Author: Jacqueline Jacob
Major Program: Poultry/Small Flocks
As part of my extension program with small and backyard poultry owners, I have increased my online presence to reach as many people as possible. We reach poultry owners around the country, as well as around the world. I have two main websites I created and manage – one is for eXtension and the small and backyard flock community of practice - https://poultry.extension.org. It has articles, links to upcoming and past webinars, a blog, and the Ask-Extension widget. It gets over 60,000 visitor
Author: Vicki Shadrick
In July of 2023, the McLean, Webster, and Hopkins County ANR agents coordinated a program in cooperation with UK ANR Agents, KADF, University of Georgia Poultry Specialist, Purdue, and Poultry producers in McLean County. A grant from the KADF was received to help bring a UGA ventilation specialist to the area to visit with producers. The ANR agents, Purdue Flock advisors and UGA Specialist made 8 different on-farm visits with Poultry producers to look at facilities and their ability to ven
Author: Curtis Judy
In September, the Todd County Extension Office cooperated with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) and USDA APHIS to host a biosecurity training program for local organic egg producers. These farmers have small commercial flocks of layers, mostly in the 8,000 to 20,000 bird range. These birds often spend a significant part of their time outdoors on pasture which increases their potential exposure to diseases such as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI
Author: John Fourqurean
