AEC-101: Days Suitable for Fieldwork in Kentucky

Tyler Mark, Jordan Shockley | Jul. 2, 2018 (New)

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. Therefore, having an expectation of the number of days suitable for fieldwork will allow producers to size farm machinery to mitigate such yield losses appropriately.

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AEC-100: Post-Harvest Management: The Economics of Grain Transportation

Jordan Shockley | Oct. 13, 2016 (New)

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, as the market that provides the highest price is not always the most profitable price.

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AEC-97: 2012 Land Value and Cash Rent Survey

Greg Halich, Sarah Lovett, Karen Pulliam | Jan. 9, 2013 (Major Revision)

In January 2012, Agriculture and Natural Resource (ANR) agents were surveyed to estimate land values and rental rates for various types of farmland. This document summarizes the results from the agent survey. Dollar values are rounded to the nearest $5-$10 for rental rates and $100 for land values.

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AEC-99: The Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook for 2013

Alison Davis, Will Snell, Jeff Stringer, Billy Thomas, Tim Woods | Dec. 5, 2012 (New)

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AEC-98: Understanding and Quantifying Year-to-Year Changes in the ACRE Revenue Guarantee

Cory Walters | Feb. 20, 2012 (New)

The United States Department of Agriculture's Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program guarantees producers revenue at the state level, which is tied to state crop production and the National Average Market Price. Payments trigger when the current state revenue is less than the ACRE program guarantee.

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AEC-96: An Introduction to Futures Hedging for Grain Producers

Collin Allgood, Leigh Maynard, Cory Walters | Aug. 12, 2010 (New)

This guide is written for farm producers who want to know the basics of how futures markets operate and how to use them for protection against the risk of falling prices.

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AEC-95: The Economics of Biofuels: An Overview

Alison Davis | Sep. 18, 2009 (New)

Recently a large amount of interest has been shown in renewable energy options in Kentucky. Many seem to have recognized both the positive and negative impacts of the corn-based ethanol trend we have seen in the last few years.

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AEC-94: Buying a Home 101

Alison Davis | Jul. 9, 2009 (New)

At a time when housing prices were increasing at a tremendous rate, banks could taste the profits associated with giving loans to families who did not understand the financial commitment they were signing their names to. To avoid falling into the same pattern, it is imperative that you understand all of the terms of the loan and that you are sure that the loan payments fall within your budget.

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AEC-90: The American Private Enterprise System

Lionel Williamson | Oct. 15, 2006 (Reprinted)

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AEC-42: Agricultural Cooperatives - How They Fit Into the American Free Enterprise System

Lionel Williamson | Oct. 30, 2005 (Reprinted)