Success StoryMountain Ag Week
Mountain Ag Week
Author: Shawn Wright
Planning Unit: Horticulture
Major Program: Small Farm Diversification
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Describe the Issue or Situation.
Promoting Agriculture to Eastern KY residents
Describe the Outreach or Educational Program Response (and Partners, if applicable).
County Offices
Provide the Number and Description(s) of Participants/Target Audience.
Pre-K to post-retirement
Provide a Statement of Outcomes or Program Impact. Please note that the outcomes statement must use evaluation data to describe the change(s) that occurred in individuals, groups, families, businesses, or in the community because of the program/outreach. We succesfully educated youth in natural resources, agricultural production, and forestry careers.
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