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| 1081 - Farm Management, Economics and Policy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1081.5) | 5 |
Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices |
| 1081.2) | 24 |
Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit |
| 1081.7) | 6 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques for meat animals |
| 1081.6) | 0 |
Number of people who incorporated technology to effectively manage farm operations |
| 1081.8) | 2 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques including futures and options to reduce risk levels for crops |
| 1081.8) | 70 |
Number of people who adopted practices or adapted equipment for safety (i.e. Agribility, install roll over bar) |
| 1081.10) | 2 |
Number of farmers adopting new technologies in agriculture production |
| 1081.11) | 8 |
Number of people who improved equipment or facilities |
| 1081.12) | 28 |
Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses, and/or reduced risk |
| 1081.4) | 109 |
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) | 24 |
Number of people who discussed and compared leasing agreements and options |
| 1081.1) | 12 |
Number of people who increased their knowledge of Ag Policy including: Farm Bill and Environmental issues |
Author: Miranda Rudolph
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
According to the USDA, the average age of U.S. farm producers in 2022 is 58.1 years, and the number of producers aged 65 and older showed a 12% increase, which is consistent with the continued trend of an aging farm population. Along with this comes the unfortunate reality of people inheriting land that has been in their family for generations, or people buying land that had been sold off of generational farms. This is very true for Graves County. Over the last several months, there has been a s
