Impacts
Magoffin County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019
| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 175 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Success Stories
Empowering Community Vegetable Gardeners to Reduce Diseases through Education on Seed Treatment
Author: Courtney Jenkins
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Saving seeds from the previous season is common practice in Kentucky. However, these seed can harbor numerous pathogens that are harmful to plants and limit grower success and yield. Magoffin County Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Education, Courtney Jenkins, identified a need for stakeholder education on seed treatment as a way to reduce seed-borne diseases. Surveys indicated that 61% of individuals were saving seed, but only 16% were treating seed prior to planting. As a result, UK
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