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       G.    College of Agriculture Report

       President Wethington called upon Dr. Oran Little, Dean of the College of
Agriculture, to give a report on the College of Agriculture.

       Dean Little began his report with a visual presentation about the College and the
scope of its activities. The College, indeed, grows ideas in the fertile minds of students.
It grows ideas that farmers use to produce food. In the laboratories, scientific ideas grow
into practical solutions. Through Cooperative Extension offices in every county, ideas
grow into better communities and economic gain. The College grows ideas that enrich
people's lives and ideas that solve problems.

       Dean Little summarized the mission and objectives of the College by first
identifying the scope and economic significance of Kentucky agriculture. In addition to
food and fiber, agriculture involves soil and water, crops and livestock, supplies and
services, and equipment and buildings. It encompasses the management of resources,
capital and labor; but, agriculture is really focused on people, communities and economic
growth. The farm gate value of production now exceeds $4 billion annually and with
economic multipliers, these farm gate dollars soon become $16 million statewide. The
additional agribusiness impact truly reflects agriculture as Kentucky's number one
industry.

       The programs of the College of Agriculture are mission oriented and can be
summarized as follows:

       1. Develop human resources to meet the needs of an ever changing society,
       2. Create knowledge in fields of science relating to agriculture, food, natural
         resources, the environment, people and communities, and
       3. Transfer technology and the application of science-based knowledge with
         practical nonformal educational methods.

       To serve these missions, the College is organized into three distinct but closely
coordinated functional components with interrelating objectives.

       Instruction (teaching) - to educate the students to be society ready graduates;
       Agricultural Experiment Station (research) - to build knowledge bases in areas that
          will make a difference; and
       Cooperative Extension (service) - to connect with the clientele for knowledge
          application and life-long learning.

       This structure includes ten academic departments with laboratory, classrooms and
offices in seven major buildings on the Lexington Campus. It also includes the state