Extension is the outreach component of our department. From working closely with individual farms in the Kentucky Farm Business Management program; to providing analysis to policymakers at the state, national, and global levels; to providing assistance for decision-makers in communities, agribusinesses, and farms; Agricultural Economics specialists and staff deliver timely and accurate economic analysis in a variety of formats.

Our extension efforts cover a wide range of commodities and industry areas from human resource management and small businesses, ag policy and trade, livestock and specialty crops, to economic development. We have several related programs and units housed in our department that deliver extension programs across the state every day and create new programs to meet the developing needs of Kentuckians and our communities. 

In addition to working closely with county Extension educators to meet local needs, many Agricultural Economics Extension faculty hold classroom teaching appointments where they use their Extension experiences to bring economic principles to life for our students.