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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




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Success StoryBallard County Christmas Tree Farm



Ballard County Christmas Tree Farm

Author: Thomas Miller

Planning Unit: Ballard County CES

Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial

Plan of Work: Unrelated to a specified County Plan of Work

Outcome: Initial Outcome

In December 2023, a small landowner came to the Ballard County Extension Office looking for information on starting a Christmas tree farm.  Ballard County ANR agent Tom Miller gave her several publications available from the horticulture and forestry departments as a starting point.  It just so happens that an episode of “From the Woods Today” in December featured Tara Watkins, a Commercial Ornamentals Extension Associate  for Nursery Crops, Christmas Trees, & Cut Flowers.  After the program, Mr. Miller emailed Tara and asked about her availability to talk with the possible new Christmas tree producer and set up a phone call.  

Emails were exchanged, zoom calls set up, soil tests performed and a planting schedule and weed control program were developed.  As a result of these meetings, the grower has now planted the trees this spring and after several years of growth and management will hopefully have a commercially viable product to sell.






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