Interview with James A. Jackson, Jr., January 10, 1992

Interview Summary

This brief interview is a continuation of an earlier and longer interview (FF191). Dr. Jackson was raised on a farm in western Kentucky. After he served in the military, including in Vietnam, he attended graduate school, receiving a Ph.D. in animal science. He later became a faculty member at the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture. In addition to his academic work, he owns a small farm in Western Kentucky on which he raises beef cattle with the assistance of a farm manager and, at least initially, his father. Some indication is given of the differences between the agriculture of western Kentucky and central Kentucky. Jackson also shares a brief anecdote about Dean Charles E. Barnhart of the UK College of Agriculture.

Interview Keyword

Access to information Black farmers Cooperative extension Farm accidents Farm organizations Fayette County (Ky.) Heritage farms Military service Minority farm programming Minority farmers Safety Use of chemicals in farming Vietnam War Dr. James A. Jackson, Jr.

Interview LC Subject

African American farmers African Americans Agriculture--Kentucky Agriculture Education, Higher Education, Higher--Kentucky Family farms University of Kentucky University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture

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