Extension
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| 1081 - Farm Management, Economics and Policy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1081.5) | 15 |
Number of people who improved or maintained record keeping practices |
| 1081.2) | 75 |
Number of people who recognize methods to reduce risk and improve farm profit |
| 1081.7) | 0 |
Number of people who applied marketing techniques for meat animals |
| 1081.6) | 0 |
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) | 15 |
Number of people who improved equipment or facilities |
| 1081.12) | 125 |
Number of people who increased profits, reduced expenses, and/or reduced risk |
| 1081.4) | 1065 |
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) | 5 |
Number of people who discussed and compared leasing agreements and options |
| 1081.1) | 35 |
Number of people who increased their knowledge of Ag Policy including: Farm Bill and Environmental issues |
Author: Linda McClanahan
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
As a result of requests for specific programming, the ANR, FCS and HORT agents teamed up to start a homesteading series in the spring. We designed the series such that the classes offered in each program area for the month would complement one another. Thus far the ANR programs have focused on backyard poultry, soils and sheep/goat production. The ANR agent taught the soils class while ANR specialists taught the other 2 programs. Producers who attended the soils course all indicated they planned
