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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