Horticulture, Consumer and Home Major Program

47023.004

Total Hours

Contributed.

363597

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

98

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

2993

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance  

21436

Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home  horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance

546820

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Shared-Use Equipment Program

The Whitley County Cooperative Extension Service noticed a major restriction for a lot of folks in our community was having access and the ability to use equipment and tools as well as the financial capabilities to purchase equipment. To combat this problem in our community we decided in 2023 to begin working towards building a reliable and dependable Shared-Use Equipment Program for Horticulture and Agriculture clientele in our county. Tools such as Soil Probes that are used to collect soil ...

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Shared-Use Equipment Program

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