Author: William Fountain
Planning Unit: Horticulture
Major Program: Commercial Horticulture - Landscape Ecosystems
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
Bluegrass-Buckeye Yard and Garden Live
Green industry professionals have meet annually for 20 years in the greater Lexington area to learn about the challenges and opportunities of managing trees and other landscape plants in central Kentucky. The emphasis in 2017 was on horse farms. Forty professionals from the greater Cincinnati and Lexington Areas met at Ashford Stud to learn about the interaction of arborists with the equine industry. Specialists from The University of Kentucky and Ohio State University in Arboriculture/Landscape Management, Entomology, and Pathology discussed their disciplines with these professionals emphasizing the challenges and opportunities with the equine industry.
Pathology and entomological problems are a daunting challenge for many green industry professionals.... Read More
Arborists are frequently called upon to place a monetary value on plant material lost for reasons as... Read More
The Extension Master Gardener training program generally involves approximately 14 weekly 2.5 hour s... Read More
Kentucky is home to 30,480 farms of 49 or fewer acres (Census of Agriculture, 2017), and the states ... Read More