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| 1051 - Horticulture, Commercial | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1051.3) | 60 |
Number of farmers and farmer market vendors who gained knowledge on crop diversification |
| 1051.5) | 10 |
Number for growers who diversified crop production |
| 1051.11) | 1 |
Number of growers who conducted foliar tissue testing |
| 1051.12) | 5 |
Number of growers who implemented irrigation systems |
| 1051.1) | 10 |
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. |
| 1051.14) | 10 |
Number of growers who planned and practiced crop rotation |
| 1051.4) | 10 |
Number of growers who adopted techniques that extended the growing season |
Author: Alexis Amorese Sheffield
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
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 KHC’s social media channels. A change to previous years’ campaigns was to launch a dedicated Facebook
Author: Alexis Amorese Sheffield
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
On November 21, 2022, Farmer Bailey, a native of Kentucky and popular cut flower influencer, was featured to speak about production of Lisianthus, a crop many Kentucky growers struggle to produce. More than 1,440 people registered for the Zoom session. Nearly 700 people participated in the webinar, with most present for the entire 1.5 hr session. 145 questions were answered, showing really great engagement of the participants. Nearly 300 completed the pre-webinar poll questions showing: 28
