Christian County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018





1051 - Commercial Horticulture
1051.1) 250

Number of participants engaged in commercial horticulture programming



Success Stories

The Veggie IPM Hotline

Author: Kelly Jackson

Major Program: Commercial Horticulture

Kentucky has the fastest-growing Amish population in the U.S. According to the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, the population of Kentucky Amish grew by 3,060 people in the last five years and is currently 8th in population with approximately 12,060 Amish. Christian County and neighboring Todd County are two of the three most populated counties in Kentucky. Many Amish in these two counties, grow and sell vegetables and depend on these sales for their livelihood. Due to limited ac

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