Close Resources

Contact Information

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

Impacts

Contact Information

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, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StoryMarketing & Promotion



Marketing & Promotion

Author: Luciana Hockersmith

Planning Unit: Mercer County CES

Major Program: Community Engagement

Plan of Work: Unrelated to a specified County Plan of Work

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Often times the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is described as the best kept secret; Marketing and promotion of Extension programming, resources, and news releases is the best way to increase awareness of the variety of services offered.

The Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences has been conducting daily radio programming since 2006 on WHBN 1420 AM the local radio station giving news releases, programmatic updates, and tips for families. The FCS newsletter is another means of communciating and extending the knowledge developed at the University level to a large audience of over 600 individuals residing in more than Mercer County.  In efforts to reach a different target audience, the agent has also utilized Twitter as well as newly developed Extension Update videos via Facebook.






Stories by Mercer County CES


KEHA Plays Pickleball

KEHA Plays Pickleball

about a month ago by Tara Duty

Pickleball has been the fastest growing sport in America over the last two years, according to many ... Read More


Cake Pop Class

Cake Pop Class

about 1 months ago by Tara Duty

The Mercer County Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences had an overwhelmingly popular request for b... Read More