Joanna Coles, the agriculture agent for the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension in Warren County, briefed the fiscal court on extension services, outreach to farmers and youth programming.

Coles described extension’s role in providing research‑based advice to producers on pest, weed and disease management and risk‑management tools. She told the court that an invasive species — an invasive jumping worm — had been confirmed in Warren County and urged residents to bring specimens to the Extension office for identification. "If you have an insect or maybe think that you have 1 of these jumping worms, bring them to the Extension office and we can help you out with that," Coles said.

Coles outlined 4‑H activities, day camps and a weeklong residential camp for youth ages 9 and older, noting staff and volunteers support Cloverbuds and other programs. She said the family and consumer sciences agent position was vacant but interviews were scheduled and that the office had hired a new nutrition educator to work with limited‑resource families.

Coles also mentioned horticulture assistance and increased demand for gardening and food‑production information as food prices rise. Magistrates thanked extension staff for their outreach; no court action was requested.