Author: Robert Kirby
Planning Unit: Knox County CES
Major Program: Farm Management
Plan of Work: Introduction & expansion of specialty markets and new opportunities for agriculture in Knox County
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
In Knox County an effort was made to increase Ag Council participation, develop new ideas for programs and accommodate producers and clientele who can't participate at evening meetings. The first Monday of each month has been set aside for a morning meeting called News and Views. Producers are invited to come to the office for coffee, juice and refreshments and have a impromptu discussion pertaining to the topic of interest to them and allows for the agent to remind them of the seasonal concerns. May 2017 was the first meeting and in only three meetings participation doubled
At the October 2018 meeting 22 participants were orally evaluated and all agreed that they had learned educational practices that had made them more successful and profitable with their diverse home and farm enterprises. 10 of them expressed how they appreciated the morning meetings because they could not attend evening meetings.
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