Farm ManagementMajor Program

37423

Total Hours

Contributed.

97731

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

378.19998

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

128

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of producers/landowners willing to make a change to their leasing strategy

3807

Number of producers/landowners who better understand land leasing options (including advantages/disadvantages of each)

4141

Number of producers who are comfortable using financial principles in their operations

1859

Number of producers willing to adopt improved soil health/quality practices to improve profitability due to extension programming efforts

2512

Number of producers reporting improved machinery management through Extension programming efforts

758

Number of producers who gained knowledge of farm profitability for their enterprise(s) from Extension programming

3463

Number of producers reporting increased profits and/or reduced risk due to farm management strategies learned through Extension programs 

2168

Stories

Early Career Farming Program - Planning for the Future Generations.

The Agriculture and Natural Resources Agents from Fulton, Hickman, and Carlisle Counties talked for several years of developing a program for the producers in their counties that were beginning their own operations or working into becoming the decision-makers of the family operations.Existing programs like Ky FarmStart or Next Generation Farmer were programs that had some of the topics these producers needed, but did not fit into large grain only operations or grain/contract livestock operations...

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Early Career Farming Program - Planning for the Future Generations.

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Transporting Oversize Farm Equipment

    Farm management includes and involves many facets of the farm business operation. Some farm businesses may be several hundred or thousands of acres requiring the need for oversize farm equipment to be... Read More

  • Fleming County Fencing School

    September 11, 2018 the Fleming County Extension Service Agriculture & Natural Resources hosted a Fencing School. The fencing school was a collaboration of the Ag Agent as well as a couple of fencing c... Read More

  • Freeze Branding Demo

    A freeze branding field day was held on Ed Ross farm on October the 2nd. The proper use of freeze branding irons cooled in liquid nitrogen was demonstrated. This was a hands on class that the particip... Read More

  • News & Views in second year

    In Knox County an effort was made to increase Ag Council participation, develop new ideas for programs and accommodate producers and clientele who cant participate at evening meetings. The first Monda... Read More

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