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It Starts With Us
| 1051 - Commercial Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1051.1) | 20 |
Number of participants engaged in commercial horticulture programming |
Author: Alexis Amorese Sheffield
Major Program: Commercial Horticulture
Americans spend more than $26 billion annually on floral products each year. In the U.S., there are more than 23,000 establishment in floral industry, which includes florist establishments, wholesaler and floriculture growers. Out of all those flowers purchased to sell, only 20% are American- grown. The top exporters of flowers globally are Colombia and Ecuador. In the US, majority of the flowers grown, come from California. Kentucky has an ideal climate for raising many varieties of
