Extension
It Starts With Us
Farm Bill Producer and Landowner Education
Ballard County Agriculture Stability
Tom Miller
Ag Policy
Farm Management
With reduced farm commodity prices, crop insurance and the proper use of safety net programs from the USDA will be very important to farmers in Ballard County. The Farm Service Agency is prohibited from grower education programming so it makes sense to partner with them in providing grower and land owner education when the program of the new farm bill are announced
Farm Profitability will be maximized in regards to the new farm bill.
Growers and landowners will be protected from economic disaster with proper crop insurance.
Producers and landowners will sign up for new farm programs based on how their operations can be most successful.
Producers and landowners will purchase crop insurance based on the most economical protection for the operation
Producers and land owners will be made aware of their options with any new government farm programs
The basics of crop insurance and how to utilize it for maximum protection will be understood.
Initial Outcome: Producer awareness
Indicator: # of producers increasing knowledge
Method: survey after meeting
Timeline: Fall 2018
Intermediate Outcome: Producers and landowners will signup for programs
Indicator: # of signups
Method: FSA numbers
Timeline: 2018
Long-term Outcome: Maximization of Government Payments
Indicator: Amount of payments compared to other options
Method: FSA numbers
Timeline: 2019 and future
Audience: Ballard County Grain Producers
Project or Activity: Farm Bill Education
Content or Curriculum: Developed when appropriate
Inputs: FSA, Dr. Todd Davis, Dr. Gregg Halich, Popular Farm Press, Other Ag Economic Extension Programs
Date: Winter 2019
Audience: Ballard County Landowners
Project or Activity: Farm Bill and Crop Insurance Education
Content or Curriculum: Powerpoint and newspaper articles developed as needed
Inputs: FSA, Dr. Todd Davis, Dr. Gregg Halich, Popular Farm Press, Other Ag Economic Extension Programs
Date: Winter 2019
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Author: Thomas Miller
Major Program: Ag Policy
In August of 2019, Tom Miller, Ballard County Extension Agent for Ag and Natural Resources attended the Summer Economic Conference in Cincinnati at the invitation of Dr. Todd Davis, UK Extension Grain Marketing Specialist. This meeting consisted of all the grain economists from across the cornbelt. The focus of the meeting was the status of the crops across the cornbelt and to try and come to some consensus on marketing for the fall. Another focus of the meeting was the coming
Author: Thomas Miller
Major Program: Ag Policy
The sign-up process for the 2020 Farm Bill left producers with many questions and options they needed to consider when signing up each of their individual farm numbers. FSA is forbidden from helping producers make these decisions so it has been a long standing tradition for Tom Miller, Ballard County Extension Agent for Ag and Natural Resources to partner with the Ballard/ McCracken FSA office to help educate farmers on how to make the best decisions for their operations. On January
Author: Thomas Miller
Major Program: Ag Policy
With the Rollout of the 2020 Farm Bill Signups, Extension played an important role in helping FSA conduct grower education. FSA is not allowed to give growers advice on the best options. Tom Miller, Ballard County Agent for ANR, tried to help as many agents across the state as possible by developing a Power Point they could use individually or by helping them, conduct training meetings. He did a zoom recording of a regional meeting at Warren County for Warren, Simpson and Butler that
