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| 1071 - Grain Crops | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1071.1) | 45 |
Number of producers who plan to utilize IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension |
| 1071.2) | 9 |
Number of producers who utilized IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension |
| 1071.3) | 16 |
Number of producers planning to adopt the usage of new technology for crop production |
| 1071.4) | 31 |
Number of producers who adopted the usage of new technology for crop production |
| 1071.5) | 13 |
Number of producers who plan to use diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds |
| 1071.6) | 41 |
Number of producers who used diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds |
| 1071.7) | 165 |
Number of producers who plan to adopt one or more fertility management recommendations |
| 1071.8) | 53 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more fertility management recommendations |
| 1071.9) | 13 |
Number of producers who plan to implement on-farm trials |
| 1071.10) | 11 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials |
| 1071.11) | 7 |
Number of producers adopting grain crop production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
Author: Ivelin Denev
Major Program: Grain Crops
The problemIn December of 2014, Hardin County helped plan and hosted an "Early Bird Grain Meeting" with University of Kentucky Specialists. Topics included "Slowing Down Herbicide Resistance", "Irrigation for Corn and Soybean", "Maximizing N from Manure and Fertilizer applications", "Grain Crop Profitability", "Commodity Prices, Crop Insurance and the Farm Bill", and "Sudden Death Syndrome Management in Soybean". Attenda
Author: Curtis Dame
Major Program: Grain Crops
Farm management relies heavily on understanding the costs of production, proper management and utilization of technology and research. For the second year agriculture and natural resource agents from the counties of Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Webster have worked cooperatively with the Madisonville-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation to plan and host the Roots to Riches Agri-preneurial Conference in hopes of promoting increased risk management as well as providing a one-stop shop for lo
Author: Curtis Dame
Major Program: Grain Crops
Corn Production in Western Kentucky has been historically management intensive. This statement relies heavily on a high level of management, input and other factors needed to ensure a profitable yield and hopefully profit for producers. One such input that can inflate production prices is the use of nitrogen during the crop season. Hopkins County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources along with one of his data driven producers have focused efforts on improving profitability by ev
