Author: Kenneth Burdine
Major Program: Ag Policy
The Margin Protection Program for Dairy producers (MPP-Dairy) was established as part of the 2014 Farm Bill and was generally very unpopular with dairy producers. The program was drastically changed in the 2019 farm bill and is now called Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC). DMC works very similar to MPP-Dairy, but offers higher coverage levels, lower premiums, and more overall flexibility. For the year, 2019, the program is “in-the-money” for dairy producers covering up to
Author: Lindie Huffman
Kentucky Women in Agriculture is a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower, educate, and engage women across the Commonwealth. Each year the state leadership of KWIA recognizes the strong women who serve their family, farm, and community, by hosting an annual conference to celebrate the accomplishments of the female agrarians of Kentucky. Lindie Huffman, Pendleton County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources joined the board and served as conference planning chair for
Author: David Coffey
The County Agriculture Investment Program (CAIP) continues to be a great program for the people of Jackson County. As of July 1st, for the 2018-2019 program, 140 producers were approved for $1440.00 each. Of the 140 producers, $201,189 has been spent on Agriculture improvement projects in Jackson County and were reimbursed for $76,009 through the CAIP program. The Agriculture agent has worked closely with the Agriculture development council and the CAIP program administrator to help producers fo
Author: Michelle Simon
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, volunteerism of Americans peaked around 30% in 2004. Today, that number is 25 percent. This leadership decline is also apparent in the agriculture community. This loss of leaders coupled with the great diversity of agriculture operations here in northern Kentucky, highlight the importance of having engaged farmers in organizations, and part of the conversations around public policy that affect the farming community.UK Agriculture Extension Agents from
Author: Benjamin Rudy
his year our Winter Ag Conference focused on the Farm Bill. The Farm Bill is important to farmers’ daily activities. Crop sales just in Fulton County is $44,390,000. The need for this information to get out is necessary to our producers. We teamed up with Adult agriculture educators from WKCTC to bring an informational meeting to the farmers on the new information. The meeting was hosted in Pilot Oak, Kentucky by Lowry Farms. Agriculture agents from Gra
Author: Clinton Hardy
The Agricultural Act of 2014 became law with less reliance on direct subsidy and adoption of a payment model based on price and risk coverage triggers. Daviess County landowners had an important decision which required knowledge gained through educational programming by Dr. Todd Davis’, UK Extension Grain Marketing Specialist. Through a series of meetings provided at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service, landowners learned about the new farm bill and how to calculate price loss
