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Restoring Fences, Restoring Hope: Flood Recovery Support for Pike County Farmers

Author: Emily Davis

Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery

Catastrophic flooding devastated businesses, homes, and farms across Pike County, causing significant losses for farmers and livestock owners. Many agricultural operations suffered severe damage, including the loss of livestock, equipment, gardens, and fencing. The destruction of fencing was particularly challenging, as it left livestock vulnerable and created immediate concerns for farm security and animal safety.In response, the Pike County Extension Office shifted its focus to flood recovery,

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Disaster Response and Recovery Mental Health workshops

Author: Emily Smith

Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery

Describe the Issue or Situation.In 2022, 13 Eastern Kentucky counties were impacted severely by flooding and were declared Federal disasters, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Johnson, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, and Whitley. Immediate response through volunteer mutual aid groups, state and local agencies, state extension personnel, and FEMA addressed some of the damages to property and infrastructure, but many were unable to receive the material and financial s

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North Carolina disaster relief assistance.

Author: Stacy White

Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery

On my recent trip to western North Carolina I saw firsthand the extensive water and wind damage for hurricane Helene.  I coordinated with Susan Kelly, NC Extension, to assist in 3 counties impacted by the storm.  Day one I worked with the Watauga Co. Extension folks at a distribution site near Boone, NC.  Hay, feed, and farm supplies were received and distributed from this site.  I had contact with 50 people that day (15 female, 35 male, 2 Hispanic, 1 American Indian).&n

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UK Cooperative Extension assist North Carolina Extension Disaster Relief Efforts

Author: Chadwick Conway

Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery

The Cooperative Extension Service has always been a strong network of land grant universities, across the United States. They have historically worked together to serve our many communities in time of need.  During the devastating flood in Eastern Kentucky in 2022, many extension colleagues helped out from neighboring states during that time.  When devastation hit our neighboring state in North Carolina from flooding from hurricane Helene, in 2024, our Mountain Cattleman’s Associ

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North Carolina Flood Relief

Author: Charles May

Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery

The Cooperative Extension Service, a robust network of land-grant universities across the United States, has a long-standing tradition of coming together to support communities in times of need. This spirit of collaboration was vividly demonstrated during the devastating flood in Eastern Kentucky in 2022, when extension colleagues from neighboring states stepped in to help.In 2024, when Hurricane Helene caused severe flooding in North Carolina, the Mountain Cattleman’s Association (MCA) of

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Kentucky Extension Services Answer the Call: Helping North Carolina Farmers After Hurricane Helene's Devastating Floods

Author: Chad Allen

Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery

            In times of crisis, communities often look to one another for support and assistance. For the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, a strong network of land-grant universities, that means extending a helping hand beyond state borders. This was especially true when floodwaters from Hurricane Helene devastated Eastern North Carolina in 2024. With the help of the Mountain Cattleman’s Association (MCA), Extension agents in Kentucky answered the call,

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Disaster Experience from 2022 Becomes Helping Hand Two Years Later

Author: Shad Baker

Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery

The catastrophic flooding of 2022 left destruction in Eastern Kentucky, but it also left experience and a heart for those dealing with disasters. When Hurricane Helene hit parts of North Carolina and Tennessee, Letcher Countians felt the familiar pain had visited their neighbors and they were duty-bound to render aid and the educational message which Extension knows well.The Letcher County Extension Office partnered with Childers Oil, Kentucky Farm Bureau, Meridzo Ministries, Letcher County Home

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

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

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