schools to participate in the program. One of the daylong session is dedicated to agriculture. The Barren County Agriculture Extension Agent was charged by the Chamber to put together a program to demonstrate the importance of agriculture to the e
