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Thank
you,
Senator
Howell
I
am
joined
by
Jamie
Matthews,
who
is
the
director
of
the
Agricultural
experiment
station
here
on
or
at
UK,
and
is
the
the
person
behind
a
lot
of
our
building
projects.
G
Okay,
great
well,
thank
you,
Senator
Howell,
co-chair
Heath
and
members
of
the
committee.
It
is
certainly
our
honor
today
to
provide
you
an
update
on
the
Martin
Gatton
College
of
Agriculture
food
and
environment
at
the
University
of
Kentucky.
G
We
have
a
lot
of
responsibilities
to
serve
the
state,
as,
as
many
of
you
know,
we
have
the
120
County
Extension
offices
and
an
extensive
extension
program.
We
have
many
academic
departments,
research
and
support
units.
We
raise
animals
and
we
Farm.
We
have
a
a
joint
research
laboratory
with
the
U.S
department
of
Agriculture
research
service
and
we
are
planning
a
building
in
association
with
that
we
have
research
Farms.
We
have
three
four
h
camps:
we
have
the
Robinson
Forest,
the
veterinary
Diagnostic
lab
the
Small
Business
Development
Center,
and
an
equine
Research
Institute.
G
G
People
have
studied
diagnostic
Labs,
there's
a
thirty
dollar
payback
for
every
dollar.
A
state
invests
in
a
diagnostic
laboratory
through
our
Small
Business,
Development,
Center
and
other
related
programs.
We
have
facilitated
nearly
72
million
dollars
in
business
loans
and
Equity.
As
you
all
well
know,
Cooperative
Extension
has
a
big
reach
and
we've
reached
4.6
million
kentuckians
in
2022.
We
had
694
graduates
from
the
college
last
year
and
the
other
statistic
about
your
investment
being
leveraged
about
twenty
dollars
is
returned
to
the
American
economy,
for
every
one
dollar
invested
in
agricultural
research.
G
What
you
have
made
possible
in
terms
of
our
students
we
have
currently
about
2495
students
earning
their
degree
at
the
College
of
AG,
food
and
environment.
We
take
pride
in
our
first
generation
students
and
our
ability
to
recruit
and
retain
them.
G
56.4
are
Kentucky
residents
and
we
have
a
first
to
second
year
retention,
which
is
an
important
statistic.
At
the
University
of
Kentucky
of
71.5
percent.
I
will
comment
on
the
56.4
of
Kentucky
residents
that
statistic
in
our
College.
We
have
a
lot
of
out-of-state
students
that
come
for
equine
program,
so
that
is
the
that
is
the
preponderance
of
out-of-state
students
from
basically
all
the
states
and
several
foreign
countries
that
we
have
in
our
equine
program.
So
we
like
to
say
it's
an
equine
brain
gain.
G
We
also
and
and
Dr
Matthews
is
in
charge
of
the
grant
department
for
the
for
the
Martin
Gatton
College
of
Agriculture,
but
we
do
leverage
with
external
grants
that
support
research
that
is
always
aimed
at
improving
Kentucky
agriculture,
industry
and
communities,
17.9
million
Federal
12.4
from
the
state.
These
are
grants
from
the
state
industry
grants
of
940
5.3
from
non-profits
such
as
our
commodity
groups,
Cattlemen,
corn,
soybean
and
all,
and
then
other
other
amounts
add
up
to
that
40.9
million.
G
So
this
is
a
measure
of
when
you
get
research
grants
when
you
have
a
college
that
gets
a
lot
of
research
grants.
It's
a
measure
of
our
faculty's
leadership
in
the
National
AG
research
Community.
When
we're
able
to
get
grants
like
this,
it
means
we're
respected
and
our
work
is
respected.
So
it's
a
real
Mark
of
of
Distinction
for
any
AG
college.
To
be
able
to
say
that
we
are,
can
compete
for
Grants
to
add
value
to
what
we
are
doing.
G
Also
Cooperative
Extension
such
a
wonderful
organization,
and
it's
growing
and
changing
in
positive
ways.
We
like
to
say
we're
hardwired
into
the
counties,
we're
High
touch
within
the
counties
and
we're
hyper
local.
We
work
in
areas
of
community
and
economic
development,
4-H
Youth,
Development,
agriculture
and
natural
resources,
family
and
consumer
sciences
and,
as
I
mentioned
before,
Partnerships
throughout
all
these
Mission
areas,
with
Kentucky,
State,
University
and
I
will
also
note
that
the
family
and
consumer
science
area
is
is
increasingly
important.
G
As
we
add
more
programs
in
collaboration
with
UK
Healthcare
UK,
Dentistry,
UK,
nursing,
Diabetes
Institute,
it's
the
family
and
consumer
Sciences
agents
across
our
state
are
important
links
to
having
our
citizens
understand
health
and
Health
Care
better.
So
that's
a
kind
of
growing
new
area,
but
we
really
appreciate
the
support
of
you
all
for
the
extension
program
and
we
are
always
as
land-grant
University.
You
always
try
to
do
better
tomorrow
than
today,
but
we're
always
trying
to
do
better,
but
we
feel
like
we're
we're
in
a
pretty
good
path
for
serving
this
state.
G
Just
probably
not
all
of
our
industry,
partners
and
I
won't
go
into
all
of
them,
but
we
have
daily
contact
with
the
Martin
Gatton
College
of
Agriculture
staff
and
faculty
and
agents
daily
contact
with
our
partners
listed
on
this
and
on
this
screen
we
work
together,
hand
in
hand.
We
plan
research
together
to
serve
the
state,
and
we
appreciate
these
Partners.
We
would
not
be
able
to
function
without
their
advice
and
counsel
and
just
in
general,
great
collaborative
nature.
G
So
I
wanted
to
mention
I
named
the
college,
a
little
differently
I
named
it
the
Martin
Gatton
College
of
Agriculture.
We
had
a
gift
from
the
Bill
Gatton
Foundation.
You
can
see
his
picture
there
shaking
hands
with
President
capilouto.
G
So
we
have
the
goals
of
enriching,
educating
and
expanding
the
next
generation
of
leaders.
We
have
programs
for
this
within
the
teaching
Mission
the
extension
Mission
and
the
research
mission
for
each
one
of
these.
So
we're
we're
very
excited
about
that
opportunity
and
this
second
one
unleashing
the
power
of
the
human
animal
bond.
That
was
the
one
requirement
that
Mr
Gatton
put
on
us
for
this
money.
He
did
have
influence
on
it
before
he
passed
away
and
it
was
grown
out.
G
It
grew
out
of
his
appreciation
for
his
dog
and
his
cat
honestly
in
his
last
years,
but
there
are
so
many
ways
we
will
be
working
to
collaborate
with
medical
professionals
on
how
pets
contribute
to
well-being
and
medical
care.
We're
very
happy
about
that,
the
other
we
do
have
a
component
for
growing
and
building
for
the
future
inside
and
outside
of
the
classroom.
Our
students
all
do
things
outside
of
the
classroom,
not
just
in
class
and
then
an
innovation
fund.
G
We
will
be
able,
with
this
Innovation
fund,
to
take
advantage
of
the
bucks
for
brains
program
through
the
research
challenge,
trust
fund,
so
we
will
be
announcing
three
Cutting
Edge
faculty
recipients
of
these
programs,
so
we're
very
appreciative
of
Mr
Gatton
and
those
that
follow
him.
Leading
the
Gatton
Foundation,
the
man
in
the
blue
suit
in
the
picture
is
Danny,
Don,
the
foundation
principal
and,
of
course,
on
the
other
side
of
capilouto
Mike
Ritchie,
who
I'm
sure
many
of
you
know
and
Mike
was
pivotal
to
securing
this
gift
for
the
college.
G
We
thank
him
now.
We
also
were
asked
to
talk
about
disaster
rebuild
and
recovery
at
Princeton
and
I.
Will
already
go
ahead
and
say
that
if
you
have
any
questions
on
this,
Dr
Matthews
will
be
answering
them
later,
because
he
has
been
involved
on
a
day-to-day
basis.
But,
as
you
know,
we
we
are
completely
rebuilding
Princeton
from
the
tornado
damage
and
we
have
gone
as
fast
as
we
can
to
get
the
new
building
plans
in
place.
G
What
you
see
in
the
top
right
are
our
temporary
buildings,
our
our
Portable
Buildings
that
we
have
put
in
to
try
to
keep
research
going.
No
doubt
we
lost
a
little
research
progress.
We
lost
samples,
we
lost
samples
that
students
had
when
those
buildings
were
destroyed,
but
the
folks
involved
in
this
Center
are
very
resilient,
and
so
we
have
the
temporary
offices.
Nine
buildings
completed
are
almost
complete.
The
big
building
the
bid
date
is
September
of
this
year.
Now
the
completion
is
is
hoped
for
for
the
May
of
2025.
G
That
will
be
the
100th
year
anniversary
of
the
Princeton
Center,
and
then
I
won't
go
into
the
farm
shop
field,
processing,
building
and
residence
hall,
but
those
are
also
set
for
completion.
Before
the
larger
building
is,
and
we
will
build,
we
will
be
better
and
stronger
after
this
rebuild.
G
Thank
you
all
for
providing
the
money.
The
funding
for
Shoring
up
between
Shoring
up
things
that
FEMA
and
other
insurance
did
not
pay.
So
we've
really
appreciated
that
and
tried
to
use
that
money
very
wisely.
G
We
also
in
July
of
the
next
year
after
the
Princeton
tornado,
we
had
the
flooding
in
Eastern
Kentucky
for
our
Robinson
state
center
for
Appalachian
resource
sustainability,
better
known
as
quicksand
I
think
would
be.
The
would
be
the
name
that
you
should
remember,
but
anyway
we
have
had
a
lot
of
repair,
4.25
million
dollars
in
repair
expenses,
approved
to
date,
repairs
to
existing
facilities.
We
have
two
new
facilities
out
forbid
and
we're
using
insurance
and
pursuing
FEMA
funds.
