Maximizing Value: 2025 Spring Application of Broiler Litter for Grain Crop Production

By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 31, 2025

Spring is here and grain producers across the state are gearing up for planting.  One of the many decisions producers have to make before planting is in regard to their nutrient management plan.  Broiler litter provides a great opportunity as a complete fertilizer and is being produced and used throughout the state in grain production.  However,

Stocker Outlook for 2025

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 31, 2025

The cattle market has been on a tear since early 2023 with feeder cattle prices at levels not seen before. As we write this in mid-March, calf prices in the Commonwealth are running about $30-$40 per cwt higher than the same time last year and $60-$70 per cwt higher than last year’s fall lows.

What is ESG and Why do Companies Care

By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 31, 2025

As businesses strive to meet sustainability goals and reduce their carbon footprint, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors have become key drivers of corporate strategy. While ESG reporting may seem like a concern primarily for large corporations and investors, it has growing implications for the agricultural sector as well.

Corn and Soybean Budgets | 2025 Advanced Options

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 24, 2025

Purpose: This Decision Aid has been constructed to help producers budget for corn and soybean production. Machinery Options Evaluated: No-Till Corn, Conventional Tillage Corn, Customized Corn, No-Till Soybeans, Conventional Soybeans, Customized Soybeans.

Wheat Double-Crop Soybean Budget | 2024-2025

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 24, 2025

Purpose: This Decision Aid has been constructed to help budget for wheat or wheat double-crop soybean production. Machinery Options Evaluated: No-Till Wheat, No-Till Weat and No-Till Soybeans Author(s) Contact Information: 

Burley Tobacco Budget | 2025

By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 24, 2025

Revised March 2025.  Author(s) Contact Information:  Tori Griffin | University of Tennessee Mitchell Richmond | University of Tennessee Andy Bailey | University of Kentucky

Dark Fired Tobacco Budget | 2025

By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 24, 2025

Revised March 2025.  Author(s) Contact Information:  Tori Griffin | University of Tennessee Mitchell Richmond | University of Tennessee Andy Bailey | University of Kentucky

Corn and Soybean Budgets | 2025 Western Kentucky

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 24, 2025

Purpose: This Decision Aid has been constructed to help producers budget for corn and soybean production. Machinery Options Evaluated: No-Till Corn, Conventional Tillage Corn, No-Till Soybeans

Dark Air Cured Tobacco Budget | 2025

By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 24, 2025

Revised March 2025.  Author(s) Contact Information:  Tori Griffin | University of Tennessee Mitchell Richmond | University of Tennessee Andy Bailey | University of Kentucky

Corn and Soybean Budgets | 2025 Central Kentucky

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 24, 2025

Purpose: This Decision Aid has been constructed to help producers budget for corn and soybean production. Machinery Options Evaluated: No-Till Corn, Conventional Tillage Corn, No-Till Soybeans