Extension
It Starts With Us
Farm Bill Producer and Landowner Education
Ballard County Agriculture Stability
Tom Miller
Farm Management, Economics and Policy
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: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
In 2021, the election for the Farm Bill became a yearly decision. FSA had a deadline of March 15 for farmers to sign up the 2021 crop year. This agent along with help from Dr. Greg Halich from Ag Economics used information from Kansas State University , University of Illinois and Texas A&M to develop a PowerPoint presentation to train Kentucky agents to help FSA with grower education.Due to the unprecedented rise in commodity prices through the harvest season, the decision farmer
Author: Thomas Miller
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
In these times of Covid, any in person grower meetings have ground to a halt. The need is still there to get the information out and Zoom is a useful tool for some clientele. Unfortunately, much of the older grain crop producers in the state are not zoom literate and have no plans to be. In order to help FSA with grower education for the 2021 Farm Bill Sign Up, this agent developed a one page educational sheet that our local FSA could hand to growers or landowners that explaine
