Todd County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





1083 - Ag Policy
1083.1) 80

Number of producers reporting an increased knowledge of farm bill programs
1083.2) 120

Number of producers incorporating increase knowledge of farm bill programs in enrollment decisions
1083.3) 10

Number of producers indicating an increased knowledge of economic impacts of environmental policy
1083.4) 5

Number of producers making changes to their operation as a result of increase knowledge of economic impacts of environmental policy


Success Stories

Helping Farmers Deal With The Effects of Covid-19

Author: Curtis Judy

Major Program: Ag Policy

Covid-19 changed nearly everything in the United States in the spring of 2020.  It closed many businesses, most schools and churches, eliminated most travel, and turned many Americans into virtual hermits.  It also affected agriculture, with some of the most significant effects falling on livestock producers as farm-gate prices declined due to the closure of many of the large beef and pork processing plants.  Prices of other commodities such as corn, soybeans, and produce were als

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