Barren County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
| 1051 - Commercial Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1051.1) | 141 |
Number of participants engaged in commercial horticulture programming |
Success Stories
Tri-County Fruit Pruning Workshop
Author: Andrea Stith
Major Program: Commercial Horticulture
It was discovered during a Cooperative Extension Service program planning meeting, attended by the Monroe County Cooperative Extension Service Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Metcalfe County Cooperative Extension Service Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources , and the Barren County Cooperative Extension Service Agent for Horticulture, that each of these counties had fruit producers that had been requesting information and assistance with proper pruning methods and correct prun
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Tri-County High Tunnel Basics Field Day
Author: Andrea Stith
Major Program: Commercial Horticulture
Many people in Kentucky are learning about the seasonal high tunnel initiative grant program, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the USDA and in Barren County, in the past 5 years, over twenty-five producer farmers have been selected through the application process to advantage of that grant program and are now producing fruits and vegetables year-round, with the aid of unheated hoop houses also known as high tunnels and some that have been converted to seasonally heated green
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