2012 April Newsletter - Bullitt County Cooperative Extension

Cooperative
April 2012
Bullitt County
384 Halls Lane
Shepherdsville, KY 40165-6263
(502)543-2257
Fax: (502)543-6940
http://ces.ca.uky.edu/bullitt/
http://www.ca.uky.edu/ces
In This Issue
P 2-3 Cattle
P 4-5 Equine
P 6-8 Wild Pigs
P 8 Ticks
P 9 Healthy Hearts
P 10 Conservation
P 11 Go Green
P 12-13 Acreage
Management
P 14 Calendar
P 15 LABCA
P 15 Bullitt County
Cattlemen
P 16-18 Corn and
Soybeans
P 18 KSU
P 19 Cooperative
Extension
P 20-21 HEEL
Spring has arrived! Ar-
County Extension Agent for
Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Cattle
Spring calving herd
Prepare for breeding season
Have a veterinarian perform breeding
soundness evaluations on bulls.
Line-up AI services and/or purchase
replacement bulls at least 30 days
prior to the start of the breeding season.
Choose a breed and use EPDs and
visual observation to select the bull
that best fits your programs’ goals.
If you are going to use artificial insemination
and/or estrus synchronization,
make plans now and order
needed supplies and semen.
Male final selection of heifer replacements
based on weight, pelvic
size, and reproductive tract score.
Spring or “turn-out” working is usually
scheduled for late April or May.
Consult your veterinarian about vaccines
and health products your herd
needs.
Continue providing magnesium in
the mineral mix until daytime temperatures
are consistently above 60
degrees.
Identify calf with eartag and/or tattoo
while calves are young and easy to
handle and record dam and birth
date.
Commercial male calves should be
castrated and implanted according to
product recommendations.
Registered calves should be weighed
during the first 24 hours.
Fall calving herd
Pregnancy check the cow herd if not
done previously.
Finish vaccinations of calves.
Calves intended for feeders can be re
-implanted.
Obtain cow and calf weights at weaning
and see your County\Extension Agent
for information on record keeping programs.
Cull cows based on performance
and pregnancy status and make
initial heifer selections, keeping more
than you intend to retain for the next
breeding season,
Considerations for all Cattle
Continue supplemental feeding as needed.
Forages
Complete seeding of alfalfa.
Determine need for supplemental
forages such as millet or sudangrass.
Prepare for start of hay harvest.
Prepare fencing and water for grazing
season and begin to graze early
pastures. Plant corn for silage and
warm season grasses after risk of
frost.
Source: 2012 Beef Integrated Resource
Management Calendar , University of Kentucky

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Parts of a cow.
Do you know which
part produces your favorite
cut of meat

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Horses
Spring seeding of Legumes.
Clover can still be seeded into your pasture
until about April 15. At this time it
would be best to no till the seed. Remember,
when no tilling clover, it
should only be no tilled about 1/4 inch
deep.
Mineral and Salt on Pasture
Put mineral and salt products in a
suitable feeder that is protected from
the elements.
Place feeder for easy access to your
horse.
Check for consumption. Regular
consumption should be 1 to 1 1/2
ounces per adult horse per day. The
amount may vary depending on animals
sweating.
Use only products designed for
horse.
Use loose product to promote greater
intake than with block products.
Pasture Rotation
Divide pastures into smaller paddocks
to help reduce or eliminate selective
grazing resulting in more
complete utilization of available forage.
Graze one paddock at a time.
Move animals to the next paddock
when forage is down to 3 to 4 inches.
Return horses once the forage has
returned to a height of 6 to 8 inches,
which is normally after 2 to 3
weeks.
Composting converts organic matter
into a stable humus-like material with
a texture and color similar to peat moss
or potting soil.
Compost Unused Hay/Bedding
A typical horse weighing 1,000 pounds
will produce approximately 50 pounds
of manure per day, and horses housed in
stalls may generate an additional 20
pounds of soiled bedding per day. Improper
management of this waste has
the potential to pollute Kentucky’s surface
and ground waters. Composting,
when done correctly, is a viable option.
Turn compost piles or windrows.
Aerobic (with oxygen) decomposition
is more efficient than anaerobic
and is achieved through aeration.
Turn the pile 3 to 5 times every 2 to
3 days when the moisture content is
between 40 and 70 percent.
Maintain temperatures between 135
and 160 degrees. A temperature of
150 degrees is ideal for killing the
eggs of parasites.
Apply stable compost to pastures,
gardens, and around trees and shrubs
as a mulch or soil amendment.
Source: Equine Initiative 2012/2013 Calendar,
University of Kentucky

