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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