Horticulture, CommercialMajor Program

20809.398

Total Hours

Contributed.

629997

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

542.8

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

213

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of farmers and farmer market vendors who gained knowledge on crop diversification  

1628

Number for growers who diversified crop production

588

Number of growers who conducted foliar tissue testing

131

Number of growers who implemented irrigation systems

460

Number of growers who gained knowledge in commercial horticulture including: improved pest and disease management, improved soil management, how to interpret a soil test and apply fertilizer accordingly, recommended crop varieties, improved crop management such as trellising, pruning, harvesting, timing of operations, etc.

442328

Number of growers who planned and practiced crop rotation

852

Number of growers who adopted techniques that extended the growing season

694

Stories

KY Cut Flower Month 2022

Cut flower production is a growing, profitable horticulture enterprise segment in Kentucky and KHC has identified more than 125 operations across the state. Since July is nationally recognized as American Grown Cut Flower Month, for 2022, a social media promotional campaign highlighted cut flower growers across the state. The target was to feature at least one grower per day on KHCs social media channels. A change to previous years campaigns was to launch a dedicated Facebook page – Kentucky Gro...

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KY Cut Flower Month 2022

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