Items by Steve Isaacs | Extension Professor
Hired Farm Labor and the Role of Hispanic Workers
By Steve Isaacs | Extension Professor
Published on Oct. 29, 2020
Family members provide about two-thirds of the workers on U.S. farms, but the remaining one-third consists of 1.18 million hired workers. While not an insignificant number, the 1.18 million farmworkers represent less than one percent of the total U.S. wage and salary workers.
2020 Land Values Report
By Steve Isaacs | Extension Professor
Published on Aug. 13, 2020
The 2020 Land Values Summary was released by USDA on Thursday, August 6. This annual report indicates the average value of all land and buildings on farms in the US, and by state and region. Three categories are measured: Farm Real Estate Value, Cropland Value, and Pasture value.
Workforce Planning in the Time of COVID
By Steve Isaacs | Extension Professor
Published on Jun. 29, 2020
The pandemic has disrupted almost every phase of our lives. One of the most visible has been the workplace. Layoffs, furloughs, shutdowns, working remotely, social distancing and public health considerations have permanently changed the way we work.
Resources Available to Farmers Struggling with Farm Financial Stress
By Alison Davis | Extension Professor,
Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor,
Jerry Pierce | KFBM Program Coordinator,
Jonathan Shepherd | Extension Specialist,
Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor,
Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor,
Sarah Bowker | CEDIK Communications Director,
and Steve Isaacs | Extension Professor
Published on Apr. 1, 2019
Farmers have been facing many financial stress issues related to commodity prices and the overall farm economy.
Equine Enterprise Budgets
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor and Steve Isaacs | Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 1, 2006
This publication contains budgets for production of selected equine enterprises in Kentucky. The purpose of these budgets is to serve as a management and decision-making guide for current and prospective horse owners. These budgets are not intended to replace an owner's own records and estimates.
PRIMER for Selecting New Enterprises for Your Farm
By Steve Isaacs | Extension Professor and Tim Woods | Extension Professor
Published on Aug. 1, 2000
This publication is designed to help producers evaluate new enterprises for their farms or family businesses. It is based on a set of worksheets to help evaluate the Profitability, Resource requirements, Information needs, Marketing decisions, Enthusiasm for, and the Risk associated with a new enterprise.
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