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





1071 - Grain Crops
1071.1) 0

Number of producers  who plan to utilize IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension

1071.2) 0

Number of producers who utilized IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension

1071.3) 100

Number of producers  planning to adopt the usage of new technology for crop production

1071.4) 100

Number of producers who adopted the usage of new technology for crop production

1071.5) 25

Number of producers who plan to use diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds

1071.6) 40

Number of producers who used diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds

1071.7) 0

Number of producers who plan to adopt one or more fertility management recommendations

1071.8) 0

Number of producers who adopted one or more fertility management recommendations

1071.9) 7

Number of producers who plan to implement on-farm trials

1071.10) 0

Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials

1071.11) 0

Number of producers adopting grain crop production practices that improve environmental/water quality



Success Stories

Ballard County CAIP Program

Author: Thomas Miller

Major Program: Grain Crops

The current round of the Ballard County Agricultural Investment Program will conclude on July 15, 2018.The Ballard County Ag Development Board allocated $340,000 for the farmers of Ballard County. Sixty eight participants were accepted for a 50% cost share funding with a maximum of $5,000. Numerous investment opportunities were available with the majority of the money spent for precision ag programs, grain and hay storage facilities, and cattle working facilities. Other participants utilized the

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Precision Ag use in Ballard County

Author: Thomas Miller

Major Program: Grain Crops

Precision Ag use in Ballard County

In the early days of the Ag Development Funds, Ballard County was the first county to develop a precision ag program. It has since been incorporated statewide into the CAIP ( county ag improvement program). In the last 16 years, Ballard County farmers have been able leverage these funds with their own to incorporate some form of precision ag on almost every acre in crop production in the county. In the latest precision ag survey conducted by Tom Miller, Ballard County extension Agent for Ag

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