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Days Suitable for Fieldwork in Kentucky
By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor and Tyler Mark | Professor
Published
on Sep. 1, 2017
Weather risk plays a unique role and influences many decisions made on the farm. Weather determines when you can get into the field and your ability to perform timely operations such as planting, fertilizing, spraying, and harvesting. Delays from weather events of time-sensitive operations will result in substantial yield and economic losses.
Pastured Based Laying Hens Decision Aid
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Samantha Kindred | Extension Associate
Published
on Jun. 10, 2017
Purpose: This decision tool was developed to assist current and potential producers with estimating their costs and returns for a small scale layer enterprise.
Small Scale Broiler Production Decision Aid
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Samantha Kindred | Extension Associate
Published
on Jun. 4, 2017
Purpose: This decision tool was developed to assist current and potential producers with estimating their costs and returns for a small scale broiler enterprise. Options Evaluated: The management style options are broken down into two categories: stationary and mobile housing.
Managing Poultry Litter Lessons From The Delmarva and Ohio Valley
By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Jan. 27, 2017
Poultry Litter - Lessons from the Delmarva and the Ohio Valley - recorded at Owensboro Ag Expo, this panel of a Delmarva-area (Delmarva = Delaware, Maryland and Virginia) producer of poultry litter, a Delmarva-area custom hauler and applicator of poultry litter and three farmers in Kentucky who use this nutrient-rich resource talk about its regu
Post-Harvest Management: The Economics of Grain Transportation
By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Sep. 1, 2016
While transporting grain to the market may be the last input cost in the production of grain, it is a critical decision a producer has to make, especially when margins are thin. Determining which market to sell your grain (if you have options) can be a complex decision.
Economic Value of Poultry Litter Tool: Pasture, Hay, and Silage
By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Aug. 15, 2016
This decision tool has been created to help producers determine the economic value of poultry litter. The tool is customizable to reflect each individuals situation when selling, purchasing, and/or applying poultry litter.
Map of Kentucky Grain and Oilseed Markets
By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Jul. 1, 2016
A custom Google Map has been created to include the 80+ locations of grain and oilseed markets across Kentucky and into Tennessee and Ohio. Author(s) Contact Information:
Sorghum-Corn Comparison Budget | 2016
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Apr. 21, 2016
Purpose: This Decision Aid has been constructed to help producers decide between sorghum and corn production.
Grain Hauling Decision Guide
By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Apr. 1, 2016
This decision tool has been created to help producers choose what buyer to sell their grain to based on the hauling cost to each location, cash price each buyer is offering, and the moisture discount method each buyer implements. Author(s) Contact Information:
Pasture Finishing Worksheet for Beef Cattle
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Mar. 31, 2016
This spreadsheet has been created to help plan systems for finishing beef cattle and evaluate the potential profitability of various pasture-based production systems. The user inputs calving/weaning dates, weaning weight, gains during the year, and desired finish weight.