Bourbon County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





1051 - Commercial Horticulture
1051.1) 150

Number of participants engaged in commercial horticulture programming



Success Stories

Strawberry Production

Author: Anthony Tackett

Major Program: Commercial Horticulture

In an effort to offer more educational classes to commercial horticulture producers, specialists and agents with the university teamed up to offer a series of webinars on a variety of horticulture topics.  The first series was offered in September and focused on Growing Strawberries in Kentucky.   The first session was an introduction to growing strawberries and the second session discussed insect, disease, and weed management.  A combination of specialists and agents presented th

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Horticulture Demonstrations

Author: Anthony Tackett

Major Program: Commercial Horticulture

Local planning groups continue to place a high priority on commercial horticulture field demonstrations as an educational program delivery method.   In response to these priorities the Bourbon Extension Office has worked with and supported the development of two new ongoing horticulture demonstrations.  The first demonstration includes a modified commercial tomato trellising system to help smaller market growers ramp up production efficiently where appropriate.  The Extension Serv

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Reducing Input Costs

Author: Anthony Tackett

Major Program: Commercial Horticulture

The Bourbon County Extension Service worked closely with local producers in effectively managing and reducing their fertilizer and pesticide usage where appropriate during the past year.   As production input costs increase local horticulture operations continue to look for ways to reduce costs.  One way the Bourbon Horticulture Extension has helped operations reduce costs is through more efficient management of soil fertility and pesticide usage.  During the past year over 3

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