Success Story2024 Area Meetings



2024 Area Meetings

Author: Joseph Ray

Planning Unit: Boyle County CES

Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy

Plan of Work: Home Resource, Financial Business, and Farm Management Education

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

 To meet the educational needs for producers of certain agricultural commodities, the ANR Agents in Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, and Mercer counties collaborated to host a series of educational meetings during the winter season. This year the four agents conducted meetings for forage producers, cattle backgrounders, grain crop producers, and tobacco growers. This year the topics included: summer forage options for central Kentucky, beginning rotational grazing, weed management, nutrient management, and risk management just to name a few. Topics for these meetings were selected based off survey data conducted by the individual county agents, and surveys from the previous year’s meetings. Surveys found these meetings were attended by producers with a range of farm sizes, some producers who had never attended before and producers who have attended every year. This indicates the meetings are addressing the needs of a diverse set of farmers. Some farmers reported attending these meetings have helped them improve risk management, increase farm profitability, and increase farm production. Additionally, with information attained at these meetings, farmers have added best management practices, made better decisions, and implemented new recommendations on their farms. Farmers also provided some valuable feedback on other topics of interest and current challenges on their farms which will help with planning future extension programs and considering plan of work for upcoming years.






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