G
G
Facility
renewal
for
the
for
the
Martin
Gatton
College
of
Agriculture
just
wanted
to
report
a
few
highlights
as
we
go
through
the
next
slides,
the
Thomas
Poe
Cooper
house,
which
is
a
a
house
that
sat
on
the
corner
of
limestone
and
Cooper
Drive
and
it
was
empty
for
many
years.
But
it
was
the
former
home
of
Dean
Thomas
Poe
Cooper,
who
was
Dean
from
1918
to
1951,
and
it
was
his
residence
he
he
there
was
a
farm
around
it.
G
It
was
purchased
as
an
experiment
station
because
we
used
to
have
Farm
facilities
right
on
campus
and
so
it
and
then
it
became
the
house
for
the
dean,
an
August
leader
of
Agriculture,
whose
Legacy
we're
celebrating,
incidentally,
Tom
Hammond.
The
NBC
sportscaster
is
Thomas,
Poe
Cooper's
grandson,
and
he
spent
time
in
that
house
during
his
childhood
associated
with
that
and
really
right
next
door
funded
by
external
philanthropy.
G
The
James
B
Beam
Institute
for
Kentucky
Spirits
has
been
dedicated
and
it
is
the
largest
operational
teaching
and
research
distillery
in
the
world
and
right
next
to
it,
you
can
see
the
on
the
bottom
left
of
the
lower
section.
Is
the
barrel
facility
donated
by
independent
Stave
and
the
Boswell
Family
Foundation,
so
that
Corridor
now
has
really
updated?
G
The
campus
is
updated,
updated
that
corner
of
the
street
and
the
Cooper
house
itself
will
be
a
place
where
we
bring
parents
and
their
students
to
to
get
to
know
UK
have
their
first,
their
first
visit
kind
of
transcend
the
the
modern
to
the
past
and
then
the
other
end
of
that
road
is
our
good
Barn,
which
also
is
a
symbol
of
the
past
and
the
future.
So
we're
really
happy
about
that,
and
we're
also
have
the
opportunity
to
build
what
we're
calling
a
modern,
land-grant
College
of
Agriculture.
G
We
had
not
had
a
classroom
facility
since
the
90s
for
our
college
and
and
I'm
I'm
proud
that
President
capilouto
also
uses
the
word
dilapidated
facilities
when
he
talks
about
what
we
have
right
now,
but
most
notably
the
the
garrigus
building,
which
is
on
the
on
the
top
of
the
on
the
left-hand
side
rather
yeah
and
the
it's
actually.
What
is
that
building
that
both
of
those
are
garaga's
building?
Aren't
they
yeah
and
then
on.
G
I'm
sure
that
I
know
that
President
capaldo
discussed
this
yesterday
during
some
testimony
he
gave
here
and
so
all
those
things
are
going
to
go
and
we
are
going
to
have
across
Cooper
Drive.
We
will
have
more
facilities
planned.
So
we
are.
We
are
grateful
for
the
hospital
for
UK
health
care
for
this
opportunity
and
projects
that
are
underway.
G
Scoville
Hall,
which
actually
was,
has
the
word
AG
experiment.
Station
written
on
the
building
will
become
our
building
again:
92
000
square
feet
there,
a
barn
heart
Edition,
a
classroom,
the
the
Scoville
is
on
the
top.
The
barn
heart
is
in
the
middle,
a
new
classroom
building
and
then
the
USDA
agricultural
research
service
lab,
which
was
dedicated
in
May
with
leader
McConnell.
That
will
be
also
in
that
Corridor
and
an
estimated
to
be
completed
by
May
of
26..
G
So
those
are
projects
that
are
underway.
Those
are
not
the
ones-
oh
well,
I
guess
the
Scoville
one
is
instigated
or
because
of
the
hospital
project,
but
we're
also
looking
at
two
others
that
are
the
subject
of
the
capital
request
in
this
session,
and
these
again
are
replacing
garrigus
and
agnorth,
where
we
had
most
of
our
a
lot
of
our
animal
and
plant
research
and
many
of
our
faculty
in
these
buildings
and
the
project
scope
is
250
million
dollars,
190
000
square
feet.
G
We
have
teaching
Labs
an
auditorium,
a
greenhouse
and
head
house
plant,
Diagnostic
lab,
which
serves
the
state
every
day:
Horticulture
Department,
entomology,
Department,
animal
and
food
science
plant
and
soil
science.
Those
last
two
departments
are
very
large
departments,
and
the
timeline
is
pretty
accelerated
because
of
the
hospital
transition
phase,
one
completion,
May
26
and
Phase
2
completion,
January
2027.,
so
these
buildings
will
allow
us
to
really
I
think
reflect
the
appropriate
capacity
for
the
modern
kind
of
researchers
and
faculty.
We
have
will
make
us
more
competitive.
G
It
will
vastly
expand
the
quality
of
teaching
space.
The
kind
of
classrooms
that
are
desirable
right
now
are
the
ones
that
are
called
smart
classrooms
and
new
learning
environments
and
we'll
have
those
things
in
these
new
facilities.
So
these
are
a
very
important
to
the
Future
trajectory
of
the
work
that
we
do
in
the
college,
but
the
biggest
thing
is
we're
going
to
have
facilities
that
match
the
quality
of
our
people
and
the
dedication.
So
we're
very
we're
very
helpful
about
this.
This
opportunity.
G
The
other
Capital
request
that
we
have
is
the
meat
and
food
Workforce
Development
Center
again,
this
is
something
Dr.
Matthews
has
been
intimately
involved
in
planning.
We
have
a
75
to
85
million
dollar
project
scope
with
64
000
square
feet,
we're
including
UK
Meat,
Lab
and
Industry
clinics,
poultry,
research
and
processing,
teaching
space
industry
training
space.
G
We
want
to
be
a
place
where
the
food
processors
across
Kentucky
can
come
and
learn
and
try
out
equipment
and
try
out
processes
and
help
us
take
the
risk
of
of
any
changes
they
would
want
to
make
by
testing
them.
First,
an
animal
Pavilion,
occupational
health
and
safety
Outreach.
The
food
is
Health
Alliance,
which
is
our
effort
at
the
Martin
Gatton
College
to
tie
food
and
producers
and
medical
personnel
and
everything
in
between
to
demonstrate
that
Kentucky
produces
healthy
products
and
a
demonstration
condition
the
kitchen
sorry.
G
The
timeline
is
aligned
with
the
Demolition
of
the
garrigus
building.
So
when
we
first
conceived
of
this
meat
and
food
Workforce,
Development
Center,
we
didn't
know
the
UK
hospital
Tower
was
coming
in
and
that
Garrett
garrigus
would
be
demolished
and
the
garrigus
meat
science
lab
in
processing
space
trained
has
trained
thousands
of
workers,
for
example
from
Kroger
in
the
meat
industry.
It
has
trained
students.
G
It
has
been
involved
in
many
grants,
millions
of
dollars
worth
of
Grants,
because
we
do
a
lot
of
research
on
what
the
meat
is
like
and
Dr
Dr
Greg
grenfrow
was
in
the
back
of
the
room
and-
and
that
is
his
program
and
he
has
Outreach
all
over
the
state
and
any
any
and
he
trains
people
and
he
teaches
students.
The
department
chair,
I'd
also
like
to
recognize
a
animal
in
food
science.
G
The
new
department
chair,
Dr,
Scott
Radcliffe,
is
in
the
back
of
the
room
as
well,
and
so
we're
very
excited
about
this
project
and
Workforce
is
a
big
part
of
the
name.
We
want
to
help
the
meat
processing
Workforce
produce
a
safe
product
in
a
way
that
the
workers
are
safe
and
the
animals
are
humanely
handled.
So
that's
the
goal
we
have
for
this
for
this
meat
and
food
Workforce,
Development
Center.
G
So
I
will
conclude
Again
by
thanking
you
for
your
support
and
your
feedback
that
you
provide
to
the
College
of
Agriculture
food
and
environment
on
a
frequent
basis
and
to
hopefully
reinforce
the
the
the
opportunities
ahead
of
us
will
make
us
able
to
serve
the
state's
agriculture
industry
even
better.
So
thank
you
very
much.
F
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
thank
you.
Dr
Cox
I,
always
appreciate
all
of
your
updates
and
Mercer
County
wants
to
brag
on
Dr
Matthews.
We
appreciate
all
of
the
good
work
he
does.
He
represents
Mercer
County
well,
over
the
last
few
decades,
agriculture
has
increasingly
fed
not
only
kentuckians
but
Americans,
and
our
Global
Neighbors
I
was
just
wondering
if
any
of
the
research
projects
have
have
looked
into
how
developments,
how
concrete
is
covering
over
some
of
our
best
agriculture
production
lands.
I
know
that
is
a
local
government
consideration.
G
Several
several
researchers
within
the
AG
economics
program
that
we
have
in
the
college
are
looking
at
that
one
of
our
experts,
Allison
Davis,
the
community
community
and
academic
development
in
Kentucky,
static
leader.
She
is
advising
in
Fayette
County
right
now,
and
it
is.
It
is
a
tough
issue,
representative
King
and,
of
course,
I
always
say
in
Fayette
County,
don't
expect
the
AG
Dean
not
to
want
to
preserve
the
farms.
You
know.
G
So
that's
the
one
thing
we
can
be
political
on
I
think
a
little
bit,
but
definitely
a
huge
problem
and
in
many
developed
countries
is
to
have
enough
land
to
to
produce
food.
A
I
can't
believe
next,
we
have
representative
all
has
a
question.
Thank.
H
You
Mr
chairman
I've
got
one
comment
and
one
question:
if
I
may
I
just
want
to
start
by
thanking
Dean
Cox
for
your
many
years
of
leadership,
your
dedication
and
professionalism
to
the
College
of
Agriculture.
Now
the
Martin
Gatton
College
of
Agriculture
and
how
long
you've
been
leading
that
institution
is
quite
remarkable
and
she
is
my
constituent,
so
I
have
to
brag
on
her
just
a
just
a
little
bit
and
we're
proud
to
have
the
impact
there
in
Fayette
County.
