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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices |
740 |
Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit |
2439 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques for meat animals |
497 |
Number of people who incorporated technology to effectively manage farm operations |
460 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques including futures and options to reduce risk levels for crops |
199 |
Number of people who adopted practices or adapted equipment for safety (i.e. Agribility, install roll over bar) |
171 |
Number of farmers adopting new technologies in agriculture production |
374 |
Number of people who improved equipment or facilities |
1065 |
Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses, and/or reduced risk |
1632 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of farm health and safety practices (i.e. farm safety days, disaster preparedness, equipment demonstrations, farmers dinner theater) |
3725 |
Number of people who discussed and compared leasing agreements and options |
306 |
Number of people who increased their knowledge of Ag Policy including: Farm Bill and Environmental issues |
1520 |
The problem and planned program to respondFarmers of all disciplines recognize the need to plan for the transition of the farm to the next generation. However even with the best plan on paper, actually attracting the next generation to stay or come back to the family farm can be challenging at times. The planning committee looked to address those issues by discussing topics such as estate planning, on farm diversification of crops and diversification of marketing for existing crops, as well as g...
