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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
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 |
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...
