Extension
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| 1081 - Farm Management | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1081.1) | 7 |
Number of producers/landowners willing to make a change to their leasing strategy |
| 1081.2) | 0 |
Number of producers/landowners who better understand land leasing options (including advantages/disadvantages of each) |
| 1081.3) | 34 |
Number of producers who are comfortable using financial principles in their operations |
| 1081.4) | 0 |
Number of producers willing to adopt improved soil health/quality practices to improve profitability due to extension programming efforts |
| 1081.5) | 0 |
Number of producers reporting improved machinery management through Extension programming efforts |
| 1081.6) | 47 |
Number of producers who gained knowledge of farm profitability for their enterprise(s) from Extension programming |
| 1081.7) | 0 |
Number of producers reporting increased profits and/or reduced risk due to farm management strategies learned through Extension programs |
Author: Ricky Arnett
Major Program: Farm Management
Phase I funding continues to play an integral part of the agriculture of Green County. The Green County Agricultural Development Board helped to administer over $320,000 to the agriculture producers of Green County. Starting this year the Green County Agricultural Development Board implemented one new change of funding which was every other year availability. This has helped the program to reach new individuals with help to their operation. The council funded producers with the C.A.I.P. pro
Author: Ricky Arnett
Major Program: Farm Management
Over the past 4 years Hemp Production has been an increasing adventure for Green County farmers. In 2016 Green County started with two Hemp growers. In 2017 we had 4, in 2018 we had 8, and in 2019 we have 33 farmers growing Hemp in Green County. In 2017 and 2018 crop year I continually had more and more request for information and question on Hemp Production. So in 2018 I invested several hour and days gathering research. This included visiting Hemp companies, producers, online searches, an
