Success Stories

• 06

  February

  More Emergency Help for Blueberry Growers

  A blueberry plant nursery owner in Warren County was using a volatile form of the herbicide 2,4-D to treat weeds around a block of several hundred potted plants. He contacted me when all of these plan...

  
  

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• 06

  February

  Emergency Help for a Blueberry Grower

  In 2017 a Barren County farmer new to blueberry growing. planted 5,000 plants, valued at about $20,000. There were some mistakes in the planting process – he had not consulted with the University of K...

  
  

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• 06

  February

  Larue County farmer expands production

  Travis Cleaver is a Larue County farmer I have worked with for several years. He has been growing an acre of produce. In 2016 he purchased more land, and in 2017 was able to grow an additional 3.5 acr...

  
  

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• 06

  February

  Help for a Small Winery in Southern Kentucky

  Gary Haddle, owner of Up-The-Creek Winery in Cumberland County asked Chris to visit Garys farm to determine why his raspberry and blackberry plants were dying. Chris suspected that wet soil was causin...

  
  

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