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Wild Pigs in Kentucky
Pigs have long been an element
of rural life in Kentucky, though in recent
years our favorite source for the
“other white meat” has emerged as a
new presence in our fields and forests.
These free-ranging pigs have been given
many names including razorbacks, rooters,
and wild boar, but in truth they are
little more than domestic pigs living independent
of people. Correctly termed
wild or feral pigs, this species is simply
an exotic pest posing serious ecological,
economical, and disease threats.
If you have lived or spent much
time in more southeastern states, you
may be well acquainted with the ills of
wild pigs. In fact, they have been present
throughout much of the southeastern
United States since the 1500s, descendants
of domestic pigs accompanying
early European explorers as livestock.
Historic practices of allowing
pigs to range freely and regular releases
of pigs over the following centuries encouraged
their spread. Moreover, in the
first half of the 20th century Eurasian
wild boar, the wild species from which
pigs domesticated, were imported on
several occasions to hunting preserves.
Subsequent escapes from preserves and
purposeful releases of Eurasian wild
boar over the following decades, augmented
local feral populations with
which they freely interbred. Such interbreeding
introduced “wild boar” physical
characteristics into successive generations
of wild pigs consistent with those
regularly seen in modern populations.
From the 1950s through the late 1970s
additional movements and releases by
private individuals and some state wildlife
agencies further expanded the range
of wild pigs in the southeast, establishing
them as a popular game species in
some states.
In Kentucky, it is illegal to possess,
transport, or release wild pigs, and
a sanctioned release has never occurred.
Nevertheless, wild pigs have been present
in the Cumberland Plateau region
of Tennessee since the 1960s, and their
dispersal into Kentucky was first documented
in 1988. Public reports of wild
pigs in Kentucky remained relatively
uncommon until the 1990s when sporadic
reports began to emerge from the
Dale Hollow Lake area of Cumberland
County and the Big South Fork National
River and Recreation Area in McCreary
County. Today, verified sightings and
documented hunter kills have been confirmed
in approximately one-third of
Kentucky’s counties. Clear disconnections
between emerging wild pig populations
have been created through illegal
releases in an attempt by misguided individuals
to create a recreational hunting
opportunity.
Regrettably, the establishment of
wild pig populations is not difficult and
has now occurred across Kentucky and
in at least 45 states. The remarkable
adaptability of this species has aided its
spread across diverse habitats and climatic
conditions.
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Compound this adaptability with an incredible
reproductive potential, and the
problem is clear. Sows are capable of
having two litters of greater than 10 piglets
per year, and reproduction is not
seasonally bound. In addition, juvenile
pigs reach reproductive maturity by only
6 to 10 months of age. Population
growth can be explosive, and damage
associated with pigs will increase simultaneously.
Most Kentuckians are fortunate
enough to have never seen or experienced
wild pig damage, although the
threats posed by this exotic pest should
concern us all. In parts of the Commonwealth,
farmers are experiencing crop
depredation with reported losses in the
tens of thousands of dollars; losses can
be expected to increase as wild pig
numbers grow. In addition, wild pigs
are one of the most active carriers of
wildlife-related disease, and at least 45
parasites and diseases transmissible to
livestock, pets, wildlife, and people
have been identified. All threats posed
by wild pigs are equally alarming, but it
may be the ecological damage that hits
closest to home for those of us who
manage the land for wildlife or timber.
Ecological damage related to wild
pigs occurs both in the short and long
term. Most conspicuous is the disruption
to the ground and soil processes
