Clark County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
1081 - Farm Management, Economics and Policy | ||
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1081.1) | 0 |
Number of people who increased their knowledge of Ag Policy including: Farm Bill and Environmental issues |
1081.3) | 24 |
Number of people who discussed and compared leasing agreements and options |
1081.4) | 225 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of farm health and safety practices (i.e. farm safety days, disaster preparedness, equipment demonstrations, farmers dinner theater) |
1081.12) | 0 |
Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses, and/or reduced risk |
1081.11) | 0 |
Number of people who improved equipment or facilities |
1081.10) | 0 |
Number of farmers adopting new technologies in agriculture production |
1081.8) | 0 |
Number of people who adopted practices or adapted equipment for safety (i.e. Agribility, install roll over bar) |
1081.8) | 0 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques including futures and options to reduce risk levels for crops |
1081.6) | 0 |
Number of people who incorporated technology to effectively manage farm operations |
1081.7) | 5 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques for meat animals |
1081.2) | 65 |
Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit |
1081.5) | 0 |
Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices |
Success Stories
2025 Winter School
Author: Levi Berg
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
According to the 2022 Ag Census, Clark County have over 800 farms and over $45,000,000 in agricultural sales with livestock sales equaling 68% of total sales. Also Clark county has over 16,000 households according to the United States Census Bureau. With this knowledge, the Clark County Extension Office worked to hold the 2025 Winter School. The purpose of the 2025 Winter School was to hold a four day series covering nutritional needs of cattle, hay production, legal animal ownership responsibil
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