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

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

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

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StoryMcLean County Ag Fair



McLean County Ag Fair

Author: John Fourqurean

Planning Unit: Trigg County CES

Major Program: Agriculture

Plan of Work: Acquiring basic life skills in FCS and 4-H

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

The 2021 McLean County Fair took place in July of 2021. This agent coordinated a successful event which took place over a 3-day period with 250 livestock entries. In addition to the premiums offered through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, a local farm supply dealer (former 4-H/FFA member) gave each champion and reserve champion of each species a $100 gift card, when youth have a positive experience in the Youth Livestock Program, many times they are eager to give back as adults to the youth that are involved now.  This agent worked with several youth participants from McLean County about how to care for, feed and exhibit their project. These projects also teach our youth a tremendous amount of responsibility, a good work ethic, how to be gracious winners and losers, public speaking, and how important problem-solving skills are for their future development. In this agent’s humble opinion, children that are involved in the Youth Livestock Program are much more likely to be successful in life as they have had many life skills taught to them at a young age.






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