Success StoryState Cut Flower Short Course



State Cut Flower Short Course

Author: Alexis Amorese Sheffield

Planning Unit: Boyle County CES

Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial

Plan of Work: Increasing quality and quantity of small agriculture practices

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

 

The Boyle and Warren County Horticulture agents worked in conjunction with the KY Horticulture council and Center for Crop Diversification, to put together an online series of short courses aimed at commercial cut flower growers, around the state of Kentucky. Three courses were created focused on production practices, disease and insect management and marketing based on previous surveys from the recently established database of KY flower growers 

 

A total of 165 farmers attended the online courses. Of the attendees ____% had less than 5 years experience, _____% had ____ years experience, and _____% had over 10 years or more. Attendees indicated they sold in a variety of ways including farmers markets, wholesale to florists, direct to consumer via bouquet shares, and some considered themselves farmer-florists using blooms for events. 

 

Attendees indicated they came away with ______ skills from the courses, including...... 






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