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| 1081 - Farm Management, Economics and Policy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1081.2) | 71 |
Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit |
| 1081.5) | 35 |
Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices |
| 1081.7) | 15 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques for meat animals |
| 1081.6) | 5 |
Number of people who incorporated technology to effectively manage farm operations |
| 1081.8) | 36 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques including futures and options to reduce risk levels for crops |
| 1081.8) | 4 |
Number of people who adopted practices or adapted equipment for safety (i.e. Agribility, install roll over bar) |
| 1081.10) | 14 |
Number of farmers adopting new technologies in agriculture production |
| 1081.11) | 45 |
Number of people who improved equipment or facilities |
| 1081.12) | 93 |
Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses, and/or reduced risk |
| 1081.4) | 20 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of farm health and safety practices (i.e. farm safety days, disaster preparedness, equipment demonstrations, farmers dinner theater) |
| 1081.3) | 14 |
Number of people who discussed and compared leasing agreements and options |
| 1081.1) | 91 |
Number of people who increased their knowledge of Ag Policy including: Farm Bill and Environmental issues |
Author: Joseph Ray
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
To meet educational needs for farmers of certain agricultural commodities, ANR agents in Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln and Mercer counties collaborate to host a series of winter educational meetings annually. This year they conducted meetings for forages, grain crops, backgrounder and tobacco producers. Topics for the meetings are selected based off surveys conducted by the individual county agents, surveys from past meetings and current issues. Surveys found these meetings were attended by producers
Author: Joseph Ray
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
The cooperative extension service is one thing that all 120 Kentucky counties have in common. In counties across the state extension offices are looked to as a place of information for everything happening in the county and a source of unbiased, researched based information on soil amendments and pesticide information to animal nutrient requirements. To better help meet the needs of Boyle County producers and landowners while answering their questions. The ANR Agent implemented a testing pr
