20-21 Barren County Extension Service Directory

2020-2021 Barren County Extension Directory

1463 West Main Street Glasgow, Ky 42141 Office: 270-651-3818 Fax: 270-651-3744 barren.ca.uky.edu

The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service provides practical education you can trust to help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future.

Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin 1

COUNTY OFFICE STAFF 3

AGRICULTURE 4-5

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES 6-7

4-H 8-9

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 10-11

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CHRIS SCHALK AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCE AGENT

LATOYA DRAKE FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES AGENT

PAULA TARRY 4-H & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AGENT

JEANIE CASTEEL STAFF ASSISTANT

LESLIE LANGLEY ALL AREAS PROGRAM ASSISTANT

EMIL Y MATTHEWS SNAP-ED PROGRAM ASSISTANT 3

Agent: Chris Schalk Are your field crops, vegetables and landscape plants healthy?

Agents can identify your plant or insect problem and tell you how to solve them.

Is your farm profit healthy?

Educational programs and publications are available to help agricultural enterprises and homeowners. Agents can provide clients with up to date information about growing fruits, vegetables, flowers and teach farmers how to increase sales through better production practices.

New Ground

Check out the Barren County New Ground quarterly newsletter to receive information on commodity meetings, upcoming ag events, & more!

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How well do you know your soil?

The county Extension Service is the place to have your soil tested to determine how much lime or fertilizer your soil may need!

Diagnostic Services Avaliable: Soil testing (crops, lawns, & gardens)* Plant disease diagnostics* Insect identification* Weed identification * Manure nutrient analysis* Seed germination Forage nutritional analysis

be sure not to overfill manure, it's known to explode!!

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Agent: LaToya Drake Has your doctor ordered a diet change?

Agents can provide information on healthy eating, food preservation and safety. Programs like "Cooking with the Calendar or "Plate it Up" help you make healthy lifestyle choices.

Tired of running out of money at the end of the month?

Learn how to make ends meet through programs that teach meal planning, home energy conservation, financial management and couponing.

Need help balancing work and family?

Check out the Barren County Home & Health bi-monthly newsletter to receive information about home and family living.

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Assistant: Emily Matthews

What is KYNEP? The Kentucky Nutrition Education Program provides educational opportunities for limited resource individuals to acquire knowledge, develop skills and change behaviors that lead to improved health and wellbeing.

Adult Programming Healthy Choices for Every Body is a nutrition education curriculum designed for teaching nutrition, cooking skills, food budgeting, and promoting physical activity to limitedresource audiences.

Youth Curriculums A variety of youth nutrition education programs can be taught by KYNEP assistants in classroom settings or "summer camp" type programs. Contact us to schedule any programs!

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Agent: Paula Tarry

Are your kids looking for a summer camp?

Spend a week hiking, swimming and joining in dozens of fun activities at our scenic West KY 4-H camp at Dawson Springs.

How do you get your kids involved in the community?

4-H community clubs provide a variety of 4-H projects and activities. Club Members learn life skills, make new friends and have hours of fun. It gives them a sense of belonging to a great group of kids. For more information about starting a group call us!

How can you enroll your child in a 4-H Club?

Call us at 270-651-3818 to find a 4-H club that fits your childs interests, or to start your own club! It's that simple!

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Learn By Doing By joining a 4-H club, you can serve as an officer or committee member. The club is the center of activity where members learn about and prepare for 4-H activities at the community, county, state or even national level. 4-Hers have many leadership and citizenship experiences. Anytake part in 4-H educational opportunities such as camps, conferences, educational trips, community service

Some examples of 4-H project are:

Careers, Natural Resources, Forestry, Health, Entomology, Horse, Dairy, Beef, Swine, Goats, Tobacco, Gardening, Rabbits, Geology, Safety Bicycle, Photography, Wood Science, Tractor, Small Engines, Poultry, Citizenship, Foods and Nutrition, Clothing, Home Furnishings, Dogs, Creative Crafts, Veterinary Science, Consumer Education, Communications, Energy, Electric, Shooting Sports., Robotics, Science and Technology and Many, Many MORE………….

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Why should you join Homemakers?

A homemaker's club is a terrific place to meet people, make new friends, learn new skills and make life easier and less stressful. It's a great place to share your individual skills and talents, build your confidence and teach leadership. We also have many volunteer opportunities that appeal to everyone.

20-21 County Homemaker Officers President: Cynthia Rowland 1st Vice President: Cheri Vaughan 2nd Vice President: Elaine Chenoweth Secretary: Betty Durrett Treasurer: Brenda Leftwich

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The Extension Homemakers Association welcomes members no matter what their age, race, color, national origin, creed, marital status, gender or income level. Any full or part-time homemaker, male or female, rural or urban, teenager or senior citizen and in-between, may belong to the Barren County Extension Homemaker association.

What is an Extension Master Gardener?

A Master Gardener has an interest in all types of gardening, such as ornamental or vegetable. Master Gardeners want to teach others to garden and are trained by Cooperative Extension Service personnel.

20-21 BRAEMGA Officers President: Pat Baker Vice President: Debbie Adair Secretary: Wanda Kinslow Treasurer: Sharon Haines What does an Extension Master Gardener do?

Master Gardeners help County Extension Agents reach more residents who have gardening problems by: visiting garden sites, working in information booths at community events and malls, answering gardening questions at Extension Offices during regular phone hours, teaching horticulture to beginning gardeners, and by exploring environmental options.

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Be sure to follow us on social media to learn more about upcoming programs!

@BarrenCountyCES @BarrenCountyNEP @bc.horticulture @barrencounty4h @BarrenCountyNEP www.barren.ca.uky.edu

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