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The Land-Grant Mission

The Land-Grant Mission Extension Engagement involves collaborating with diverse institutions, communities, and people to improve lives through research discovery, instruction learning, and college operations. This includes academic departments, research units, animal units, farm research centers, and unique college operations like the KY Tobacco Research and Development Center and Kentucky 4-H operations. The college's partnership with the USDA and other capacity fund programs is highlighted. The valuable investment made by Kentucky in the college supports its academic, research, and extension missions. The college's academic achievements, student success stories, and research accomplishments are also mentioned.

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The Land-Grant Mission

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  1. The Land-Grant Mission Extension Engagement – collaborating with diverse institutions, communities, and people to improve lives Research Discovery – expanding knowledge and addressing challenges Instruction Learning – enhancing access to educational opportunities for all

  2. College Operations 14 academic departments 19 research and support units 8 animal units 5 farm research centers 1 forest

  3. Unique College Operations KY Tobacco Research and Development Center Kentucky 4-H operations and camps University Motor Pool The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden Federal Land Grant programs Cooperative Extension Service Agricultural Experiment Station State Mandated Programs UK Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Division of Regulatory Services Small Business Development Center

  4. A Valuable Investment for Kentucky Kentucky’s investment in the college produces a multiplier effect that supports the entire academic, research and extension missions The college employs 2,770 people, and the current budget totals $199.1 million State general funds: $25 million State research and extension funds: $65.8 million Extension County funds sent to UK: $29.4 million* Federal Capacity Grants:   $18.5 million Competitive Grants: $24.6 million All other (gifts, endowments and income): $36.2 million *Extension County Appropriations retained locally and not included in college budget: $37.8 million

  5. Capacity Funds for Research and Extension Allocations determined by a formula legislated by Congress A partnership with US Department of Agricultura (USDA)

  6. Other Capacity Fund Programs McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program Animal Health and Disease Research Program Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Renewable Resources Extension Program

  7. Meeting our Matching Obligations The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment meets the required match using the state funds budgeted to us annually by the University. For FY 2017, our matching obligation was $16.38 million. • Other statutory requirements for capacity funds: • 25% or more of Hatch and Smith-Lever Acts funds must be used for projects that integrate research and extension • 25% of Hatch Act designated for Multi-state Research Programs • 25% or more of Smith-Lever Act funds must also be used in cooperation with other states

  8. Academics • Fabian Leon – Jessamine Co. • Class of 2019 • First generation student • Wallace-Carver Fellow • National MANNRS officer  • Agriculture Future of America student advisory team • President, UK Latino Student Union  • Aspiring plant scientist More than $2 million in scholarships in past three years Freshman enrollment has increased 5.3% from Fall 2015 to Fall 2018 Underrepresented minorities enrollment doubled in 5 years to 16% 23% of 2017 graduates studied abroad Current enrollment for fall 2,524 students Fall 2017 to fall 2018 retention rate is 73.4% 73% of responding graduates (May 2018 survey) were either employed or getting further education • Sarah Schuetz, MD • First-generation student from Breckinridge Co. • Undergraduate degree, dietetics • Master’s degree, dietetics administration • Doctor of internal medicine, UK HealthCare

  9. Academics • Largest programs: • Animal Sciences • Equine Science and Management • Agricultural Economics • Dietetics and Human Nutrition • Fastest growing program: • Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology • College is home to: • Three student USDA Wallace-Carver Fellowships from the World Food Prize Foundation in two years • Fulbright grant recipient • National Science Foundation fellowship recipient • Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, six-time national best chapter • Agricultural Economics’ Academic Bowl team back-to-back national champions • Brittany Boyer, BS Animal Science • Operations management associate, egg processing, Cargill • Research Assistant, Coldstream Precision Dairy Research • Intern and Weekend Manager, Diamond Creek Farm • College Career Development V.I.P. • Kai Davis – Jefferson Co. • Class of 2019 • Resident Assistant, UK Residence Life • Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation • Student Ambassador • Faculty-guided research in equine immunology • Aspiring veterinarian focusing on virology and immunology in exotic and endangered species

  10. Research Over 300 externally funded projects In FY18, new grants and contracts led by the college total $37.6 million $3 million National Science Foundation grant to create an accessible database for forests and fruit trees $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a new class of materials from lignin, a byproduct of biofuels, pulp and paper and sugarcane $1.8 million cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to lower obesity rates in Kentucky communities most affected One of 23 National Institutes of Health funded Superfund Research Centers receiving over $2.5 million a year to study how nutrition helps protect health from environmental toxins