from pig rooting and wallowing behaviors.
The voracious appetite of pigs has
farther reaching impacts. Acorns and
other hardwood mast represent a major
food source for wild pigs; forest regeneration
can be significantly altered in
areas of high pig abundance as they
may leave few seeds to germinate.
Even tree seedlings are not safe from
pigs and may be uprooted, trampled,
and in some cases consumed. Sensitive
or imperiled plant communities are particularly
threatened by rooting, wallowing
and trampling activities often resulting
in irreversible damage. Faunal
communities also suffer as native wildlife
is often displaced by wild pigs
through competition for food and space.
Moreover, wild pigs are relatively indifferent
in their forage selection and will
consume most any available invertebrate
or vertebrate prey including reptiles,
amphibians, ground-nesting bird
eggs, and even deer fawns.
Relative to other states, wild pig
number in Kentucky remain low, and
properly implemented control is effective.
Although rooting is the most recognizable
sign that pigs are frequenting
your property, several other tell-tale
signs may be left by wild pigs. Tracks,
rubs, hog wallows, droppings, beds, and
trails may also be present if pigs are using
your property. Look for these signs
to determine the travel routes that pigs
are using to access your property. Concentrating
control efforts along these
routes can significantly increase the
success of your eradication efforts.
The allure of hunting wild pigs
has been one of the main factors in the
spread of their populations, but hunting
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has been proven time and again to be
ineffective in eliminating wild pig problems.
Experience shows that when pigs
are hunted they will do one of two
things: become nocturnal or leave the
property. This response to hunting is
not beneficial to you or neighboring
landowners. If you regularly see a lone
pig on your property it is effective to
shoot the animal, but if you are seeing
multiple pigs, your best strategy is to
establish corral traps around areas of
abundant pig sign and intensively trap
those animals. Hunting can then be
used as an effective method on removing
trap shy animals that remain in the
area after you have exhausted your trapping
efforts. Kentucky Department of
Fish and Wildlife Resources private
lands wildlife biologists are available to
help you develop a management plan
for trapping pigs on your property. Although
trapping wild pigs can become
expensive, the cost is far less that the
economic impact of not controlling wild
pig populations. Cost-share assistance
is also available through the KDFWR
Habitat Improvement Program. If you
would like to learn more about trapping
wild pigs or applying for cost-share assistance,
please contact KDFWR headquarters
at 1.800.858.1549, or visit our
website.
Source: “Wild Pigs in Kentucky”, Chad
Soard and Jason Nally, “Kentucky Woodlands
Magazine, Volume 6 Issue 3, University
of Kentucky Department of Forestry and
Kentucky Division of Forestry
CONGRATULATIONS
TO CLIFF KELLER
FOR WINNING
‘TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ‘
Kentucky Woodland
MAGAZINE
Volume 6 Issue 2
Be on the Lookout for Blacklegged
Ticks!
The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis),
also called the deer tick, is the
main vector of Lyme disease (LD) in the
northeastern US. While Lyme disease is
established in the northeast, few cases
have been reported in southern states
and LD is not considered endemic here.
However, it is important to be aware of
possible increases in populations of this
tick and to report finding in Kentucky.
The blacklegged tick has been found at
several locations in eastern Kentucky.
Lay, Jackson, Knox, and McCreary
counties) over the past few years, and
most recently in Lee Co. All the found
ticks have been adults, which are active
from November through April. Given
the potential health impact , it is important
to be alert for it. Do not hesitate
to send any ticks in for identification.
Specimens representing new county records
will be forwarded to the National
Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames,
IA.
Source: Kentucky Woodland Magazine

