Boone County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018





1081 - Farm Management
1081.1) 5

Number of producers/landowners willing to make a change to their leasing strategy

1081.2) 5

Number of producers/landowners who better understand land leasing options (including advantages/disadvantages of each)

1081.3) 5

Number of producers who are comfortable using financial principles in their operations

1081.4) 0

Number of producers willing to adopt improved soil health/quality practices to improve profitability due to extension programming efforts

1081.5) 7

Number of producers reporting improved machinery management through Extension programming efforts

1081.6) 27

Number of producers who gained knowledge of farm profitability for their enterprise(s) from Extension programming

1081.7) 3

Number of producers reporting increased profits and/or reduced risk due to farm management strategies learned through Extension programs 



Success Stories

High Tensile Fencing: Teaching Concepts One Post at a Time

Author: Michelle Simon

Major Program: Farm Management

The Boone County Nature Center is one of Boone County’s treasures- this property and facility is used by many Boone County Extension programs and promotes a variety of educational opportunities for the community. The Nature Center is home to a large demonstration garden and orchard in addition to an abundant wildlife population; this combination can be detrimental to the garden and orchard. In response to this situation, a fence needed to be constructed to prevent wildlife from entering th

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