Success StoryNew Extension Office and Livestock Events Center
New Extension Office and Livestock Events Center
Author: Douglas Shepherd
Planning Unit: Hardin County CES
Major Program: Community Engagement
Plan of Work: Unrelated to a specified County Plan of Work
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
New Livestock Events Center located adjoining the new Extension Office completed and community ribbon cutting held in September. Some one hundred+ folks attended the morning breakfast program. Facility has been used not only for loading out cattle for the beef retained ownership program, but also used by CEC for quarterly meeting, Farm Credit Ag Advisory Committee, Kentucky Junior Cattlemen's Association Board, 4H Grooming Clinic, 4H and FFA Livestock Steer Validation. Much of the agent's time this past year has been devoted to construction of the new 35,000+ s.f. Extension Office. The two projects will cost well over $10 million.
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