Horticulture, Consumer and Home Major Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance |
26680 |
Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance |
12965 |
Stories
Controlling Invasive Plants
Invasive plants can have major biological, economical and aesthetic impacts on Kentucky by degrading native habitats, decreasing the richness of native species and contributing to the loss of biodiversity. Invasive plants may negatively affect the states economy when they intrude on commercial fishing, aquaculture operations, forestry and agriculture as their removal comes at a cost. When recreational events such as hunting, hiking, fishing, swimming and boating are no longer possible or pleasan...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
- Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
- S107 Ag. Science Center North
- Lexington, KY 40546-0091
- +1 (859) 257-4302
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