CONTENTS
2021 EDITION, VOLUME 7
President DR. M. CHRISTOPHER BROWN II
Land Grant Director and Dean, College of
Agriculture, Community, and the Science
DR. KIRK POMPER
Associate Extension Administrator
DR. COURTNEY OWENS
Interim Associate Research Director
DR. ROBERT M. DURBOROW
Chair, School of Aquaculture
and Aquatic Studies
DR. JIM TIDWELL
Chair, School of Agriculture,
Food, and Environment
DR. JOHN SEDLACEK
Chair, School of Family and Consumer Sciences
DR. AVINASH TOPÈ
7 From Renovation to Innovation
State-of-the-art Atwood Research Facility reopens after $7.4 million renovation
11 Revamping the College of Ag:
New faces and covering new bases
12 Student Success
Continues with 2020
Graduates
13 Connecting the Commonwealth
15 You’ve Got a Friend in Kentucky State
Small-Scale Farm Grant funds freezer for Elizabethtown soup kitchen
17 Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm
17 Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm
19 Redesigning the Farmers Market
Franklin County Farmers Market adapts to COVID-19
23 Environmental Education Research Center
25 A Walk on the Wild[Life]
Side
How Kentucky State Extension
recorded almost 500 plant
species
27 Healthy Harvest
Healthy Food Initiative puts
research produce to good use
29 One Fish, Two Fish, Hybrid Fish
Sturddlefish, a biological curiosity, created with help of aquaculture professor
30 Student Spotlight: James Brown and Dawson Armstrong
Kentucky State students benefit from research opportunities
30 Student Spotlight: James Brown and Dawson Armstrong
Kentucky State students benefit from research opportunities
33 Good Habits Are Contagious
FCS agents recognized for workshops promoting food safety, gardening
35 Kentucky Native Fruit
Pawpaws make a splash in
local beer
36 The Kentucky State University Pawpaw Program: 2020 Highlights
37 Distilled and Skilled
Kentucky State training the next batch of master distillers
39 Kentucky State Extension
by the Numbers
40 Kentucky State Research Progresses Despite Pandemic
41 2020 Small Farmer of the Year
Kenya Abraham creates community at her family's farm
45 Award-winning Kentucky State Employee Retires after 44 Years
46 Supporting Agriculture Scholars
USDA 1890 Scholarships program provides financial aid to students
47 Relieving Businesses' Burdens
Kentucky State's CRD team helps Frankfort businesses weather COVID-19
47 Relieving Businesses' Burdens
Kentucky State's CRD team helps Frankfort businesses weather COVID-19
51 Student Spotlight:
Joseph Spence III
Future Thorobred finds home
at Kentucky State
53 Growing Good Citizens
Students have fun and learn
through 4-H programs
55 Staying Virtually Connected Throughout COVID-19
57 2020 Virtual Success
Project Manager
ASHLEY BATES
Writer and Editor
BAILEY VANDIVER
Senior Graphic Designer
WYVETTE WILLIAMS
Junior Graphic Designer
PATRICK TIDWELL
Photographers
JONATHAN PALMER
CHARLES WEIBEL
KRIS CHAPPELL
Photo Assistant
AIDAN THOMPSON
Contributor
WENDY ABBOTT
Web Services
SAUNDRA BIRCH
Video Services
DENNIS THOMAS
JOSEPH ALLEN
Illustrations
ISTOCKPHOTOS
CANVA
AgKnowledge magazine is published annually by Kentucky State University Land Grant Program to promote the research and Extension work of the 1890 Land Grant Institution.
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