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Kentucky State University Board of Regents to conduct special-called meeting December 2
The Kentucky State University Board of Regents will convene for a special-called meeting Friday, December 2, 2022. The meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. via teleconference and in-person. Zoom Link: https://kysu.zoom.us/j/97841156148 Webinar ID: 978 4115 6148 One Tap Mobile: US: +13017158592,,97841156148# or +13052241968,,97841156148# Board of Regents Room 2nd Floor Julian M. Carroll Academic Services Building Frankfort, Kentuc...
Kentucky State University’s annual conference reaches new audiences, attracts beginning farmers
Thirty-five percent of participants at the 2022 Small, Limited-Resource, Minority Farmers Conference attended for the first time. Kentucky State University Land Grant Program personnel are always looking for ways to expand their reach and interact with more stakeholders across Kentucky and beyond. The Land Grant Program also prioritizes reaching beginning farmers, defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as anyone who has oper...
Kentucky State University names 2022 Small Farmer of the Year
The Kentucky State University Land Grant Program named David Miller its 2022 Small Farmer of the Year. Miller owns 130 acres in Lincoln County, where he grew up farming and has operated his farm for about 30 years. He has 45 cows, whom he calls “my girls,” in his cow-calf operation. He also produces hay and a family garden. Farming is a daily challenge, he said, but he’s grateful to be doing it. He has previously produced tobacco a...
Aquaponics demonstration unit goes on the road, reaches thousands of stakeholders
A Kentucky State University aquaponics demonstration unit has been displayed at several events this fall, reaching thousands of stakeholders. This 250-gallon unit was funded through the Small-Scale Farm Grant Program, a Kentucky State University partnership with Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund (KADF) and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board (KADB). In August, it was set up at the Kentucky State Fair. Thousands of visi...