H
We
talked
about
the
extension
services
and
your
offices
there
in
the
local
counties
and
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
if
you
could
give
us
roughly
how
many
people
you
have
in
total
that
are
employed
by
the
College
of
Agriculture.
It
has
a
very
large
footprint,
not
just
in
Lexington
but
Statewide.
So
if
you
could
share
roughly
what
that
number
is.
G
Thank
you,
representative.
All
about
2
000
employees
Statewide
with
around
a
thousand,
not
in
Lexington
and
and
if
you
think
about
the
you
know,
the
counties.
The
rural
nature
of
many
of
the
counties
I
feel
like
our
extension
presence
is
highly
highly
valued
in
the
more
Rural
and
and
less
economically
advantaged
counties.
H
E
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
Dean,
Cox
good
to
have
you
here
with
me.
I
wore
my
University
of
Kentucky
tie
this
morning,
knowing
that
you
would
be
here
I'm
at
1981
graduate
of
the
College
of
Agriculture
I.
Let
my
colleagues
figure
out
my
age
if
they
can
do
the
math,
but
you
had
Mike
Ritchie
in
the
picture.
He's
a
constituent
of
mine
he's
actually
who
recruited
me
to
the
College
of
Agriculture
back
when
I
started
in
the
fall
of
77.,
so
I've
got
a
lot.
E
I've
got
a
strong
feelings
for
the
college
for
the
work
there.
I
do
have
some
questions:
I
I'm
I'm,
when
I
asked
probably
two
or
three
questions
and
I'll.
E
Let
you
comment
do
do
we
have
any
farming
operations,
research
operations
still
going
on
on
what
was
the
Cold
Stream
Farm
and
also,
if
you
could
update
us
on
the
Woodford
County
Farm
I
see
her
our
beef,
our
Cattleman
friends
here
and
what's
going
on
about
that
discussion
about
a
livestock
Center
out
there
and
since
the
sale
of
the
dairy
and
removal
that
what
is
the
University
doing
as
far
as
dairy
research
right
now.
G
Okay,
thank
you
to
start
with
Cold
Stream.
We
are
phasing
out
agriculture
operations
on
Coldstream
as
far
as
the
Woodford
County
Farm,
certainly
I.
Think
many
many
in
this
room
know
that
we
have
a
partnership
with
the
Kentucky
Cattlemen's
foundation
in
Kentucky,
Cattlemen's,
Association
and
the
ultimate
result.
G
If
we're
all
successful,
will
be
side
by
side
compatible
units
on
the
Woodford
County
Farm
to
serve
to
serve
the
beef
industry
and
consumers
and
also
other
commodity
groups
as
well
and
I'm,
glad
I
kind
of
felt,
like
you
were
going
to
ask
me
about
the
dairy
and
the
fellow
I
introduced
in
the
back
of
the
room,
Dr
Scott
Radcliffe,
the
department
chair
of
animal
and
food
Sciences
has
already
started
discussions
on
how
we
can
better
serve
the
dairy
industry.
We've
got
some
retirements.
G
We've
got
potential
Partnerships
with
with
other
universities
that
are
all
in
play
right
now,
but
you
know
we
we
want
to
serve
the
dairy
industry
in
the
best
way
we
can,
if
it's
not
having
a
dairy
on
UK
campus.
What
is
it?
Where
is
that
Dairy?
Will
there
be
a
dairy?
Those
questions
are
all
circulating
around
right
now
and
so
glad
for
Dr
Radcliffe
to
be
here
because
he's
taking
it
on
full
force.
E
Sure
I
had
a
thought
during
your
conversation,
Dr
George
Hershey
recently
passed
away
and
knew
Dr
Hershey
for
many
years.
The
dairy
extension
he
actually
was
a
I
was
on
the
state
4-H
Dairy,
judging
team
many
years
ago.
I
was
also
on
the
UK
team
after
that,
but
he
was.
He
was
your
leader
there
and
I
know.
I
saw
some
pictures
on
Facebook.
The
state,
4-H,
FFA
and
UK
team
were
in
Pennsylvania
this
past
weekend.
E
E
A
I
hope
that
was
an
11
o'clock
class
to
get
you
ready
for
lunch
time.
Representative
cook
I
believe,
has
a
question.
I
I
do
thank
you,
Bangkok
thanks
for
being
here
today.
How
did
we
let
Roundup
get
a
noon
game
on
Saturday?
What
are
they
doing
to
us?
That's.
I
I
A
You
I've
got
a
couple
of
questions
at
this
point,
going
back
through
some
of
the
stuff
you're
talking
about
with
grant
funding
and
I.
Don't
want
to
get
too
deep
in
the
weeds
here
or
anything.
But
would
you
just
kind
of
talk
briefly
about
some
of
the
things
you
do
with
connect
the
grant
funding
the
the
amounts
in
the
funding
to
what
we
accomplish
in
in
the
university
to
just
kind
of
give
us
an
idea
of
what
what
happens
with
some
of
that
money.
G
Thank
you,
Senator
Howell,
I'm,
going
to
start
out
and
I
think
I'll,
probably
turn
it
to
a
Dr
Matthews
to
finish
up,
but
our
College
we're
kind
of
like
we
do.
We
do
research
like
we're
gonna.
Do
you
know
a
row
spacing
research
or
fertilizer,
a
variety?
We
do
research,
that's
ready
to
use
and
we
also
do
research
in
the
laboratory.
The
molecular
reasons
behind
things
we
do
stuff
in
artificial
intelligence
and
so
a
lot
of
those
things
when
we're
studying
what
a
what
DNA
is
in
a
virus.
G
We
we
study
that
for
a
while
before
we
make
a
try
to
make
a
vaccine
for
It,
ultimately
but
I'm
trying
to
make
the
point.
We
do
a
lot
of
things
that
aren't
ready
for
prime
time
that
take
maybe
five
to
ten
or
maybe
even
20
years,
to
get
a
product
out.
So
we
have.
We
have
federal
grants
for
that
for
some
of
those
more
basic
things,
and
then
we
depend
on
our
partners
in
commodity
groups
and
other
state
agencies
for
a
lot
of
the
rest
Jamie.
B
Yeah,
that's
exactly
right
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
excites
me
the
most
about
the
possibility
of
getting
these
new
buildings.
We
have
no
problem,
recruiting
tremendous
graduate
students
and
faculty
members
for
our
farm
facilities,
but
then,
when
they
come
in
to
look
at
the
labs
we
lose
them
and
as
Dean
Cox
has.
B
If
you
would
research
that
is
going
on
and
then
all
of
our
we're
very
proud
of
our
balanced
portfolio
with
our
state
and
our
tremendously
strong
relationships
with
our
commodity
groups,
I
mean
this
is
very,
very
important
to
us.
We
are
the
land
grant.
This
is
what
we
do,
but
we
have
to
do
both
in
the
this
modern
world
and
we've,
you
know,
made
some
really
good
accomplishments
in
doing
that
and
really
look
forward
to
the
future.
B
So
again,
from
my
perspective,
one
of
the
best
things
about
my
job
is
interviewing
prospective
faculty
and
just
anyone
who
thinks
we're
having
problems
in
our
world.
You
should
get
my
job
and
interview
all
these
wonderful
people
with
this
talent
and
our
goal
is
try
to
get
these
people
here,
working
for
Kentucky.
So
that's
you
know
these
buildings
will
really
help
us
in
that
regard.
Thanks.
A
And
you
kind
of
led
me
into
the
next
one:
I
double
checked
my
math
on
this,
but
I
still
could
screw
it
up.
But
can
you
kind
of
talk
us
through
the
the
reason
for
the
ex
the
build
and
build
out
cost
for
this
project
that
you're
proposing?
If
I
did
my
math
and
double
checked
it
correctly?
A
250
million
dollar
project
on
190
000
square
feet
is
roughly
1300
and
change
a
square
foot
and
I
know
that
did
a
lot
of
the
research.
A
A
lot
of
the
lab
equipment
in
the
lab
process
is
is
very
specialized
and
everything.
But
can
you
kind
of
kind
of
talk
us
through
what
goes
into
a
13
30
to
every
thirteen
hundred
dollar
foot
of
of
this
proposed
project?
Sure.
B
Well,
in
that,
for
example,
The
McConnell,
the
ARs
building,
that's
coming
in
at
about
twelve
hundred
fifty
dollars
a
square
foot
and
a
lot
of
it
has
to
do
with
the
infrastructure
in
there
the
air
handling
the
clean
lab
environment
where
we
go
from
having
you
know
very
dirty,
production
working
with
soil
and
some
of
the
plants
all
the
way
up
through
the
molecular.
It
requires
this
kind
of
funding
to
build
the
facilities.
B
The
infrastructure
to
allow
you
to
separate
those
operations,
that'll
be
one
of
our
challenges
in
the
the
new
building
where
we
will
have
animals
in
the
basement
to
do
pilot
studies.
At
the
same
time,
we
have
students,
and
the
Laboratories
going
on
this
requires
is
real
separation?
I'm?
Not
an
engineer.
I
can't
say
it's
due.
This
much
is
due
to
Steel
this
much
due
to
Copper
as
much
as
due
to
concrete,
but
those
are
very
typical
costs.
A
Yeah,
you
were
you
addressed
kind
of
what
I
was
wondering.
We
understand
Briggs
and
steel
from
from
other
building
projects,
and
everything
is
a
lot
of
the
the
excess
cost
on
this
I
I.
Think
what
I'm
hearing
you
say
is
the
fact
that
you
do
with
the
benefits
of
research.
Is
you
deal
with
everything
together,
you're,
not
completely
separated
with
with
with
institutions
with
to
where
you
can
keep
things
separated
and
clean?
Is
that
a
large
part
of
it
with
the
the
filtration
and
the
cleanliness
for.
