News Archive: Extension
UK Extension hosts Morocco group to learn new ideas for improving communities back home

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Christopher Carney
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The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service hosted a group of delegates, researchers and business partners, looking to expand their agricultural efforts in their home country of Morocco.
UK faculty roll out Food, Farming and Community curriculum for Kentucky middle school students, 4-H youth

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Grace Sowards
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Nicole Breazeale and Stacy Vincent, faculty members in the Department of Community and Leadership Development at UK, have launched programming to teach youth across the Commonwealth where their food comes from and how to participate in local food systems.
UK Land-grant Engagement launches second annual call for proposals

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Hayley Pierce
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Grant funds will support innovative projects to improve lives and communities in Kentucky. Proposals accepted until Oct. 10.
UK Extension Summer Internship Program impacts students, local communities across the Commonwealth

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Bailey Vandiver
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Summer interns, including students from the University of Kentucky, gain valuable project-based experience while serving local communities through Cooperative Extension.
Military Teen Adventure Camps unites families and youth for magical, lifetime memories

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Christopher Carney
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The Kentucky Military Teen Adventure Camps (MTAC), part of the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension at the University of Kentucky and a national 4-H program, connects military families and teens for fun, memorable outdoor adventures.
UK Research, Leadership, Industry Scholars pilot program launches to inspire future agriculture leaders in Scott County

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Grace Sowards
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The University of Kentucky hopes to accelerate agricultural workforce development across the Commonwealth with a new program called the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Research, Leadership, Industry (RLI) Scholars.
Bee-ing prepared: How UK education equipped the state's new apiarist

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Bailey Vandiver
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Kentucky state apiarist Amanda Skidmore is a graduate of the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
‘Invaluable information’: Extension Community Needs Assessment gathers Kentucky data, informs future programming

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Bailey Vandiver
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Results from the assessment, conducted in 2023, are now available for public access and extension use.
UK distinguished alumnus, former extension specialist to be honored with museum exhibit

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Bailey Vandiver
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Ira E. Massie is a graduate of the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and was a longtime UK Cooperative Extension specialist nicknamed “Mr. Tobacco.”
University of Kentucky promotes farmer collaboration through Good Idea Shop Talks

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Jordan Strickler
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The online workshops foster farmer-to-farmer learning about conservation practices to regional producers and beyond. This is the second season of Good Idea Shop Talks, following a successful debut in January.