Success StoryExtending the vegetable production season



Extending the vegetable production season

Author: Ted Johnson

Planning Unit: Lee County CES

Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial

Plan of Work: Accessing and Utilizing Nutritious Foods

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Extending the vegetable production season, especially early in the season is a very profitable practice. The Lee County Extension Service worked with a local farmer to extend their production window by two weeks. We trained the farmer on using the correct verities and utilizing plastic culture and trickle irrigation on sweet corn. The farmer reported being able to consume and sell sweet corn two week earlier than ever before. This resulted in more sales and higher prices at time of sell. The farmer grew one acre of plastic culture sweet corn resulting in over $8,000.00 of profit. The farmer plans on utilizing this practice in future years at a larger scale.






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