Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1081 - Farm Management, Economics and Policy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1081.6) | 26 |
Number of people who incorporated technology to effectively manage farm operations |
| 1081.7) | 9 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques for meat animals |
| 1081.1) | 52 |
Number of people who increased their knowledge of Ag Policy including: Farm Bill and Environmental issues |
| 1081.5) | 131 |
Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices |
| 1081.3) | 10 |
Number of people who discussed and compared leasing agreements and options |
| 1081.2) | 17 |
Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit |
| 1081.4) | 85 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of farm health and safety practices (i.e. farm safety days, disaster preparedness, equipment demonstrations, farmers dinner theater) |
| 1081.8) | 20 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques including futures and options to reduce risk levels for crops |
| 1081.8) | 0 |
Number of people who adopted practices or adapted equipment for safety (i.e. Agribility, install roll over bar) |
| 1081.10) | 13 |
Number of farmers adopting new technologies in agriculture production |
| 1081.11) | 75 |
Number of people who improved equipment or facilities |
| 1081.12) | 127 |
Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses, and/or reduced risk |
Author: Carol Hinton
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
New ways to teach old information.When the entire state was shut down in March of 2020 residents were in pandemic mode when it came to their daily grocery needs. I immediately began seeing Facebook posts and receiving texts on how to grow a garden, specifically, many people said, call the Breckinridge County Extension Office for information. Families were at home needing a positive project to engage the entire family in to keep their minds off the situation we were all in at the same time
