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| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 500 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Anthony Tackett
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
One area the Bourbon Extension Office continues to focus on is using a wide range of media to efficiently reach a broad community audience. Currently the Horticulture program uses multiple media platforms to advertise Extension programs including; YouTube, Facebook, direct paper mail, newspaper articles, email news lists and radio programs. The use of all these outlets in combination has resulted in an increase in local resident participation in programs that were not previously list
Author: Anthony Tackett
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Demand continues to be strong for Extension educational direct service outreach from both commercial operations as well as homeowners involved in horticulture activities. Here, educational service outreach includes activities supported by Extension such as direct site visits, lab services, soil testing, plant disease diagnosis, weed/insect identification, etc. Much time during the past year has been dedicated to these educational outreach activities. Over 1100 phone consults w
