Third Thursday Thing Schedule

Third Thursday Thing Schedule


November 19, 2009: AgrAbility and Managing Farm Stress

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 Look at specialized equipment
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 Welcome and Announcements
Dr. Marion Simon, KSU
10:10 a.m. – 11:10 Stress Management
Dr. Tamea Evans, M.D., White House Clinics – Richmond, Richmond, KY
11:10 a.m. – 11:30 Are wasps, spiders, and others hiding in your barn or firewood?
Dr. John Sedlacek, KSU
11:30 a.m. – 12 noon AgrAbility and demonstration of specialized equipment
Mr. John Hancock, UK
12 noon Lunch and look at specialized equipment
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 Wood-burning truck
Mr. Wayne Keith, Entrepreneur
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 Pesticides and Health Risks in Farm Workers
Dr. Avinash Tope and Mr. Fred Bebe, KSU
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 Overview of the KSU Goat Program
Dr. Ken Andries, KSU
3:00 p.m. Adjourn
Feel free to further examine the specialized equipment

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Directions

From Frankfort, travel south on Rt. 127. Cross I-64, then turn left (east) at an  intersection with a Chevron gas station, a traffic light, and a "Kentucky State University Research Farm" sign. Follow Mills Lane east for 1.5 miles. The farm is on the right, marked with a green and yellow sign. Follow the main driveway down to the office and classroom building beside the greenhouse. Click here for an interactive map. 


Updated November 5, 2009

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