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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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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, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024


Success StoryWeigh off Helps the Community



Weigh off Helps the Community

Author: Andy Mills

Planning Unit: Meade County CES

Major Program: Agritourism Planning

Plan of Work: Community Forums, Built Environments, Great Pumpkin Pursuit

Outcome: Initial Outcome

For the third year in a row this ANR agent has collaborated with the KY Giant Pumpkin Grower's Association, Meade County Tourism Board, Meade County FFA, and a local Agritourism farm to plan and implement a national weigh-off for a giant vegetable especially pumpkins and watermelons.  Over 400 people attended the event from 10 different states.  It is estimated that this event generates nearly $10,000 for our community.  Spectators are given the chance to learn about growing vegetables through questions and answers available from growers.  It takes 18 volunteers for a total of 126 volunteer hours as well as several hundred dollars in donated equipment use to conduct the event.  The Meade County event once again was the number one weigh-off in the world for number of entries of watermelons as well as the the size of watermelons.






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