Daviess County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





1071 - Grains
1071.7) 47

Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for new grain variety production (i.e. rye, wheat, hops)

1071.6) 47

Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for grain management

1071.1) 106

Number of producers  that increased knowledge of production, fertility management, varieties, insect control, disease or pests and/or sustainable practices  

1071.3) 106

Number of producers who can distinguish between genetically and non-genetically engineered crops

1071.2) 106

Number of producers who can distinguish between genetically engineered and non-genetically engineered crops

1071.4) 209

Number of producers who can locate unbiased information on Ag biotechnology

1071.5) 266

Number of producers who applied Extension information for grain production related to fertility management, varieties, control of insect, disease or pest and/or sustainable practices  



Success Stories

Crossing Through This: Managing Farm and Family in 2020

Author: Clinton Hardy

Major Program: Grains

Crossing Through This: Managing Farm and Family in 2020                Through this COVID-19 period, agriculture has continued the normal seasonal activities but has not been without feeling the effect of how life has changed because of COVID.  Home school, internet church, personal isolation and countless businesses closed has changed how life is lived and we do not yet know what normal will become.  Certainly, vaccine to treat and protect

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Ag Expo Virtual

Author: Clinton Hardy

Major Program: Grains

Law in Kentucky requires private pesticide applicator training every three years.  In the era of covid, meeting in person is limited so the January Ag Expo educational program adopted a Zoom format that allowed participants to renew certification from the comfort and safety of their own home.  Increasing grain prices since harvest has created a lot of excitement for the upcoming growing season, with CFAP round three set to deposit, 2021 could be another profitable year in grain and liv

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