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Prospects for Winter Backgrounding 2023-2024
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published
on Oct. 30, 2023
After several years of cattle selling at frustratingly low price levels, continued herd liquidation has led to tight supplies and much higher calf prices in 2023. While markets have pulled back in recent weeks, calves and heavy feeders are moving at prices $50 to $70 per cwt above what was seen a year ago.
Kentucky Farm Observations From Across the State
Published on Oct. 30, 2023
The Kentucky Farm Business Management Program is a program of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kentucky.
2023 Kentucky Vegetable & Fruit Input Costs: Changes and Trends
By Emily Spencer | Extension Associate and Tim Woods | Extension Professor
Published
on Oct. 30, 2023
Prices for many crop inputs have increased steadily since 2016. This report updates 2023 Kentucky price trends for key vegetable and fruit crop inputs: fuel and fertilizer, labor, plant protection products, and seed.
Mississippi River Level Impacts on Basis: 2022 Vs. 2023
By Grant Gardner | Assistant Extension Professor
Published
on Oct. 30, 2023
In 2022 and 2023, the river levels on the Mississippi slowed barge freight and, thus, crop exports out of Kentucky. When river levels decline, barge transportation slows, which causes barge freight rates to increase.
What to Consider When Renting Out Your Farm
By Michael Forsythe | KFBM Area Extension Specialist
Published
on Oct. 30, 2023
According to 2022 KFBM data, only 27% of land farmed by Kentucky farmers is owned by the farmer. The remaining 73% is typically comprised of landowners that may or may not have a background in farming.
Wheat Double-Crop Soybean Budget | 2023-2024
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Oct. 1, 2023
Purpose: This Decision Aid has been constructed to help budget for wheat or wheat double-crop soybean production. Machinery Options Evaluated: No-Till Wheat, No-Till Weat and No-Till Soybeans Author(s) Contact Information:
Fall 2023 Wheat Planting Decision
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Sep. 29, 2023
Corn harvest is now underway and Kentucky grain farmers will soon decide if and how much wheat they will plant this fall. Compared to last year there are significant decreases in wheat and soybean prices, but also significant decreases in fertilizer and fuel prices. The following analysis quantifies these relative changes to estimate the profi
Depreciation Changes 2023
By Suzy Martin | KFBM Area Extension Specialist
Published
on Sep. 29, 2023
It is important to understand the challenges facing tax preparers when it comes to accelerated depreciation and equipment purchases with trade-ins. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) passed in 2018 had three significant changes to capital purchases and trade-ins.
Southern Ag Today: A Resource for Farmers and Policymakers in The Southern Region
By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published
on Sep. 29, 2023
The Department of Agricultural Economics here at UK is proud to be a part of Southern Ag Today.
2023 Farmland Values
By Steve Isaacs | Extension Professor
Published
on Sep. 8, 2023
Each August the USDA releases the results of their survey of farmland values. The survey includes data from approximately 9,000 tracts of land of about one square mile each across the continental United States.