Knox County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





1081 - Farm Management, Economics and Policy
1081.5) 3

Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices

1081.2) 18

Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit

1081.7) 3

Number of people who applied marketing techniques for meat animals

1081.6) 5

Number of people who incorporated technology to effectively manage farm operations

1081.8) 0

Number of people who applied marketing techniques including futures and options to reduce risk levels for crops

1081.8) 0

Number of people who adopted practices or adapted equipment  for safety (i.e. Agribility, install roll over bar)

1081.10) 5

Number of farmers adopting new technologies in agriculture production

1081.11) 13

Number of people who improved equipment or facilities

1081.12) 10

Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses,  and/or reduced risk

1081.4) 15

Number of people who increased knowledge of farm health and safety practices (i.e. farm safety days, disaster preparedness, equipment demonstrations, farmers dinner theater)

1081.3) 15

Number of people who discussed and compared leasing agreements and options  

1081.1) 20

Number of  people who increased their knowledge of Ag Policy including: Farm Bill and Environmental issues



Success Stories

Wilderness Trail Area Beef Series

Author: Robert Kirby

Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy

       The Wilderness Trail Area ANR agents met in the spring of 2023 to begin planning a series of chute side beef programs. These programs were designed with the intentions to allow producers to stand along side agents at the working chute. Live demonstrations of beef quality care and assurance practices, reproduction procedures, weighing cattle, freeze branding and general management practices would be conducted chute side. The agent team discussed the fact that many times

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Cumberland Gap Cattle Conference

Author: Robert Kirby

Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy

Seeing a need for more education for cattle farmers in the tri-state region agents from Harlan, Bell and Knox Counties Kentucky Lee, Wise and Scott Counties Virginia and Claiborne and Hancock Counties Tennessee on March 23, 2024 held  the sixth annual Cumberland Gap Beef Cattle Conference. The Goal was to address the needs and update cattle farmers on renovating pastures, herbicide applications, humane euthanasia, weed control, forage nutrition, forage fertility. Of those in attendance

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