B
Example,
the
new
building
that
currently
is
designed
will
have
greenhouses
on
top,
because
this
helps
a
lot
and
saves
land,
but
also
helps
our
researchers,
but
that
requires
a
huge
separation
of
waste
stream.
If
you
will,
from
fertilizers
to
pesticides
to
herbicides,
all
that
happened
to
be
segregated
from
the
inhabitants
of
those
buildings.
Anyone
who's
had
their
pesticide
certification
get
some
inkling
of
what
goes
on
there.
So
that's
it's
really.
A
segregation
of
capacities
and
safety.
A
Thank
you,
and
thanks
for
coming
in
today
and
talking
through
us
and
thanks
for
the
good
questions
everyone
had
and
appreciate
you
being
here.
Thank
you.
Next
up
we're
going
to
kind
of
double
up
we're
looking
at
some
time
constraints
for
a
bunch
of
our
members,
so
we're
going
to
try
to
kind
of
double
up
and
have
Dave
Morris
executive
director
for
AG
marketing
and
Dale
Dobson's
the
safety
administration
for
Kentucky
Department
of
Agriculture.
If
you
two
guys
could
come
up
together,
please
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
you
may
begin.
A
J
Thank
you
for
inviting
us
today
to
present
I'm
Dave
Morris,
the
executive
director
Deputy
executive
director
of
The
Office
of
marketing
at
KDA
I'm
pleased
to
share
information
about
our
efforts
today
with
me,
I
have
Mr
Dale,
Dobson
I.
Think
most
of
you
probably
know
him
he's
been
around
he's
for
a
long
time
he's
our
safety
administrator.
J
Much
better,
so
we
were
asked
to
talk
about
our
mission,
our
Raising
Hope
initiative.
Many
of
you
know
many
of
you
have
observed
the
development
of
this
Coalition,
which
is
initiated
in
2020.
We
came
together
with
a
common
Mission
among
agriculturally
interested
academic,
governmental
and
mental
health
institutions
and
established
Raising
Hope,
our
brand
name
in
2021.
J
J
Our
partners
as
it
stands
today
are
UK,
of
course,
Kentucky
Cabinet
for
Health
and
Family
Services
Pennyroyal
Center
we're
in
the
988
calls
come
in
Kentucky
injury
and
prevention
and
Research
Center,
Western,
Kentucky
University
and
the
southeast
Center
for
agricultural
health
and
injury
prevention.
J
Our
first
appropriation
was
out
of
a
tobacco
appropriation
in
20
2020.
We
worked
to
match
that
funding
and
improve
the
National
Suicide
Hotline
Center.
We
focused
on
counties
in
Kentucky
with
the
most
risk
factors
for
suicide.
Always
following
the
data.
We
worked
to
put
resources
where
they
were
needed
most
and
we
were
able
to
land
a
500,
000
Federal
frsan
grant
to
support
our
efforts.
J
We've
increased
our
work
since,
in
particular,
you
may
have
seen
our
social
media
excuse
me
and
marketing
campaign,
or
you
may
have
seen
the
information
about
our
challenge.
Coin
initiatives
I'm
going
to
highlight
some
of
our
major
accomplishments
today,
but
first
I
want
to
explain
some
of
the
abbreviations.
Qpr
explains
stands
for
a
question,
persuade
and
refer
a
CPR
of
sorts
for
mental
health
that
is
available
to
the
public
trust
training
was
adapted
for
agricultural
specific
audiences
by
the
southeast
Center.
J
We've
had
a
number
of
accomplishments.
We've
helped
to
expand
the
National
Suicide
Crisis
Center
in
Kentucky
and
upgraded
their
equipment.
Last
year,
988
was
also
rolled
out
as
the
9-1-1
of
mental
health.
Nationally,
the
hotline
calls
have
increased
by
40
percent
and
our
state
was
able
to
meet
that
need
we've
advertised
988
to
2.1
million
people
so
far,
not
counting
personal
touches
and
challenge
coins,
where
it's
printed
on
the
back
of
we've.
Also
provided
farmer
focused
training
to
988
operators.
J
J
Here's
an
example
of
our
visual
social
campaign.
As
you
can
see,
the
messaging
has
really
resonated
with
the
audience
and
then
leads
them
to
our
website's
resources.
You
may
have
been.
You
may
have
been
served
with
some
of
these
digital
ads.
They've
been
they've,
been
curated
and
geographically
targeted
at
farmers
in
the
rural
counties
of
Kentucky.
J
J
It's
we've
had
requests
at
least
20
requests
for
copies
of
this
Banner.
Since
the
this
was
rolled
out,
our
upcoming
projects,
UK,
is
going
to
expand
mental
health
first
aid
and
training
and
agricultural
populations
vimark's
going
to
continue
our
marketing
campaign
and
we'll
also
be
redoing
our
website
to
serve
more
groups
and
expand
the
resources
WKU
will
continue,
providing
Health
screenings
and
education
and
they're
also
finalizing
an
exhibit
about
farmers
at
the
Kentucky
Museum.
J
We've
grown
this
brand
really
quickly
and
with
that
came
a
lot
of
growing
pains,
so
we're
making
an
effort
to
get
more
organized.
We
recently
created
Raising
Hope
bylaws
and
are
currently
Gathering
advising
Council
candidates
to
present
to
the
commissioner.
Once
those
once
the
commissioner
has
those
candidates,
he
will
appoint
seven
to
The
Advisory
Council.
J
J
The
reason
for
that
is
because
KDA
is
not
doesn't
have
the
authority
to
accept
donations
so
through
this
we'll
be
able
to
to
take
donations.
It's
only
been
a
couple
months:
we've
already,
we've
already
received
over
eight
thousand
dollars
so
and
KDA
has
also
applied
to
trademark
the
Raising
Hope
logo.
J
J
J
These
are
photos
of
events,
we've
attended,
Health
screenings,
we've
organized
stories
about
us
and
friendships
made.
We
attend
large
pharmaceentric
events
such
as
the
farmer
senior,
show
the
fruit
and
vegetable
conference
Farm
bureau's
annual
conference
and
and
to
spread
the
awareness
about
resources,
Raising
Hope
has
to
offer
and
and
for
additional
information.
You
can
follow
us
on
on
social
or
check
us
out
on
our
website
and
and
Mal
turned
over
to
Mr
Dobson.
We.
L
Sir,
we
had
our
our
first
ever
farmer,
Appreciation
Day
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
Yesterday
I
hear
right
out
front
they've
been
Farm
Bureau
beef
cow
different
one
different
groups
have
had
awards
for
just
people
in
that
group,
but
they've
never
been
Awards
program
or
Appreciation
Day
put
together
for
Farmers
of
Kentucky.
You
don't
have
to
belong
to
no
group,
no
organization,
the
door
was
open
to
everybody
and
that
come
by
from
a
dream
about
representative
Reed
up
there
and
representative
piece
on
that
part.
L
There
I've
also
been
a
dream
of
mine
to
have
some
way
of
supporting
Farmers
show
them.
We
care
on
that
part.
Mr
Reed
asked
me
a
couple
months
ago
about
doing
something
other
than
me
and
Mr
Dave
went
and
talked
to
Keith,
and
the
commissioner,
and
one
of
the
commissioner's
words
was
the
opposition.
This
is
my
last
two
rallies
make
it
the
biggest
and
best
show
you
can
ever
put
together.
I
think
we
did
that.
Yesterday
we
had
sponsors
to
help
me
and
Mr
Reed
kind
of
went
through
the
head
count
out
there.
L
Yesterday,
the
amount
of
food
that
was
served
and
I
believe
the
number
we
come
up
with
was
roughly
700
people
stood
out
here
in
front
of
this
Capitol
yesterday
and
watched
this
say.
Thank
you
to
Farmers
everybody.
We
asked
showed
up.
We
had
FFA
students
from
all
Kentucky
here.
I
had
scholarship
winners
for
my
challenge,
Point
programs
to
read:
we've
had
multiple
challenge
coins
programs
over
Kentucky
over
the
past
year
and
a
half.
Now
we
got
many
more
schools
getting
ready
to
start.
L
As
of
today,
there's
6950
challenge
coins
being
ordered
in
the
state
of
Kentucky,
with
excess
of
3500,
been
passed
out,
there's
currently
a
thousand
more
in
order,
but
two
more
counties:
Henry
County
and
Boyle
County's
ordered
their
coins
to
start
their
challenge.
Coin
programs,
where
we
teach
young
people
how
to
shake
hands
just
tell
Farmers
appreciate
it.
I
all
boils
back
to
what
Dr,
Whit
and
Emma
studied
this
people
just
want
to
feel
appreciated.
They
want
to
hear
they
appreciate
it
on
that
part
there
and
that's
what
it's
all
about
on
that.
L
Just
let
people
know
you
know
we
had
good
food.
Yes,
we
had
beef
cattle,
Association
Franklin
out
here,
cooking,
the
burgers
and
and
beef
first
burgers
and
pork
burgers
pork
producers
furnished
burgers
and
yesterday
was
just
kind
of
a
big
family
reunion
out
here
in
the
capital
of
Kentucky.
We
had
a
great
day,
I
thought
it
was
on
that
part
I'll
be
around
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
today
me
and
Mr
Reeds
talk.
We
got
new
Raising
Hope
challenge
coins.
L
Here
some
of
y'all
we
some
of
y'all
like
Miss,
King
and
Miss
Webb
over
here
we've
shook
hands
in
the
past
and
had
some
very
good
conversations
in
life.
We
got
new
Raising
Hope
coins
back
here,
I
got
them
and
everybody
wants
to
shake
a
hand
when
we
get
done
today,
I'll
be
here
to
take
care
of
whatever
you
need
on
that
part
there.
On
that.
Any
questions
I'm
here
to
answer
them.
A
Thank
you
I.
Believe
representative
stalker
has
a
question.
M
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here,
mental
health
is
undeniably
one
of
the
the
critical
challenges
that
we
are
up
against
as
a
state,
obviously
as
a
as
a
country
and
I
really
appreciate
the
focus
specifically
on
Farmers,
because
I
think
it's
a
group
that
is
often
forgot
about
my
question:
slash
concern
that
I
want
to
pose
to
you
all
and
that
I
would
pose
this
to
everybody.
