Members of the Jessamine County Extension Agriculture Advisory Council has identified the need to conduct and Agriculture Tour of Jessamine County to highlight the diversity and vitality of Jessamine County Agriculture. Plans for the proposed Agriculture Tour were presented to the Jessamine County Farm bureau Bord, who voted to contribute $1,700 to help cover the cost of bus transportation, and to Central Kentucky Ag. Credit, who offered to cover the cost of participants' lunch. 

On September 20th, 2024, 34 Jessamine County residents participated in a day-long Agriculture Tour of Jessamine County. Participants represented a diverse sampling of Jessamine County residents including rural/farm resident and urban residents, school aged children to senior adults, and a near equal representation of male and female. Participants were able to visit and interact with the owners of Hall's Farm and Feed Ag. supply store, Travis Fritz's commercial hay and grain-crop producer, the Fist Vineyard Winery, the Miller's beef cattle farm, Agape Fields Cut Flower farm, Taylor Made Thoroughbred horse farm, Mark Tanaka's egg production farm, and Mark Henkle's commercial greenhouse operation. Participants were served grilled hamburgers, prepared by members of the Jessamine County Cattlemen Association.

Tour participants indicated on evaluation feedback that the learned much about Jessamine County agriculture that they didn't realize. One participant stated that "this could have been a Jessamine County Economic Development tour." Overall, the response was very positive and several hoped that we will offer and Agriculture Tour again next year and indicated their hope to participate again.