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Paroquet Springs Conference Center was dressed in red for
“Healthy Hearts” event on February 23, 2012.

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Winners of the 2012 Conservation Essay competition with their
sponsor and Chairman of the Bullitt Conservation District, George
Henderman at the awards banquet on February 28.
April is National Food Month
Celebrate National Food Month by enjoying a wide variety of
Kentucky Proud meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables and value-added
products. See why they say “Kentucky Proud – nothing else is
close.” Visit www.kyproud.com.
Kentucky Proud, Kentucky’s official branding program, is administered
by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and supported by the
Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund.

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Farmer Incentives to Go Green for 2012
First round deadline April 30
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 30, 2012) – The Kentucky Agricultural Development
Board (KADB), chaired by Governor Steve Beshear, reminds producers of
the availability of $2 million in Kentucky Agricultural Development Funds
(KADF) for on-farm energy efficiency or production projects. Application and
guidelines for the KADB’s new On-farm Energy Efficiency & Production Incentives
Program are available online at ag-energy.ky.gov.
The program will provide 25 percent reimbursement of the actual cost of a qualified
energy saving item, up to $10,000. Permissible items include, but are not
limited to, energy audits, energy efficient farm building components, on-farm energy
upgrades and on-farm energy efficiency training. Only expenditures made
after March 11, 2011 will be eligible for reimbursement.
All applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and scored by a committee
comprised of representatives from GOAP, the Kentucky Agricultural Development
Board, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and USDA Rural
Development. The first quarterly deadline is April 30, 2012.
For questions about the program, please contact Bill McCloskey or Angie Justice
at 502-564-4627 or govkyagpolicy@ky.gov.

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ACREAGE MANAGEMENT
TOOLS
It is very important to know some
guidelines and have the tools to
manage your acreage. The ability
to evaluate what you have and the
knowledge to get what you want
out of your acreage is your ultimate
goal. The following are some
tools to get you to where you want
to be with your acreage.
Step 1- Document What You
Have-
Property boundaries - who are
your neighbors and how are they
using their property (farming,
ranching, dairy, junkyard, etc.)
Utilities - both above and below
ground and who provides these
utilities.
How the ground lays - direction
and steepness of slopes and any
out cropping (topographic map).
Soil types - you can find this information
by referring to your local
county soil survey agency,
maps are also available from the
USDA Natural Resource Conservation
Service office.
Water features, if there are any
present on your property. Ponds,
streams, low wet areas or wetlands.
Fences, corrals, buildings, roads,
dumps, and underground storage
tanks.
Wells (human or stock), abandoned
wells - get a well analysis
done by a local driller to know the
depth to ground water, pump capacity,
and flow rate of the well.
Also, get a water analysis done
from a local testing agency (call
your local NRCS office).
Septic System – map the leach
field and holding tank.
Existing pastures.
Livestock watering sites.
Ditch easements.
Map the vegetation (species and
location).
Rare and endangered species habitant.
Land uses constraints, such as
high water tables, flood potential.
Access to your property.
Check zoning, building codes and
other regulations that govern land
use in your area.
Financial means to do what you
want.
Time-how much labor can you
invest
Equipment-tractor, sprayer, bushhog,
manure spreader, etc.
Step 2 - Vision...Goals….Action
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The best management plans have clear
visions, goals and action steps.
Vision: What are your dreams A vision
is a dream written down. Your vision
needs to be a family dream. Sit
down and come up with general statements
of where your efforts should go
and what it will accomplish over a given
time span (usually 5 to 10 years). A vision
should be comprehensive enough
to capture all of your desired visions
and goals.
Goals: Less general than visions and
describes what is needed to achieve the
vision.
Action steps: Explains who is going to
do what, where and when. They generally
articulate how to implement the
goals. Don’t try and do too much at one
time, just one step at a time.
NOMINATIONS: AMERICA ’S
FARMERS MOM OF THE YEAR
DEADLINE: April 23, 2012
Do you know a farm mom who
amazes you every day with her contributions
to her family, farm, community
and agriculture Nominate
her for a chance to win
$10,000. Submit a 300-word essay
on how the farm mom you are nominating
contributes to her family,
farm, community and agriculture.
On April 27 five regional winners
will be announced and voting
for the National Farm Mom of the
Year will begin May 1.
For judging criteria or to make a
nomination, visit http://
americafarmers.com/farmmom/
overview.aspx
Step 3– What are your goals visions-
What can your resources, land, water
and air support
Ask yourself: Are our goals realistic
enough for the resources we have
Have we prioritized our action steps and
do we have a realistic timeline
Source: Colorado State University
Extension
April 21
Kentucky Nut Growers Association
Spring Meeting - Updated
Marion County Extension Office,
415 Fairgrounds Road , Lebanon (9
a.m. CDT / 10 a.m. EDT): The
event includes a pot luck luncheon; a
kitchen is available to heat up lunch
items. Following the luncheon is the
spring auction, which will include
fruit and nut trees. For more information,
contact Dr. Kirk Pomper at
(502) 597-6174 or
kirk.pomper@kysu.edu.

