Extension
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| 1081 - Farm Management, Economics and Policy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1081.6) | 15 |
Number of people who incorporated technology to effectively manage farm operations |
| 1081.7) | 5 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques for meat animals |
| 1081.1) | 25 |
Number of people who increased their knowledge of Ag Policy including: Farm Bill and Environmental issues |
| 1081.5) | 20 |
Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices |
| 1081.3) | 15 |
Number of people who discussed and compared leasing agreements and options |
| 1081.2) | 50 |
Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit |
| 1081.4) | 20 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of farm health and safety practices (i.e. farm safety days, disaster preparedness, equipment demonstrations, farmers dinner theater) |
| 1081.8) | 5 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques including futures and options to reduce risk levels for crops |
| 1081.8) | 5 |
Number of people who adopted practices or adapted equipment for safety (i.e. Agribility, install roll over bar) |
| 1081.10) | 20 |
Number of farmers adopting new technologies in agriculture production |
| 1081.11) | 120 |
Number of people who improved equipment or facilities |
| 1081.12) | 50 |
Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses, and/or reduced risk |
Author: Jessica Barnes
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
Even though we have not been able to meet in person most of this past year, the Agriculture and Natural Resources Agents across the state as well as our specialists have worked hard to ensure that we are keeping clientele, stakeholders and other agents well informed about what is going on. An example of this would be the Central Kentucky Ag Lender's Conference that was held back in January for our community partners involved in ag lending to be a part of to get the most up to date informatio