This
is
not
specific.
Just
to
Farmers,
just
to
be
clear,
is
I
want
to
know.
M
You
will
outline
some
of
the
the
slide
for
the
develop
community-based
support
systems
right.
We
had
the
preventions
the
interventions
right.
Those
types
of
categories
and
everything
that
I
saw
under
listed
underneath
the
prevention
to
me
seems
more
like
a
response
or
a
reaction
to
the
fact
that
we
know
that
mental
health
is
a
crisis.
M
What
I
think
is
important
is
for
us
to
ask
ourselves
the
question:
are
we
identifying
what
the
root
causes
are
that
are
leading
our
Farmers?
To
have
mental
health
crisis?
Is
that
are
leading
to
sometimes
suicide
sure.
J
I'll,
take
that
all
right,
stressors
stressors
too
many
unknowns,
the
the
weather,
the
the
markets,
the
just
conditions,
it's
just
the
profitability
input
costs.
It's
all
the
above.
It's.
M
Put
me
on
the
spot
here,
but
what
is
it
that
this
body
can
do
to
better
support
our
Farmers
specifically
around
this,
because
what
I'm
hearing,
understandably
with
the
unknown
a
lot
of
this,
is
weather
related.
We
know
we
have
climate
change.
We
know
we
have
a
lot
of
issues
that
we're
up
against,
and
so
what
I'm
wondering
is
is
what
can
you
charge
this
body
with
that?
We
can
do
to
better
support
our
Farmers
to
alleviate
this
kind
of
unbearable
pressure
that
they're
under
one.
J
Of
the
biggest
things
that
we're
focusing
on
is
to
reduce
the
stigma
of
talking
about
the
the
stressors
and-
and
you
know
just
making
them
feel
appreciated.
Let
them
get
it
off
their
chest
and
talk
about
it
and
a
lot
of
times
the
thing
just
like
the
challenge
coin.
It's
designed
to
if
they
commit
when
they
Shake
Dale's
hand
that,
if
they're
ever
getting
a
dark
spot,
they
commit
the
calling
and
talking
to
them
right.
J
L
To
the
Egyptian
County
here
just
talking
having
somebody
just
knowing
that
there's
somebody
you
can
share
this
with
and
not
gonna
laugh
about
stuff
we're
seeing
people
start
have
communications
when
you're
shaking
hands
and
they
ain't
just
shaking
hands.
Just
talking
to
somebody
that
know
you
appreciate
them
and
you
sit
there
and
you
get
started
talking
and
over
the
past
few
years
we
have
got
people
recall
we
talk.
L
We
share
the
good
days
and
bad
days,
but
back
Pacific
to
Jefferson
County,
I'm
gonna
brag
on
something
here
for
you,
Seneca
FFA
is
one
of
the
most
Diversified
ffas
in
the
state
of
Kentucky
I
had
a
challenge
team
of
kids
up
there
last
year,
34
students
that
went
around
Jefferson,
County
Jefferson
County,
Farm
Bureau
funded
the
bill,
bought
the
coins
and
put
the
scholarship
money
up.
34
students
in
Seneca,
FFA,
Circle,
Jefferson
County
shaking
hands
a
challenge.
Coin
contest
for
scholarships.
L
Two
two
winners
read
their
papers
out
here
yesterday
from
Seneca
FFA
downtown
Louisville
had
my
biggest
group
of
kids.
It
was
so
successful
at
Jefferson,
County,
Farm,
Bureau
and
Seneca
FFA
are
getting
ready
to
start
it
again
this
year
and
for
every
student
that
participates
in
this
I
sit
with
them.
We
set
one
on
one
and
we
sat
here
and
talked
to
them,
and
every
student
that
goes
out
gets
their
hands
shut
before
they
talk
to.
They
learn
how
to
make
their
own
speech,
but
the
ultimate
goal.
L
L
She
stands
back
and
watches
how
the
people
does,
and
she
can
tell
you
her
research
strictly,
but
you
sit
there
shaking
a
man
or
a
woman's
hand
talking
to
him
and
me
and
Mr
Reeds
taught
me
and
Senator
Webb
over.
Here's
talked
on
that
part.
When
you
stand
there
talking
to
him
and
they
realize
that
you
care
and
they
hold
your
hand.
You
do
not
know
where
the
stories
go.
I
have
one
farmer
one
night
to
sit
there.
I
shook
his
hand
once
him
I
knew
he
was
having
trouble
trying
to
refinance.
L
He
was
a
good
operator,
but
he
was
a
big
operator
shook
his
hand.
He
stood
there
and
told
me
so
well.
I
was
going
to
kill
myself.
I'd
drive
a
truck
off
over
the
hill
and
you
never
know
it.
We
spent
three
hours
on
the
truck
hood,
that
night
talking:
okay,
good
bad
money
and
everything
a
year
and
a
half
after
I
shook
his
hand.
I've
shook
his
hand
three
times
now.
He
called
me
one
day
and
he
was
lost
and
I
could
tell
something
wrong.
L
He
says
Mr
Dobson
and
if
I
asked
him
what's
wrong,
I
ain't
gonna
call
nobody
out
but
names
here
he
said:
I
lost
my
coin,
I
carried
it
every
day
and
I
lost
about
a
week
ago,
and
it's
really
bothering
me
okay,
so
I
ain't
seen
him
giving
that
one
had
another
farmer
shook
his
hand.
I
know
this
man
for
25
years
and
the
demons
and
the
stuff
you
deal
with
it's
just
talking
to
somebody
one-on-one
and
these
young
people
do
the
same
thing.
L
Dr
Whit
was
with
me
and
I
went
to
check
his
Farmer's
hand.
He
put
me
off
that
day.
He
said
I
can't
do
it
today.
I
thought
man.
That
was
hard,
so
we
met
him
the
next
night.
He
said
40
years
ago,
my
wife
and
he
held
my
hand
while
he
did
it.
He
said
40
years
ago
my
wife
stood
in
the
kitchen
and
shot
herself
in
front
of
my
oldest
son.
L
L
We
go
visit
them
and
it's
unreal
where
the
stories
go
and
these
young
people
are
going
out
and
doing
this
stuff,
we're
training
them
and
I'm,
not
talking
about
kids
I'm
talking
about
high
school
FFA
students,
okay,
young
adults,
they're
taking
QPR
classes,
they're
taking
classes,
they're
learning
how
to
talk,
and
then
at
the
same
time,
when
we're
out
here
doing
it.
These
young
students
have
issues
too,
and
it
gives
them
an
opportunity
to
share
and
help
them
out
so
I
feel
we
accomplishing
a
lot
and
you've
seen
it
out
front
yesterday.
J
One
last
comment:
representative
stalker:
you
asked
what
this
committee
can
do:
we've
all
the
trainings
that
we've
developed
the
crush
the
the
QPR
and
all
that
we've
only
scratched
the
surface
and
propagating
those
there's
just
so
many
more
people
we
can
get
to
it
and
impact
by
continuing
to
fund
those
those
efforts.
So
Dad.
L
A
Representative
I
know
you
had
a
follow-up
but
I
think
in
the
interest
of
time
and
focus
on
this.
We
have
two
other
people
that
want
to
testify.
Can
you,
gentlemen,
stick
around
because
I
think
we
have
some
questions
that
will
be
directed
at
you,
but
maybe
if
we
put
everything
together,
that'll
be
a
better
way
to
address
this.
So
if
y'all
could
step
aside
but
not
out
for
for
now,
and
we
could
have
Dr
Cheryl,
Whitt
and
Laura
Whittle
come
forward
and
present
your
part
of
it.
N
O
N
We'll
get
it
starting
out
here
in
just
a
second
I'm
Dr
Cheryl,
Dean,
Witt
and
I'm.
Actually,
as
of
what
last
week,
I
am
the
new
state
AG
nurse
I'm,
going
to
work
with
Dr,
Cox
and
Laura
and
team
over
at
the
College
of
AG
at
University
of
Kentucky.
It's
an
honor,
it's
an
honor
to
have
that
job.
It's
my
ultimate
position.
N
We
started
Raising
Hope
as
Dale
and
Dave
have
talked
about,
and
what
some
of
y'all
have
heard
our
discussion
about
three
years
ago
and
as
part
of
that
I
convinced
Dale
to
let
me
bring
students
to
the
farm
machinery
show
because
nursing
students
as
part
of
their
Community
Health,
have
to
get
out
into
the
public
and
do
some
teaching
and
it
helps
them
to
interact
with
the
public
and
I
knew
that,
especially
at
that
time,
was
at
University
of
Louisville.
N
N
And
so
it
let
the
students
enhance
their
cultural
humility
that
they
can
use
when
they
graduate
get
hands-on
experience
and
and
again
increase
awareness
in
the
non-farming
public
of
what
farmers
do
and
deal
with
on
a
day-to-day
basis,
which
is
part
of
our
Raising
Hope
mission
and
after
the
students
would
do
a
health
screening
event.
They
also
fill
out
a
survey
on
their
experience,
a
reflection.
If
you
will-
and
you
all
get
a
copy
of
one
of
those
later
on
today
after
this
session,
oh.
P
N
A
N
I
A
N
I
can
I
can
do
that
so
after
this
particular
event,
I
spoke
with
Dale
Dobson,
as
he
and
I
work
very
closely
together
and
we
felt
because
it
was
such
a
success.
The
Fairborn
was
happy.
The
people
who
participated
were
happy.
Uofl
was
happy,
AG,
commission,
everybody
was
happy
about
the
health
screening
event
and
the
what
we
had
provided,
but
the
sign
the
scientists
in
me
and
the
academic
we
I
had
to
figure
out
what
was
it
about.
N
What
we
did
that
made
it
successful
and
I
knew
that
other
people
would
need
this
information,
especially
the
people
that
I
would
try
to
ask
to
give
us
money
to
expand
it.