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April 10-11
Kentucky Grazing School
UK Research & Education Center, Princeton (7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
CDT): Grazing is the most cost effective way for producers to feed
their ruminant animals. This grazing school is one of two that will be
hosted by UK College of Agriculture. The agenda for both schools includes
region-specific grazing information where participants will visit
field sites, participate in field exercises and tour demonstration plots, as
well as participate in hands-on activities. Pre-registration is requires, as
space is limited to the first 45 registrants. Cost: $50, includes materials,
manual, breaks and lunch. To obtain an application, visit
www2.ca.uky.edu/grazer or contact your county’s Cooperative Extension
Office.
April 14-15
Riverside Annual Plant & Herb Sale
Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing, 7410 Moorman Road, Louisville
(Sat. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Sun. noon – 3 p.m. EDT): This year, the Riverside
Plant Sale will include booths selling Kentucky native plants as well as locally
produced food products, like jams, jellies and honey. Events on Saturday
include a free presentation on beekeeping at 10 a.m. at the Visitors Center ,
and demonstrations on transplanting will be provided throughout the day by
the Jefferson County Extension Service. All proceeds from the sale support
the historic gardening program at Riverside , the Farnsley-Moremen Landing
and its mission to interpret historic farm life on the Ohio River . For
more information call (502) 935-6809 or visit www.riverside-landing.org

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LABCA March 9, 2012
Bullitt County Cattlemen March 13, 2012—Requirement for CAIP funding.

