Items: Management & Finance
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.
2025 Commodity Marketing Calendar
Published on Mar. 1, 2025
Our Commodity Marketing Calendar is an essential tool for any farm looking to maximize their profits and stay ahead of market trends. This comprehensive calendar provides detailed information on key events and factors that can impact commodity prices, helping businesses make informed decisions about when to buy or sell.
ARC-PLC Decision Tool Instructions and Example
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Feb. 27, 2025
There are a few possible decision tools that can be used for the ARC-PLC choice for 2025. My recommendation is to use the tool developed by Univ.
ARC vs PLC Decision for 2025
By Grant Gardner | Assistant Extension Professor and Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Feb. 27, 2025
Slumping row crop prices have induced greater attention among grain farmers regarding farm bill safety net programs.
Grain Profitability Outlook 2025
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Feb. 27, 2025
Grain prices have continued dropping this last year, and this follows a more dramatic drop from the previous year. Current prices for 2025 new-crop delivery are around $4.35/bu for corn, $10.35/bu for soybeans (2/20/25). This is a decrease of around $.10/bu for corn and $1.00/bu for soybeans compared to what these prices were two yea
You May See a New 1099 Form in Your Mailbox
By Jerry Pierce | KFBM Program Coordinator
Published on Jan. 31, 2025
Farmers may begin receiving a new income-reporting Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions. It reports gross payments to you for goods or services made through credit card, gift or debit card, and on-line payment services.
What Should My CPA Know That I Am Not Telling Them?
By Laura Powers | KFBM Area Extension Specialist
Published on Jan. 31, 2025
As a new year begins, we cannot fully close out the previous year until income tax returns have been filed and paid. I’m not sure which meeting is looked upon less favorably… a visit to the tax office or a visit to the dentist. No offense to the dental profession intended.
The Economic Value of Applying Broiler Litter in the Fall 2024
By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Nov. 25, 2024
Spring application of broiler litter is ideal for maximizing the economic value but faces challenges that include wet soil conditions, lack of time to spread litter near planting, and availability of litter in the spring.
Fall 2024 Farm Observations Across Kentucky
Published on Oct. 31, 2024
The observations below are from Area Extension Specialists from the Kentucky Farm Business Management (KFBM) program. Lincoln Trail Association
Decision-Making in a Declining Economy
By Michael Forsythe | KFBM Area Extension Specialist
Published on Oct. 31, 2024
As the farming economy enters a period of decline, farmers are facing issues many of them have not had to deal with in recent years. Net Farm Incomes are low or even negative in many cases. Cash flows are becoming extremely tight. Some farmers are having difficulty renewing operating loans.