  11. Research Gluck Equine Research Center developed vaccines for 6 of the 10 most common horse diseases Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center exploring potential for malaria-fighting plant as new crop in Kentucky UK Grain and Forage Center developing ways to improve farm yields, including method to break down the yield-limiting fragipan layer found in soils across KY and the US Plant pathologist and international research team found key information about an emerging wheat disease that will lead to more resistant crops Plant pathologist revealing new insights on RNA viral replication, which may help manage diseases of both plants and humans

  12. Extension • The most comprehensive outreach and engagement program at UK​ • ​ • The mission is to make a difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through research-based education • ​ • With Kentucky State University (KSU), our land-grant partner, the college takes the University to local communities, addressing issues of importance to all Kentuckians​ • Seven KSU faculty are adjuncts at UK​ • KSU and UK have joint staffing in 10 counties

  13. Extension • This year 37 students participated in Extension’s summer internship program • Extension volunteers contributed 343,748 hours to communities across Kentucky in FY18, a total value of over $8.4 million • 23,567 individuals reported eating healthier foods as a result of Extension • Energy assessments on 79 corn farms provided an estimated benefit of $9,205 per farm • 5,066 citizens engaged in artistic activities that advance critical thinking through Extension fine arts agents • CEDIK works statewide with individual communities and estimates that at least 260,000 jobs in Kentucky are dependent on forests and farms “As an intern in Jefferson County, I learned about the rich history and traditions of 4-H and Cooperative Extension. It was crucial to have created and taught my own program to inner city youth who needed these free opportunities. I've helped them see their own individual lights and I can't wait to see them shine it on the world.” - Mia Thompson, Family and Consumer Science and Community and Leadership development, double major

  14. Extension Nearly 1/3 of Kentucky’s K-12 youth participate in 4-H. Girls who participate in 4-H are twice as likely to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. In 2017, 71,460 youth reported applying the skills learned in 4-H to other activities at home, school or in the community. “4-H gets students so excited about science and helps them connect what we are learning about in the classroom to the local world around them.”  -Oldham County elementary teacher

  15. UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Brought to UK and Murray State by executive order issued in 1978 ​ Partners include Breathitt Lab, Office of the State Veterinarian, the USDA Area Veterinarian, and Kentucky Cabinet for Health ​ ​ Member​ of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network ​ The only means of identifying hundreds of zoonotic diseases​ Highest caseload in the world for horses ​ Large caseloads for cattle (Kentucky #1 east of the Mississippi River)​ and the state’s growing poultry industry Through the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, Kentucky’s two diagnostic labs worked to reduce high path avian influenza in Kentucky (2014-2015 outbreak resulted in $7 billion in losses in states west of Kentucky)

  16. UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Highlights and impact: ​ Dr. Michelle Arnold discovered and protected cattle farmer from rare abortion syndrome Dr. Uneeda Bryant, a veterinary pathologist, teaches primary and secondary school children about the lab’s role and their future careers Lab Director Craig Carter created the first automated animal disease surveillance and information system in the US, now overseen by Dr. Jackie Smith

  17. UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory • Funding: ​ • ​ • Recent studies by Iowa State and Purdue University revealed at least a $30 payback for every $1 the State invests in each diagnostic laboratory • ​ • Fees charged for hundreds of diagnostic services are reviewed for possible increases on a regular basis • Fees are reviewed every year with the advice of industry and veterinarians (the UKVDL Industry Advisory Board) ​ • ​ • Staff: • 6 Tenure-track faculty • 4 Clinical faculty • 60 Staff

  18. Addressing Kentucky’s Public Health • UK Division of Regulatory Services​: • The only consumer protection and farmer support agency of its kind in the state, supporting Kentucky’s $45 billion agriculture industry • Ensures safety and usability of fertilizer, feed, and seed. In 2017, the lab issued stop-sale orders on 206 fertilizer samples containing adulterants potentially harmful to home gardens, farms and pet food ​ • Analyzes animal medication to ensure suitability and quality in meat, milk, and egg products • Analyzes nearly 47,000 soil samples submitted by farmers, annually ​ • Monitors milk and cream handling systems​ • Works with state and federal partners to prevent outbreaks of infectious disease like High Path Avian Flu and Mad Cow Disease • UK is one of only five universities with this type of capacity

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