So
we
needed
to
get
some
information,
and
so
we
weren't
wrong
in
our
thoughts
about
why
this
was
working.
N
My
background
is
occupational
health,
nursing,
so
I
went
to
the
niosh
CDC
worker
health
model
and
when
you
talk
about
worker
health,
of
course,
healthy
workers,
our
healthy
employees,
make
are
highly
productive,
and
so,
but
there's
so
many
things
involved
in
the
health
and
well-being
of
a
person.
But
as
you
the
model
here,
first
from
CDC
and
niosh
it
it,
it
doesn't
really.
It
applies
to
workers,
but
it
but
Farmers.
They
have
unique
factors
to
them.
N
That
may
we
not
might
need
to
tweak
it
just
a
little
bit,
and
so
then
I
looked
at
the
model
done
by
agrisafe,
which
is
a
a
non-profit
organization
that
based
their
model
off
of
the
niosh
CDC
mock
for
worker
Health
and
because
they're
more
farmer
oriented
and
then
I
tweaked.
It
myself,
because
I
work
closely
with
Dale
and
I
appreciate
his
practical
no-nonsense
approach
to
taking
care
of
things,
and
so
I
call
this
a
Kentucky
farm
model
where
we
just
had.
We
have
mental
health,
physical
health
and
safety.
N
All
all
with
the
synergistic
relationship
for
the
Optimal
Health
of
the
farmer
and
and
research
does
show
that
if
higher
levels
of
well-being
are
associated
with
decreased
risk
of
injury,
risk
of
developing
chronic
disease,
better
immune
function
and
of
speedy
recovery,
if
you
do
get
hurt
and
increase
longevity,
so
that's
what
our
desire
was,
and
certainly
if
you
aren't
safe
on
the
farm,
that
increases
your
risk
for
injury
and
disability.
Poor
mental
health
increases
your
risk
for
developing
chronic
illness
and
disease
and
risk
of
high
risk
of
injury.
N
So
and-
and
this
kind
of
you
you
all
had
some
questions
and
I
hope
I
can
answer
some
of
them
that
Dave
that
you
had
asked
Dave,
because
in
our
attempts
to
to
address
the
problem
of
stress
and
mental
health
in
our
farmers
in
Kentucky,
we
we
look.
N
A
lot
of
us
are
from
academic
universities,
and
so
we
looked
at
research
and
we
found
there's
all
this
information
that
tells
us
that
there
is
depression,
and
so
we
know
that
already
we
we
don't
need
to
waste
any
more
well,
not
that
it
was
a
waste,
but
we
know
it's
out
there.
But
the
question
is:
what
are
we
going
to
do
about
it?
And
that's
really
why
Raising
Hope
became
a
its
entity
is
because
we
wanted
to
do
something
about
it
and
it
appeared.
Nobody
was
in
the
research.
N
N
Many
of
us
on
our
team
do
so
what
what
do
we
need,
but
the
deficit
I
found
lied
in
the
complexity
and
combination
of
the
culture
of
farmers,
rural
Health
barriers
and
and
the
overall
health
seeking
behaviors
of
our
Farmers,
particularly
male
Farmers
Kentucky
does
lead
the
the
nation
in
female
Farmers,
but
the
majority
of
information
is
on
on
the
male
farmer.
N
So
the
interventions
that
we
designed
needed
to
align
with
the
culture
of
farming,
so
they
Farmers
so
they'd,
be
more
receptive
and
utilize
these
interventions,
and
so
that's
what
we
kind
of
focus
on
and
so
what
we
need
to
know.
Why
is
this
important?
Well
Farmers
Define
their
health
by
being
able
to
get
up
and
go
to
work?
That's
if
if
they
can
do
that
they'll
say
they're
healthy.
N
N
N
You'll
see
when
you
get
the
the
you'll
get
a
link.
Oh
wow,
thanks
that
the
student
will
make
a
comment-
and
you
know,
there's
also
going
to
be
a
video
in
there.
It
talks
about
the
the
farmer
Pain
Scale,
because
farm.
This
is
a
comment
made
by
nurse.
Just
from
last
week,
a
farmer
made
a
comment.
She
was
assessing
the
patient.
She
says
he
said:
I
could
live
with
this
chest
pain,
but
I
can't
look
with
the
shortness
of
breath.
N
I
just
can't
do
what
I
need
to
do
every
day
on
the
farm
and
there's
also
an
article
that
says:
yeah
I
would
go
meaning
go
to
the
hospital
if
my
arm
were
cut
off.
My
own
brother-in-law
here
in
this
picture
was
farmed.
His
whole
entire
life
was
having
a
heart
attack
for
three
days.
Well,
he
had
a
load
of
cow
cell.
He
had
something
you
know
so
he'd
feel
bad
come
in
the
house
text.
N
Master
him
lay
down
do
whatever
he
needed
to
do,
but
once
he
got
to
the
University
of
Kentucky,
his
heart
was
too
far
damaged
and
he
and
he
died
so
to
change
the
health
and
affect
the
health
and
impact
the
health
of
farmers
and
farm
families
has
a
little
it
can
be
challenging.
Okay
and
I
think
I've
alluded
to
this.
The
characteristics
that
serve
the
farmer
well
to
farm
and
be
successful,
highly
independent,
self-reliant,
strong
work
ethic.
N
We
also
had
that
rural
masculine
identity
that
that
influences
the
way
they
seek
those
preventative
health
care.
They
have
long
hours
physically
hard
labor
and
we
have
to
be
able
to
affect
these.
Things
can
be
a
barrier
to
the
farmer
when
seeking
Health
Care
and
so
how?
What
can
we
do
about
it?
Well,
I,
really
believe
and,
and
Dale's
talked
about
it
a
little
bit
too.
We
meet
that
farmer
where
they're
at
it
could
be
in
the
field.
It
could
be
in
the
barn
anywhere
on
the
farm.
N
Major
AG
events
we'd
go
there.
The
farmers
are
going
to
be
there
or
they've
asked
us
to
be
there.
We
find
that
more
and
more
every
day
and
because
we're
there
they
look
Us
in
the
eye
they
Shake
our
hands.
They
that
we've
developed
that
relationship
that
aligns
with
the
culture
and
Farmers
handshake
eye
to
eye.
They
trust
you.
They
know
what
you're
saying
and
that
you
mean
what
you
say
and
it
helps
because
both
Dale
and
I
come
from
Farm
backgrounds.
N
So
this
is
what
is
called
farmer-centered
interventions
and
with
through
Raising
Hope
we've
been
able
to
affect
those
things
with
Dale's
challenge.
Coin:
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
that
too
much,
but
again
that
aligns
with
the
culture
of
farmers
that
we're
there
with
them
individually
one-on-one.
They
they
can
feel
us.
They
know
that
we
care
we've
provided
safety,
edu
safety,
education,
we've
had
the
health
screenings
and
we
even
give
hugs.
N
If
people
want
them
it
that's
what
we
do
I
have,
even
as
we
progressed
and
developed
this
relationship
had
a
farm
owner
contact
me
to
help
them
develop
a
plan
so
that
one
of
their
employees,
who
is
getting
aging,
let's
just
say
so,
he
can
be
safe
and
the
other
people
that
work
there
can
be
safe.
So
we're
working
on
a
plan
to
keep
that
farmer
employed
on
his
farm,
but
to
keep
everybody
safe.
N
N
So
just
to
sum
things
up,
we
talked
about
this.
Does
it
work?
Have
we
impacted
the
health
of
farmers
and
farm
families
and
I'm
going
to
say?
Yes,
because
we
do
have
eight
persons
confirmed
alive
today
because
of
our
work?
I
will
say
that
it's
a
little
bit
difficult
to
have
exact
information
on
who
might
have
died
by
Suicide,
but
then
didn't
who
might
have
developed
a
chronic
disease.
N
But
we
postponed
that
or
who
would
have
had
an
accident
but
did
not
have
that,
and
there
are
also
things
I
cannot
tell
because
of
privacy
issues
with
those
those
persons,
but
we
have
stories
that
will
bring
you
tears
of
happiness,
and
certainly
we
have
received
a
lifetime
of
hugs
that
I
will
take
every
day.
N
Please
contact
us
and
look
at
our
website
and
look
at
us
on
Facebook
and
Instagram,
and
we
have
a
little
Dale's
already
talked
to
you
about
the
challenge
coins
so
I
think
that's
it
for
me.
A
And
just
so,
you
know,
I
do
believe
that
this
is
really
important
issue.
These
are
really
important
issues
to
address,
but
we
have
a
number
of
members
that
have
to
be
somewhere
else
for
commitment
at
10
30.
So
if
people
start
to
leave
in
the
Middle,
East
I
just
wanted
everyone
to
understand
what
was
going
on,
go
ahead
and
proceed.
Thank.
O
You
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us.
My
name
is
Laura
Weddle
I'm,
an
extension
specialist
at
the
University
of
Kentucky
for
Farm,
stress
and
Rural
mental
health,
and
we
are
developing
and
have
already
developed
many
programs
and
ways
to
address
the
issue
of
farm
stress
and
Rural
Mental
Health,
so
I
like
to
say
we're
informing
to
transform
we're,
educating
individuals,
community
members,
business
members,
stakeholders
and
transforming
how
they
feel
and
think
about
Farm
stress
and
Rural
Mental
Health.
On
a
community-based
level.
O
We
did
a
SWOT
analysis
and
that
has
informed
our
work
and
we've
found
that
the
individuals
we
were
working
with
preferred
to
receive
their
information
through
Publications,
trainings,
media
and
programs.
That
just
so
happens
to
be
the
bread
and
butter
of
what
Cooperative
Extension
does
so
I'm
just
going
to
highlight
you
all.
Have
this
a
copy,
so
I'm
just
going
to
highlight
each
slide
and
keep
it
very
brief.
O
But
we
have
released
a
library
of
mental
health
Publications
that
are
research
and
evidence-based
and
peer-reviewed
and
written
on
a
level
that
our
average
Community
member
can
understand.
