Impacts
Woodford County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019
| 1051 - Commercial Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1051.1) | 28 |
Number of participants engaged in commercial horticulture programming |
Success Stories
Beginning Farmer Program
Author: Faye Kuosman
Major Program: Commercial Horticulture
Woodford County, Kentucky faces challenges in retaining its rural land use, family farms and agricultural heritage due to rising development pressure and an insufficient number of beginning farmers able to take on new and established agricultural enterprises in the county. Extension agents in Woodford County and others in the region receive regular inquiries from individuals interested in starting farming operations in the county. However, most of these individuals are ill-prepared to be farmers
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