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: