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Maximizing Value: 2022 Spring Application of Broiler Litter for Grain Crop Production
By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Mar. 31, 2022
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,
Pre and Post-COVID Analysis of Select Spring Crops at the Auction
By Savannah Columbia | Extension Associate
Published
on Mar. 31, 2022
Spring is on the horizon in Kentucky. Many specialty crop growers have already begun thinking about which fruits and vegetables to cultivate and the ideal market channels in which to sell. There are many market channels available to producers – an important market channel for both Kentucky and many of our growers is the produce auction.
Custom Machinery Rates Applicable to Kentucky (2022)
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Mar. 31, 2022
These custom rates are based on reported surveys in Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Kansas. The rates calculated here are averages for these states and are adjusted to account for changes in fuel price, machinery costs1, and wages2 from the time of the reported surveys.
Cow-Calf Profitability Estimates for 2021 and 2022 (Spring Calving Herd)
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor,
Jonathan Shepherd | Extension Specialist,
and Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published on Feb. 28, 2022
The purpose of this article is to examine cow-calf profitability for a spring calving herd that sold weaned calves in the fall of 2021 and provide an estimate of profitability for the upcoming year. Table 1 summarizes estimated costs for a well-managed spring-calving cowherd for 2021. Every operation is different, so producers should evaluate
Reducing Your Dependency on Commercial Fertilizers Strategies for Cattle Farms in 2022 and Beyond
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Feb. 28, 2022
Fertilizer prices have risen to all-time high levels in the last few months. Table 1 shows these increases over the last year for the most common commercial fertilizer sources used by cattle farmers. Nitrogen and potassium fertilizers have both more than doubled over the last year.
2022 Tobacco Budgets
By Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published
on Feb. 28, 2022
The 2022 Kentucky-Tennessee tobacco budgets for burley, dark air-cured, dark fire-cured, cigar wrapper tobaccos are now available for download on our budgets page. These budgets are developed by Alan Galloway, University of Tennessee (UT), Mitchell Richmond (UT), Bob Pearce, Andy Bailey, and myself
Impact of Government Payments
By Jerry Pierce | KFBM Program Coordinator
Published
on Feb. 28, 2022
How important is a new farm bill? That depends on a number of factors like what you grow, where you farm, and what happens during a year to trigger payment to you. What impact have farm bills and other government programs had on Kentucky farms in terms of profitability over the last decade? They appear to have had a considerable effect.
Beef Cattle Numbers Continue to Decline
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published
on Feb. 22, 2022
USDA-NASS released their January 1, 2022 cattle inventory estimates on January 31st. Beef cow slaughter was significantly higher in 2021, so expectations were for continued contraction of cattle inventory. The USDA report confirmed that and provided some perspective on the magnitude of these decreases.
IRS Extends March 1 Filing Date for Kentucky Farmers Affected by December Tornadoes
By Jerry Pierce | KFBM Program Coordinator
Published
on Feb. 1, 2022
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that certain farms affected by the December 10th severe storms and tornadoes now have until May 16, 2022 to file 2021 returns and pay tax due.
The Dairy Gauge Benchmarking Tool
By Jerry Pierce | KFBM Program Coordinator
Published
on Jan. 28, 2022
Benchmarking compares your farm’s performance to past performance or to established measures of success. The benchmark is some measure of a goal, or a range of what is desirable and what is not. You do this all the time, comparing this year’s yields to past years or this cow’s performance to others in the herd.