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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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Instagram Changes Can Have a Big Impact for Small Farms Instagram just made some big changes- which could make a big impact in your small business.

It seems like social platforms are ALWAYS changing- from the algorithm, to where things are located in the app, and everything in between. Most of these changes are small and don't make a HUGE impact. This update and subsequent benefits will only apply to you if you have an Instagram Business account. Not sure if you do? Check out this article to make sure your account is set to Business, not Personal.

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The UK Center for Crop Diversification has been reporting prices for nearly 25 years.

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.  

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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

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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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