Marshall County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





1081 - Farm Management
1081.6) 86

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

1081.7) 13

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

1081.5) 0

Number of producers reporting improved machinery management through Extension programming efforts

1081.4) 0

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

1081.3) 0

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

1081.2) 0

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

1081.1) 0

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



Success Stories

Farm Bill Training

Author: Nicole Rhein

Major Program: Farm Management

On February 6th, 2020 Extension agents from Marshall and Livingston Counties and the local Young Farm Educator collaborated to offer a farm bill training. The training was lead by Ballard County Extension Agent, Tom Miller. Tom has a knack for making the complex decisions that farmers face easy to understand. When surveyed one producer commented, "(Tom had) excellent explanations." The training was designed to help grain farmers make decisions related to the 2018 Farm Bill.  The m

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