Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1081 - Farm Management, Economics and Policy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1081.5) | 50 |
Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices |
| 1081.2) | 5 |
Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit |
| 1081.7) | 2 |
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) | 5 |
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) | 0 |
Number of farmers adopting new technologies in agriculture production |
| 1081.11) | 15 |
Number of people who improved equipment or facilities |
| 1081.12) | 15 |
Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses, and/or reduced risk |
| 1081.4) | 50 |
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) | 10 |
Number of people who discussed and compared leasing agreements and options |
| 1081.1) | 0 |
Number of people who increased their knowledge of Ag Policy including: Farm Bill and Environmental issues |
Author: Tad Campbell
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
Tobacco production in the Buffalo Trace area was vital to the agriculture community. As the production program for tobacco began to change in the late nineties, buyouts and the tobacco settlement fund helped offset the loss of dollars generated from tobacco. Since 2001 the tobacco settlement fund offered cost-share programs to counties for producers to diversify from tobacco production to other agriculture venues. These programs lessened the burden of the dependency of tobacco
