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Labor for Small Farms: Overview & Tips

This presentation will be offered via Zoom. You MUST register below.  Join us to learn from Labor Experts Michael Bayer and Dr. Kimberly Morgan from the University of Florida IFAS as they discuss:

Download our 2025 Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Month Items!

2025 Marketing Package

This free Marketing Package includes:

  • Shareable and Customizable Images for #KYGrownCutFlowerMonth
  • Social Media post ideas
  • Social Media Content Calendar Guide
  • & more!

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Shareable & Customizable Images for Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Month

Click below to download the free & customizable images for #KYGrownCutFlowerMonth! You can use the provided Canva templates to customize the graphics with images of your own. Please refer to the Marketing Package for post ideas, captions, & more! 

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News

July is KY Grown Cut Flower Month The CCD is working with the Kentucky Horticulture Council to connect flower farmers to resources and to new customers through a month-long promotion of local flowers

KY Grown Cut Flower month is a month-long celebration of cut flower farms across the state of Kentucky. During the month, the Kentucky Horticulture Council will be featuring flower farms daily on the Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Promotion Facebook page.  

Rooted in Story, Driven by Change: Agriculture Marketing Through the Eyes of a New Generation Why Farm Marketing Needs a New Narrative

Our CCD Summer Fellow, Meghan, walks through narrative storytelling as a form of marketing for farms.

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The University of Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification (CCD) helps farmers and businesses to plan, grow, and market better. We create and curate up-to-date, relevant, and accessible publications, price reports, videos, and in-person training opportunities.  

 

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Hort Biz Quiz

clip art of various fruits, vegetables and plants on mint background

The Hort Biz Quiz is a brief interactive tool that helps you identify strengths and weaknesses and potential crops and markets to pursue.

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