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ĢƵ received nearly $350,000 to help improve water quality
ĢƵ recently received a grant for nearly $350,000 to help farmers improve water quality. ĢƵ recently received $349,781.50 from the USDA for a grant titled, “Helping Small-Scale and Socially Disadvantaged Growers in Improving Water Quality to Ensure Food Safety of Produce for Consumers and Increased Sales.” More than 75 percent of Kentucky farmers have sales of less than $25,000 per year...
ĢƵ presidential search survey
The ĢƵ Presidential Search Committee would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey, which can be completed in no more than 10 minutes. The results of this survey will be shared with the Presidential Search Committee. Please feel free to share this survey with any and all who might be interested. We thank you very much for your assistance. The survey will close on December 16, 2021. ht...
ĢƵ student named an AT&T Dream in Black Rising Future Maker
A ĢƵ student was recently named as one of AT&T’s Dream in Black Rising Future Makers. Christian White, a junior and current Mister ĢƵ, joined the class of 2021 Rising Future Makers. The new initiative by AT&T is designed to “support diverse communities through uplifting programs, support, and storytelling,” according to the AT&T website. According to AT&T, “each selected Future Maker...
ĢƵ named its 2021 Small Farmer of the Year
ĢƵ named Travis Cleaver its 2021 Small Farmer of the Year. Interested in farming since he was a little kid on his parents’ tobacco farm, Cleaver now farms in Bonnieville and Hodgenville, working with his family to operate Cleav’s Family Market. They raise and sell hogs, cows, chickens, rabbits and have an 18-week market garden with produce grown in their three high tunnels and via row cropping. Cleaver has r...