H-2A Guest Worker Program for Agricultural Employers

By Laura Powers | KFBM Area Extension Specialist
Published on Apr. 28, 2023

The H-2A Visa program is a popular program for farmers seeking to hire temporary, seasonal workers. The original H-2 visa program was established with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 for general nonimmigrant, temporary foreign workers. The 1952 act was later amended by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

USDA Revising Tax Documents for Assistance Under the Inflation Reduction Act

By Jerry Pierce | KFBM Program Coordinator
Published on Apr. 21, 2023

USDA is mailing revised tax documents and a cover letter to about 12,500 direct loan borrowers who received financial assistance last year under Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act. 

Bale Grazing Grant Comes to Kentucky and Beyond

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 30, 2023

“Bale Grazing: A Practical, Low-Cost, and Environmentally-Sound Management Strategy to Winter Beef Cattle”, is a NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant that has been funded for six states – Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia, Missouri, Virginia, and New York (see figure 1).  The grant started in 2022 and will end February 2028. 

Maximizing Value: 2023 Spring Application of Broiler Litter for Grain Crop Production

By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 30, 2023

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,

Changes in Kentucky Sales Tax That Apply to Farming

By Jerry Pierce | KFBM Program Coordinator
Published on Feb. 28, 2023

Legislation went into effect on the first of 2023 that made many services subject to Kentucky’s 6% sales tax. One change was to the qualifications for residential use exemption from sales tax on utilities.

Warm Welcome to Dr. Grant Gardner

Published on Jan. 30, 2023

Dr. Grant Gardner was born and raised on a corn and soybean operation in southwestern Indiana. He received his B.S. in Agribusiness from Purdue University in 2017. He subsequently received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Kansas State University in 2019 and 2022, respectively.

Kentucky Sales Tax on Utilities

By Jerry Pierce | KFBM Program Coordinator
Published on Jan. 10, 2023

A legislative change was made to the qualifications for residential use exemption from sales tax on utilities. Effective January 1, 2023, the resident at a specific service address is responsible for declaring it as their place of domicile and the utility services exempt for residential use.

More with Less…. Really?

By Steve Isaacs | Extension Professor
Published on Nov. 29, 2022

We’ve all heard it. Budgets are tight. Profits are down. Vacancies are not filled. People are laid off. So… those who are left have to do their own jobs… and the jobs of those who aren’t here… and we’re going to do MORE? REALLY?

Tax Management is Still Important – Even in a Down Year

By Jennifer Rogers | KFBM Area Extension Specialist
Published on Nov. 29, 2022

With farm production being down, compared to recent years, it may come as a surprise to many that tax management is still vitally important.  Kentucky producers were blessed in 2021 with record yields and good prices, resulting in high revenues.  While some of the 2021 revenue may have been recognized last year, many bushels of crops were held o

Retirement 2022

By Tarrah Hardin | KFBM Area Extension Specialist
Published on Oct. 31, 2022

Currently, it is a very stressful time to be farming because of conditions that cannot be controlled. With high input and equipment prices, some producers are thinking of exiting in the next few years.