1) To increase agricultural education to current farmers, Cooperative Extension will provide 5 educational
programs for field crop and livestock producers, which include conferences (i.e. regional beef
conference, regional goat and sheep conference, and regional field crops conference), poultry
production, and pasture management as well as GAP training for tobacco producers. | In Progress |
2) To increase agricultural education, Cooperative Extension will produce and disseminate quarterly
newsletters for field crop, livestock producers and consumers (FCS) and monthly newsletters for
horticulturists. | In Progress |
3) To support current and potential farmers, Cooperative Extension will provide telephone and email
technical assistance for producers. | In Progress |
4) To support current and potential farmers, Cooperative Extension will provide a minimum of 75 one-on-one
farm visits for production issues. | In Progress |
5) To support current and potential farmers, Cooperative Extension will provide 8 pesticide continuing
education classes for producers. | In Progress |
6) To increase agricultural education to students, Cooperative Extension will offer 3 embryology sessions
in local schools to increase agriculture awareness. | In Progress |
7) To increase participation and awareness of agricultural resources, Cooperative Extension will promote
the Think Green Thursdays video series by advertising a least twice in the Resident Newsletter, County
Social Media, Cooperative Extension Social Media, and the Cooperative Extension Newsletter. | In Progress |
8) To further support the farming and -potential farming community, Cooperative Extension will promote
the Buster Sykes Demonstration Orchard where residents can learn proper growing techniques such as
pruning, fruit thinning, pest management, and forest management through 2 workshops. | In Progress |
9) To encourage and support youth agricultural programming, Cooperative Extension will sponsor youth
agricultural programming and resources through Extension efforts such as the 4-H youth livestock
program (judging, skillathon, quiz bowl): summer 4-H opportunities (camps, farm tours) and farm to
table (agriculture program for 4th graders). | In Progress |
10) To further support the farming and non-farming community, Extension Master Gardeners will provide
educational opportunities for the public that include: Think Green Thursdays gardening classes, Farm to
Table program, Homegrown in the Park, Herb Festival, wellness fairs, and local farmers markets. | In Progress |
11) To increase consumption of local foods by demonstrating ways to prepare and preserve produce grown,
either commercially or at home, through hands-on workshops and interactive food demos. | In Progress |
12) To encourage healthy lifestyle changes in the areas of nutrition and physical activity in order to prevent
chronic disease (such as diabetes & Cardio vascular disease) through educational classes. | In Progress |
13) To increase food safety of our food establishments through food safety manager training classes. | In Progress |
