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| 1051 - Horticulture, Commercial | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1051.3) | 4 |
Number of farmers and farmer market vendors who gained knowledge on crop diversification |
| 1051.4) | 1 |
Number of growers who adopted techniques that extended the growing season |
| 1051.5) | 4 |
Number for growers who diversified crop production |
| 1051.11) | 1 |
Number of growers who conducted foliar tissue testing |
| 1051.12) | 1 |
Number of growers who implemented irrigation systems |
| 1051.1) | 12 |
Number of growers who gained knowledge in commercial horticulture including: improved pest and disease management, improved soil management, how to interpret a soil test and apply fertilizer accordingly, recommended crop varieties, improved crop management such as trellising, pruning, harvesting, timing of operations, etc. |
| 1051.14) | 12 |
Number of growers who planned and practiced crop rotation |
Author: Paul Andrew Rideout
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
Pesticide application safety Commercial pesticide application has many risks; both to the public and to the applicator. Legal risks are also a major concern to enterprises engaged in applying control products as well as environmental concerns with improperly used or over used pesticides.Holding a commercial applicator's license requires continuing education or retesting on a three year cycle. Although CEUs can be obtained from attending numerous trainings across the state, travel costs
Author: Paul Andrew Rideout
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
Urban trees: Keeping Downtown Beautiful Urban landscape can be a struggle to maintain and plan for long term beautification. Many municipality budgets don’t allow for proper urban tree management. Early in 2019, the Henderson Downtown Initiative contacted the Extension Office to help with a few selected streetscape tree maintenance issues. Several conversations over the next month led to identifying the need to better manage the health and replacement of the downtown
