Trimble County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1081 - Farm Management, Economics and Policy
1081.2) 0

Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit

1081.5) 6

Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices

1081.7) 1

Number of people who applied marketing techniques for meat animals

1081.6) 15

Number of people who incorporated technology to effectively manage farm operations

1081.8) 0

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) 3

Number of people who improved equipment or facilities

1081.12) 0

Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses,  and/or reduced risk

1081.4) 0

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) 0

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



Success Stories

Record Keeping

Author: Regina Utz

Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy

On September 8th, 2022, I hosted a record keeping program at the extension office. As a part of this program, I contacted Katie Taylor from our local Farm Service Agency to come help explain the importance of record keeping. The program was held at the Trimble County Extension Office. The program was targeted for farmers but was open to anyone looking to improve their record keeping skills. We had 11 participants show up for the program. Katie spoke first about why keeping records are impor

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