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2012 Kentucky Equine Survey, College Of Agriculture, Food And Environment, University Of Kentucky, Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund, Kentucky Horse Council, Ag Equine Programs, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Equine Survey

The last thorough equine inventory in Kentucky was undertaken in 1977, leaving the state’s equine industry with 35 years of changes, growth and con­traction that were neither measured nor analyzed.

In response to these needs, in 2011, the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Horse Council, with support by industry organizations spearheaded by the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers’ Club and Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, and initial support from the University of Louisville, succeeded in securing fund­ing for a large-scale, comprehensive equine survey upon which future industry plans could be built. This was …

The Influence Of The Agricultural Cluster On The Fayette County Economy, Alison Davis, Lori Garkovich, Leigh Maynard, James Allen, Shaheer Burney, Tarrah Dunaway

Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky Reports

From the executive summary:

The project contains multiple studies that use different methods and information sources to gain a more complete picture of a complex topic. The studies contained in this report are:

I. Economic Impact of Agriculture in Fayette County, Kentucky
II. Interviews with Fayette County Business Leaders
III. The Impact of Equine Sales and Horse Racing Facilities on Non-Agricultural Industries

The purpose of the project is to gather evidence useful in guiding local policies and economic development strategies.

The Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook For 2014, William M. Snell, Kevin Heidemann, Steven G. Isaacs

Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook

No abstract provided.