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KSU awarded $990,000 to provide grants to small, limited-resource farmers
Kentucky State University received approval for $990,000 in state funds for a project to provide mini-grants that will assist small farmers as well as producers with limited resources statewide. Grants will be awarded to applicants in areas related to organic agriculture, value-added products, aquaculture, farmer education and demonstration projects. The state funds, awarded by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, will...
'American Two-Piano Music' and a 'Lucky' tribute on Oct. 23
Jae Won Kim, Assistant Professor of Piano at Kentucky State University, and Mark Tollefsen, Assistant Professor of Music at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, will perform a recital titled “American Two-Piano Music” in KSU’s Bradford Hall. The program, sponsored by the Frankfort Arts Foundation, will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. “American Two-Piano Music” is open to the public, and tickets are $10 for adults and $...
KSU project manager receives top agriculture honor
Louie Rivers Jr., Small Farmer Outreach Training and Technical Assistance Program project manager, received the Thomas Poe Cooper Distinguished Farm Leadership Award on Oct. 19. Presented by the University of Kentucky chapter of the Honor Society of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Thomas Poe Cooper Award is the highest honor given by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Dean Dr. Nancy Cox recommended...
Award-winning children's author Sharon Draper visits KSU
Award-winning children’s author Sharon Draper spoke to about 650 fifth-graders on Tuesday about her book “Out of My Mind” at KSU’s Bradford Hall. The energetic speaker gave advice to the young readers about writing their own books in the future. “Go into writing for the love, not the money,” Draper said. “Have a feeling inside and put it on paper.” “Out of My Mind” was one of the featured books in the “One Book, One Frankfo...