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Profitability Projections for Corn and
Soybeans in 2012
New-crop corn and soybean prices
are near record highs, and in contrast to
last year, planting conditions generally
look good throughout Kentucky this
spring. Due to the unseasonably warm
weather in March, we are likely to have
an early spring planting season. Because
crops are not yet in the ground but
we have good pricing information
(including crop insurance price parameters),
this is a good point to estimate
corn and soybean profitability to help
guide farmers in their final planting decisions.
New-crop prices are estimated at
$5.40/bu for corn and $13.00/bu for
soybeans. Soybean prices have increased
in value considerably in the last
two months relative to corn. This is the
market trying to pull some of the acres
from corn back into soybean production.
Fertilizer, fuel, and other input prices
are near levels seen in 2011. However,
we have had some upward movement in
urea prices in the last few weeks. This
will have the most impact in central
Kentucky where this product is typically
used. Nitrogen (N) price has a big
impact on relative profitability between
corn and soybeans because only corn
uses this input. In this analysis, anhydrous
is assumed at $840/ton or $0.51
per unit of N. DAP and Potash are assumed
at $650/ton ($0.51 per unit) and
$630/ton ($0.53 per unit) respectively.
Custom machinery rates are used to estimate
machinery costs (fuel, repairs,
labor, depreciation, and overhead).
These rates were increased 25% to account
for the likelihood that most custom
operators have excess machinery
capacity and may not fully account for
their fixed costs when negotiating rates
(see Custom Machinery Rates Applicable
to Kentucky -2012 http://
www.ca.uky.edu/cmspubsclass/files/
CustomRatesKentucky2012.pdf ). Fuel
is assumed at $3.50 per gallon, and
trucking is assumed to be 15 one-way
miles. For central Kentucky, urea is
priced at $560/ton ($0.61 per unit), and
trucking is assumed to be 75 one-way
miles.
Three soil productivity levels are used
in this analysis and can be seen in Table
1. This is important because better
quality soils will have higher profit potential
(before accounting for differences
in land rents). P and K application
rates are assumed to be at removal
rate of the crop and thus fertilizer costs
will change based on productivity level
of the soil. Nitrogen rates are also assumed
slightly higher as we move up in
productivity level. A final critical budget
assumption is that the gross profit estimated
here does not include land rent
since it varied so much throughout the
state. Subtract land rent from gross
profit to get net profit.
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Table 1: Soil Productivity Levels
Corn/Soybean Yield
Corn Yield
Soybean Yield
Ratio
125 bu 39.0 bu 3.2
150 bu 45.5 bu 3.3
175 bu 51.5 bu 3.4
Table 2: Projected 2012 Costs (per acre)
Inputs:
Soybeans
45.5 bu
Corn
150 bu
Seed $45 $76
Nitrogen $0 $82
P, K, and Lime $53 $68
Pesticides $25 $35
Total Inputs $123 $261
Machinery and Labor $85 $121
Other:
Drying Grain $0 $23
Crop Insurance $20 $20
Misc. $20 $20
Land Rent Variable Variable
Operating Interest $4 $7
Total Other $44 $69
Total Costs $251 $452
Note: Does not include land rent.
Costs applicable to western Kentucky.
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Table 2 summarizes cost per acre in
western Kentucky for 150 bu corn and
45 bu soybeans. Total input costs were
estimated at $261 for corn and $123 for
soybeans. Total machinery and labor
were estimated at $121 for corn and $85
for soybeans. Total other costs were
$69 for corn and $44 for soybeans. Total
costs excluding land rent totaled
$452 for corn and $251 for soybeans.
Table 3 summarizes the gross returns
(all costs except land rent) for the three
soil productivity levels using current
forward contract prices (March 21).
Soybean returns are higher on the 125
bushel corn ground but corn returns are
higher on the better soil classes. A 50-
50 rotation is expected to have gross returns
of $275-461 on these soil types.
Even with some of the higher land rents
we are seeing in Kentucky for the various
land productivity classes, returns
look good at these price levels. For central
Kentucky, subtract about $25-40 per
Corn
Yield (bu)
.Table 3: Projected Gross Returns (no land rent) for 2012
$5.40/bu Corn $13.00/bu Soybeans
acre from the returns in table 3 on a 50-
50 rotation to account for higher nitrogen
and trucking costs.
The other important factor that needs to
be considered is crop insurance. Table 4
gives a proxy for the lower-bounds in
returns for revenue-based crop insurance
policies at an 80% coverage level.
Crop insurance prices set in February
are $5.68/bu for corn and $12.55/bu for
soybeans. If we assume average APH
yields for the farm, this would leave us
with effective price levels of $4.54/bu
for corn and $10.04/bu for soybeans
with the 80% coverage level.
50-50
Rotation
Corn
Soybean
Yield (bu) Soybeans
125 $266 39.0 $283 $275
150 $378 45.5 $359 $369
175 $490 51.5 $431 $461
Note: Does not include land rent. Corn/Soybean Yield
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Table 4 summarizes the gross returns
(all costs except land rent) for the three
soil productivity levels using these effective
crop insurance prices. In this
case, a 50-50 rotation is expected to
have gross returns of $163-309 on these
soil types. With this situation, these
gross returns may not cover land rent in
some of the most competitive regions in
Kentucky. Again, for central Kentucky,
subtract about $25-40 per acre from the
returns on a 50-50 rotation to account
for higher nitrogen and trucking costs.
Source: “Economic and Policy Update,
March 26, 2012, Greg Halich,
University of Kentucky
Corn Yield
(bu)
125
150
175
Table 4: Projected Gross Returns
(no land rent) 2012
$4.54/bu Corn $10.04/bu Soybeans
Cor
n
Soybean
Yield
(bu)
Soybeans
50-50
Rotation
$15
8 39.0 $168 $163
$24
9 45.5 $225 $237
$34
0 51.5 $279 $309
Note: Does not include land rent. Corn/Soybean Yield
Ratio's 3.2-3.5 125-200 bu corn.
Third Thursday Thing at Kentucky State University—featured
topic was goats.

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About Us
Kentucky’s two land-grant universities, the University of Kentucky and
Kentucky State University, serve as partners in conducting educational
programs through Cooperative Extension. The program delivery process
involves Extension faculty, county agents, advisory council members, volunteer
leaders and the general public.
Vision
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that serves as a catalyst to build better communities and improve
quality of life.
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the Commonwealth and the state’s land grant universities to help people
improve their lives through an educational process focusing on their issues
and needs. We emphasize:
Valuing diversity and capitalizing on its potential to strengthen programs;
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Identifying and supporting high priority statewide programming thrusts;
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change;
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development;
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