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| 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 |
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
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