These
are
disseminated
throughout
our
County
offices
and
our
agents
are
able
to
utilize
these
Publications
and
then
our
community
members
have
free
access
to
them
as
well,
and
it
can
inform
some
of
the
work
that
they
are
doing
on
an
individual
in
a
community
basis.
O
The
trainings
that
we're
doing
the
one
that
I
want
to
specifically
highlight
on
this
slide
is
our
continuing
education,
webinar
and
training
for
Kentucky's
Advanced
nurse
practitioners.
So
we
want
to
increase
providers
knowledge
of
rural
mental
health
challenges.
We
want
them
to
have
a
more
informed
response
when
they
work
on
a
clinical
level
in
business
scenarios,
professional
scenarios
and
things
like
that,
and
we
have
created
very
similar
platforms
for
different
groups.
We've
also
done
Mental
Health
First
Aid.
O
We
have
provided
over
2
000,
Mental
Health,
First,
Aid
certification
trainings
over
the
past
year
and
a
half
that
is
like
like
physical
first
aid,
but
it's
for
mental
health
challenges
and
that's
been
a
very
important
thing:
we're
training
all
of
our
agents,
how
to
recognize,
stress
and
farm
stress
and
how
to
react
and
how
to
respond
appropriately
and
then
refer
that
farmer
or
that
farm
family.
Member
on
to
get
the
appropriate
Health
that
they
may
need,
we've
used
media
to
reach
a
wider
audience.
We've
done
podcasts.
O
We
have
filmed
short
clips
for
shows
like
the
Farm
and
Home
Show
and
Bowling
Green
that
gets
15,
000,
watches
and
viewers
every
single
week.
So
we're
trying
to
think
outside
the
box
and
think
of
ways
that
different
people
can
receive
this
information
that
we're
creating.
Last
but
not
least,
we
have
our
programming.
This
is
the
kind
of
the
heart
of
extension
and
Barn
Farm
dinner.
Theater
has
been
a
joy
to
create
and
adapt
and
work
with
barn
stands
for
bringing
action
right
now
to
mental
health
and
well-being.
O
That
was
in
collaboration
with
the
College
of
Nursing,
and
essentially
it's
a
dual
intervention.
We
have
a
workshop
for
youth
participants
where
we
teach
them
about
mental
health
challenges,
teach
them
how
to
identify
Farm
stressors.
They
learn
and
are
certified
in
QPR,
which
is
the
question
persuade
in
response
for
suicide
prevention
and
with
all
that
knowledge,
they
then
create
skits
that
they
then
put
on
for
the
community
in
a
farm
dinner,
theater
format,
and
so
they
are
learning
and
then
they're.
O
Sharing
that
knowledge
with
agricentered
individuals,
business
people
within
their
community,
and
that
has
been
just
a
highly
highly
impactful
program.
So
we've
done
that
and
then
we've
also
collaborated
with
Raising
Hope
in
our
youth
curriculum
as
well.
So
you
all
have
lots
of
reading
to
do,
and
we
appreciate
your
support
and
all
that
we
do
and
hope
that
you
know
that
you
share
in
a
part
of
the
outcomes
that
come
from
this.
A
A
If
you
will,
as
you're
asking
the
question,
if
you
will
kind
of
address
who
you're
targeting
to
since
we
got
four
people
up
here,
does
help
the
flow
a
little
bit
and
I
believe
that
I
preempted
representative
stalker,
with
their
with
their
last
follow-up
question.
So
I'd
like
to
go
back
to
you,
representative
stalker,
if,
if
you're
still
in
the
mood
and
and
proceed
with
your
follow-up
question,.
M
Thank
you
so
much
I
believe
Dr
Cheryl,
Dean
Witt
correct
that
you,
you
touched
on
a
lot
of
kind
of
what
I
was
getting
to
I
I'm
excited
to
know
that
you
all
are
being
mobile
and
that
you're
going
and
meeting
Farmers
where
they're
at
physically,
because
that
can
make
a
huge
difference.
M
The
only
other
follow-up
question
that
I
have
that
I'm,
not
really
sure
who
this
pertains
to,
because
it
was
when
the
gentleman
were
presenting,
was
that
you
had
talked
about
a
partnership
with
Mental,
Health
America
and
the
fact
that
you'd
raised
eight
thousand
dollars
so
curious
about
what
that
those
funds,
what
the
intentions
are
for
those
to
be
used
for.
Is
it
to
support
the
work?
That's
currently
being
done,
or
is
it
earmarked
specifically
for
one
thing,
we.
M
J
N
M
That's
wonderful!
Well,
what
I
heard
you
say
which
really
gets
back
to
the
initial
question
when
the
gentleman
we're
presenting
is
what
is
what
is
it
that
we
can
do
to
help
support
your
efforts
and
what
I
heard
you
say
is
that
we
have
more
people
asking
for
help
for
from
us
than
what
you
either
have
the
capacity
the
people
power
and
typically,
funds
are
tied
with
that
right.
We
like
to
pay
people
to
do
the
work,
particularly
compassionate
work
such
as
this.
M
So
if
there
is
an
ask
in
the
future,
I
would
really
love
to
hear
what
we
could
do
as
a
general
assembly
to
support
this
work,
whether
that's
deploying
more
mobile
units
helping
you
all
increase,
your
staff
feel
figuring
out.
How
do
we
scale
up
what
it
is
you're
doing,
because
the
work
is
so
critical,
yeah.
N
With
the
again
Manpower
and
capacity,
both
administrative
and
the
boots
on
the
ground,
folks
and
I
will
say
you
know
something
to
put
or
I'm
tired
of
putting
my
stuff
in
the
basement.
You
know,
but
it
would
be
nice
if
we
had
something
that
we
could
just
pull
in,
have
ourselves
open
it
up.
N
Just
like
we
did,
and
yesterday
and
I
will
say
that,
and
especially
in
the
summertime,
there's
a
lot
a
lot
of
nursing
students
to
to
work,
and
so
I
have
nurses
coming
to
me
all
the
time
and
calling
to
say
can
we
want
to
help
we
want
to
help
and
if
I
could
have
there's
only
one
of
me
and
there's
one
Susan
Jones
in
Western,
Kentucky
and
I'm
sure
we
would
have
nurses
that
would
pay,
we
could
pay
or
they
would
volunteer,
but
in
an
administrative
person
to
help
keep
up
with
all
of
this
and
to
teach
safety
and
to
go
out
in
our
schools
again
to
just
have
more
people
that
can
be
out
and
about
across
the
state.
N
A
Thank
you,
I
believe
Sandra
Webb
had
a
question.
P
It's
more
of
a
comment:
Mr
chair,
if
you
may
indulge
I,
just
want
to
thank
chairman,
Heath
and
representative
breed
for
the
in
Dale
for
the
vision
that
they
had
with
this
and
I'm
fortunate
to
kind
of
been
on
in
on
it
since
the
beginning
and
and
seeing
Dale
work,
he's
devoted
his
life
to
safety
and
the
health
of
Agriculture
over
on
farmers
and
and
Cheryl's
got
this
new
position.
I
think
that's
going
to
be
a
great
partnership
and
having
her
or
Dr
Whit
having
her
there
to
expand
the
the
horizons
here.
P
I
just
want
to
thank
them
for
yesterday
and
what
a
team
they
assembled
and
how
the
generational
approach
to
asking
for
help
and
communicating
in
this
day
of
social
media
and
somewhat
social
awkwardness.
If
you
will,
this
is
going
to
help
our
youth,
as
you
can
see
Yesterday
by
the
way
they
communicate
by
the
way
they
present
themselves
and
I'd
like
to
see
it
certainly
expanded
throughout
Kentucky
in
a
big
way.
P
I
think
that's
the
best
thing
we
can
do
to
help
and
as
far
as
some
of
those
stressors
that
none
of
us
really
like
to
talk
about,
you
know,
there's
just
the
representative,
stalker
there's.
You
know
Land
Development
pressure.
That's
probably
the
number
one
thing
facing
agriculture
today
nationally
as
we
you
know,
work
on
the
national
level,
government
regulation
and
the
stress
of
the
business
model,
changing
computerization
and
those
things
that
might
be
foreign
to
some
Farmers.
It
creates
additional
stress.
P
P
So
it's
just
really
like
any
other
Endeavor
that
we
look
at,
but
those
are
the
things
that
I
see
firsthand
and
glad
to
get
one
of
those
first
coins
and
actually
have
a
conversation
with
someone
that
I
worried
about
finding
on
the
back
10
one
day
in
a
not
so
good
shape.
So
I
appreciate
the
work
you
do
and
continue
to
and
I
appreciate
the
support
of
this
body
for
the
Endeavor.
Thank
you.
Q
Thank
you
Mr
chairman,
yes,
I'm,
I'm
involved
in
farming
and
farm
related
activity.
There's
no
question
in
my
mind
that
there
are
unique
problems
associated
with
farming
and
farmer
native
suicides
and
some
of
my
question
in
your
research.
You
know:
there's
there
used
to
be
a
list
published
that
showed
the
highest
suicide
type
of
occupations.
Q
N
Relatively
High
to
the
number
of
popular
that
one
time,
I
reported
farming
is
the
number
one,
but
they
had
made
an
error.
They
recalled
that
back
because
of
the
way
that
the
survey
was
taken
or
the
data
was
recorded
and
I.
Think
now
we're
at
farming
is
three
number
three
of
occupations,
I'm,
not
quite
sure,
who's
number
one
I
do
know:
veterinarians
are
quite
high
on
the
list,
construction,
workers
and
I'm
not
sure
about
those
but
Pharma.
We're
now
number
three.
Q
N
Is
higher-
and
you
have
to
also
remember
especially
here
in
Kentucky
now,
Kentucky's
always
had
a
high
suicide
rate,
because
we
have
high
rates
of
alcoholism
and
now
drug
abuse.
But
the
way
suicide
is
also
recorded
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
The
numbers
are
prop:
it's
that's
a
that's
a
low
number,
because
it's
not
the
actual,
because
we
have
again
I,
don't
need
to
say
anymore.
