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| 1053 - Commercial Horticulture - Crop Marketing | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1053.5) | 3 |
Number of producers who plan to explore selling products in other types of markets currently not employed |
| 1053.7) | 8 |
Number of producers who plan to use Facebook, Twitter and other social media to market their business |
| 1053.8) | 5 |
Number of producers who used Facebook, Twitter and other social media to market their business |
| 1053.3) | 4 |
Number of producers who plan to utilize resources provided by Extension for marketing products |
| 1053.1) | 12 |
Number of producers who plan to utilize a new method to advertise products as a result of what they learned from Extension |
| 1053.2) | 4 |
Number of producers who utilized a new method to advertise products |
| 1053.4) | 4 |
Number of producers who actually utilized resources provided by Extension for marketing products |
| 1053.6) | 3 |
Number of producers who are selling products in other types of markets not currently employed |
Author: Paul Sizemore
Major Program: Commercial Horticulture - Crop Marketing
Farm diversification has become a must to compete in the ever changing market place of agriculture. Owsley County Cooperative Extension Service conducted a workshop to help farmers diversify their operations and find resources to assist in developing infrastructure at their operations. Owsley County Cooperative Extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Kentucky Sate Small Farm Program worked with farmers to obtain High Tunnels and other Projects that would help them to Diversify. As
