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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