GrainsMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for new grain variety production (i.e. rye, wheat, hops) |
1220 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for grain management |
1238 |
Number of producers that increased knowledge of production, fertility management, varieties, insect control, disease or pests and/or sustainable practices |
5917 |
Number of producers who can distinguish between genetically and non-genetically engineered crops |
3207 |
Number of producers who can distinguish between genetically engineered and non-genetically engineered crops |
3821 |
Number of producers who can locate unbiased information on Ag biotechnology |
2883 |
Number of producers who applied Extension information for grain production related to fertility management, varieties, control of insect, disease or pest and/or sustainable practices |
4395 |
Stories
Soybean Yield and Quality Constest
Soybean production in Kentucky comprises approximately 1.3 million acres of agricultural land use. Revenue from this crop accounts for $300 million statewide. Since the 1950s, soybean production began to gain popularity. In the American production agriculture system. Currently, soybean production constitutes for the second largest row crop (based on acreage) in the Untied StatesBeginning in 1980, an annual soybean yield contest has been held in Kentucky. Administered by the University of Kentuck...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
- Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
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- Lexington, KY 40546-0091
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