Close Resources

Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

Impacts

Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018


Success StoryAgriculture Economics



Agriculture Economics

Author: Linda McClanahan

Planning Unit: Mercer County CES

Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy

Plan of Work: Agriculture and Horticulture

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Agricultural landowners, farmers, Extension Agents for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and other interested people need a reliable source of information for determining the value of agricultural land and cash rental rates for agricultural land. Kentucky Agricultural and Natural Resource agents worked with Dr. Greg Halich from the Martin Gatton College of Agriculture Food and Environment, Agricultural Economics Department to collect information from landowners regarding existing cash rental rates for agricultural land and PVA offices, real estate agents, and individual landowners to ascertain current agricultural land values across the commonwealth.  Seventy-one Agents for Agriculture and Natural Resources surveyed individual landowners, farmers, PVA’s and real estate agents/ auction companies from those counties represented. Seventy usable surveys were submitted to Dr. Halich. The information from those surveys will be compiled and used to update the publication AEC 97 Land Value and Cash Rent Survey. That publication will consist of aggregated information that will be broken into regions and sub regions so that people utilizing the information can hone in on the specific region/sub-region that they are interested in.  






Stories by Linda McClanahan


Extension Provides Central Kentucky Beef Producers with Updates that Improve Beef Efficiency

Extension Provides Central Kentucky Beef Producers with Updates that Improve Beef Efficiency

about 6 years ago by Linda McClanahan

Over the past twenty years, Kentucky agriculture has transitioned from predominately tobacco to beef... Read More


Grain Crops Programming

about 6 years ago by Linda McClanahan

Grain crops have emerged as an important part of the agriculture industry in Mercer and surrounding ... Read More


Stories by Mercer County CES


Extension Provides Central Kentucky Beef Producers with Updates that Improve Beef Efficiency

Extension Provides Central Kentucky Beef Producers with Updates that Improve Beef Efficiency

about 6 years ago by Linda McClanahan

Over the past twenty years, Kentucky agriculture has transitioned from predominately tobacco to beef... Read More


Plant Camp

Plant Camp

about 7 years ago by Jessica Bessin

With the increasing concern for food security, coupled with the detachment from farm life all around... Read More