Success StoryHomesteading Series
Homesteading Series
Author: Linda McClanahan
Planning Unit: Mercer County CES
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
Plan of Work: Agriculture and Horticulture
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
As a result of requests for specific programming, the ANR, FCS and HORT agents teamed up to start a homesteading series in the spring. We designed the series such that the classes offered in each program area for the month would complement one another. Thus far the ANR programs have focused on backyard poultry, soils and sheep/goat production. The ANR agent taught the soils class while ANR specialists taught the other 2 programs. Producers who attended the soils course all indicated they planned to start soil testing their fields/gardens. After attending the poultry program producers planned to start their own flocks or adjust specific management practices. Plans are to continue this series through the fall.
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