You
know
what
I'm
talking
about
so
yeah,
so
it's
it's
a
little
higher,
so
there's
a
worse
problem
actually
than
it
appears.
Thank.
A
You,
representative,
Reed
I,
believe
you
had
a
question
next.
D
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman,
a
comment
just
want
to.
Thank
you
all.
When
my
constituent,
Dale
Dobson
came
with
me
with
this
Vision
back
in
2019,
we
established
farmer,
Suicide,
Prevention
Day
and
on
the
Wednesday
of
farmer
act
safety
week
and
in
2020
2021
2022
we've
seen
a
significant
Investments
by
the
general
assembly.
D
So
if
you're
in
this
room-
and
you
voted
on
the
2021
and
22
budgets,
thank
you
so
much
because
you've
seen
the
fruits
of
this
labor
I
just
want
to
thank
the
Department
of
Agriculture
I
want
to
thank
commissioner
Quarles
Mr
Dell
Dobson
Dave
Cheryl
Whitt
Elizabeth
settle
down
there
back
there,
everybody
if
I
start
naming
all
the
names
we
did
that
yesterday.
So
we
had
a
wonderful
day
at
the
Capitol
yesterday.
Thank
you
all
for
putting
that
on.
We
appreciate
it.
I
know
the
farmers
around
the
Commonwealth
Kentucky
appreciate
it.
D
I
know
all
the
FFA,
kids
and
everyone
that
came
out
yesterday
appreciate
it,
but
you're
all
doing
a
wonderful
job,
exceeding
expectations
changing
lives
every
day
and
it's
Mr
chairman
I,
just
want
to
announce
that
about
the
German
Mr
Dell
Dobson
has
some
coins
with
him.
Today,
so
if
any
of
you
in
the
committee
would
like
to
take
that
challenge,
Dale
will
shake
you
hand,
shake
your
hand
he'll
give
you
that
coin
issue
that
challenge
to
you
and
I
know
some.
D
A
Thank
you
representative,
and
thank
you
for
agreeing
to
do
that.
Afterwards,
too,
Mr
Johnson,
representative,
King
I
believe
had.
F
Thank
you
Mr
chair
once
again,
I
need
to
brag
on
Mercer
County
and
our
very
own
Dr
Witt,
just
to
affirm.
We've
heard
her
name
mentioned
by
her
colleagues
today
and
I,
hear
it
from
my
peers
when
I'm
talking
about
agriculture
and
mental
health
issues
from
colleagues
across
the
state,
your
name
comes
up
as
being
an
authority
in
this
space.
So
thank
you.
We
appreciate
that
very
much
and
it
also
comes
into
play
with
the
extension
Specialists
that
I
work
with
in
my
own
counties
that
I
serve
and
again
all
across
the
Commonwealth.
F
F
Sharing
firsthand
with
farmers
and
she's
always
got
some
of
her
adorable
daughters
with
her.
So
she
is
very
dedicated
to
this
program
as
well
and
I
just
wanted
to.
Thank
all
of
you.
Thank
you.
K
Thank
you
Mr
chair,
and
thank
you
to
everyone
who
has
presented
today.
Mr
chair.
It
has
been
a
wonderful
and
very
informative
agenda.
So
thank
you
for
that.
As
I
was
listening
to
you
all,
it
occurred
to
me
that
our
conversation
about
funding
basic
science
is
linked
into
this
conversation
about
mental
health.
That
is
we're
doing
research
to
understand
how
we
make
our
crops
more
resistant
to
disease
and
to
produce
more
and
to
find
more
efficient
ways
that
reduce
these
accidents
and
these
wear
and
tear
on
Farmers
bodies.
K
That's
also
important,
and
so
I
was
wondering
if
someone
could
speak
about.
Does
that
connection
make
sense
to
you
all?
Do
you
all
think
of
it
that
way
that
the
more
we
do
that
basic
research
to
better
understand
how
to
maximize
our
our
farming
technology
and
make
sure
we're
making
those
crops
more
resistant
and
we're
giving
Farmers
more
time
to
relax
and
be
with
their
families
and
do
other
things?
Are
those
conversations
happening?
Are
you
all?
N
Say
absolutely
anyway,
anytime,
that
you
can
influence
the
output
of
your
product
and
make
it
a
better
quality
product
is
you're
going
to
have
greater
income
which,
again,
if
you
look
at
that
model,
it
there's
just
that
relationship
and
I
see
that
I
was
excited
when
I
heard
Dr
Cox
talk
about
what
UK
College
event
is
getting
ready
to
do
to
expand
on
all
of
those
areas,
because
I
can
clearly
see
how
all
of
that
is
going
to
affect
the
health
of
our
Farmers.
Based
on
this,
these
models.
K
Well,
I'm
excited
to
see
all
of
you
all
working
together
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
our
Farmers
one
of
our
most
important
industries,
and
so
thank
you
all
for
the
very
important
work
you
do.
A
Thank
you,
I'm,
going
to
use
a
program
with
the
chair
to
wrap
up
with
the
last
question.
If
you,
if
you
have
the
mic
and
the
gavel
you
get,
you
get
to
do
these
things,
something
that
that's
it's
been
I've
watched
and
listened
through.
This
and
I've
lived
this
for
three
generations
in
my
family
and
I.
Think
it's
really
important
that
you
guys
are
stepping
into
this
space
as
our
environment.
Changes
in
our
rural
areas,
especially
I,
was
just
sitting
smiling
to
myself
as
y'all
were
talking
about
this.
A
You
couldn't
have
put
a
gun
to
my
grandfather's
head
or
any
of
his
friends
and
gotten
them
to
talk
about
anything
that
was
going
on
inside
their
mind,
but
they
had
group
therapy
sessions
at
John
Brown
service
station
when
it
was
just
them
and
they
would
sit
and
work,
they
would
sit
and
work
through
a
lot
of
these
issues
but
I,
but
our
rural
environments
changed
a
lot
in
in
John,
Brown's,
Service
Station
no
longer
stands
much
less
any
of
the
people
that
went
down
there
for
those
improv.
A
They
would
have
never
thought
about
them
as
group
therapy
sessions,
but
but
that,
but
that's
what
they
were
and
they
they
filled
that
void
by
supporting
each
other
and,
as
we've
had
consolidation
in
agriculture
and
contraction
in
population
in
our
rural
communities.
I
think
we've
lost
a
lot
of
that
and
something
else
that
we've
lost
in
this
process
is
a
lot
of
our
mental,
our
medical
and
mental
health
providers
in
our
rural
areas.
A
This
is
something
that's
difficult.
We
talked
about
all
the
questions
are
being
proactive
and
and
I
think
that
we're
really
Limited
in
how
proactive
we
can
be
on
these
issues.
Someone
asked
the
question
earlier
about
what
we
could
do
to
eliminate
the
problems
for
farmers,
and
the
answer
is
nothing
and
one
of
the
mental
health
problems.
The
big
Genesis
of
the
mental
health
problems
with
our
agricultural
producers
is
that
complete
and
utter
lack
of
control
that
we
have
over
the
things
that
are
most
important
to
us.
We
can't
control
the
weather.
A
A
So
they
have
such
a
limited
area
control
that
that
it's
very
taxing
on
on
people
that
that
have
this
individualistic
person
Persona
to
have
very
little
control
over
things
that
are
so
important
and
there's
a
real
void
there
and
and
that
void's
gotten
greater
I
believe
and
I'm
from
Fulton
County
originally,
and
there
were
there
were
three
or
four
doctors
in
Fulton
County
when
I
was
growing
up
now,
they're
zero
and
they
probably
never
will
be,
but
the
nurse
practitioners
and
everything
I
have
kind
of
stepped
into
that
role
and
Dr
Witt
I.
A
Believe
said,
something
and
I
wanted
to
have
a
long
intro
to
a
short
question
to
ask.
If
there
is
any
has
been
any
efforts
or
any
thought
given
to
coordinating
with
our
nurse
practitioner
is
in
in
that
group
that
that
are
in
our
rural
communities
to
help
integrate
that
maybe
into
some
curricula.
I.
A
N
We
have,
and
that's
certainly
a
vision
again.
The
nurse
practitioners
and
I've
we've
talked
to
Fulton
County
and
a
lot
of
the
counties
that
have
very
little
Health
Care
access
and
that,
in
collaboration
with
it,
hopefully
I've
already
had
a
meeting
with
University
of
Kentucky
their
Physicians
liaison
committee.
If
we
could
take
the
collaborate
with
the
health
care
system
like
uofl
UK,
take
the
preventative
measures
out
and
work
with
the
nurse
practitioners
and
or
health
departments
in
those
areas
to
coordinate
a
circuit.
N
N
So,
yes,
we
have
talked
about
it,
and
the
practitioners
are
calling
me,
you
know,
what
can
we
do
so?
Yes,
that
is
on
our
well.
A
Ali
less
gives
ours
in
Hickman
and
she
would
be
well
served
on
this,
knowing
her
husband
and
and
in-laws.
Will
she
lives
that
every
day
we
we
thank
y'all
for
coming
in
and
for
all
the
work
that
you've
done
in
this
space?
It's
something
that
that
doesn't
get
talked
about
and
is
really
needed
in
our
rural
communities,
because
when
we
have
someone
to
fall
under
under
the
surface
of
the
water
on
these
issues,
it
affects
a
lot
more
excuse
me
than
just
that
person
and
their
family,
particularly
it.
A
It
affects
the
communities
they
live
in
as
well,
and
so
we
appreciate
y'all's
work
in
this
last
thing
on
our
list.
I
want
to
just
note:
there's
no
action
needed
on
this,
but
the
University
of
Kentucky
cannabis,
Center
2023
report
is
in
our
in
our
materials
for
anyone
that
that
wanted
to
look
at
it.
Our
next
meeting
is
Thursday
October
19th
at
9
00
a.m,
and
with
that
we
are
adjourned,
foreign.