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





1081 - Farm Management
1081.1) 10

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

1081.2) 10

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

1081.3) 8

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

1081.4) 10

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

1081.5) 8

Number of producers reporting improved machinery management through Extension programming efforts

1081.6) 15

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

1081.7) 12

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



Success Stories

News & Views

Author: Robert Kirby

Major Program: Farm Management

In Knox County to increase Ag Council participation, we developed new ideas for programs and to accomodate producers and clientele who can't participate at evening meetings. The first Monday of each month continues to be set aside for a morning meeting called News and Views. Producers are invited to come to the office at 7:00 am for coffee, juice and refreshments and have an impromptu discussion pertaining to the topic that they have an interest and allows for the agent to remind them of the

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