Completed Project Report


Agriculture Decisions~Tying The Pieces Together

  • Award Amount: $16,000
  • Regional Center: North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
  • Grant Program: 2008 Competitive Grant Program

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Project Overview

The nine Ag Decisions sessions targeted family communication, farm transfer and estate planning, production management with soil and range health and advocating agriculture.
Risk management is vital to the sustainability of the producers. The Ag Decisions series reached 630 people, provided them with information and resources to plan for the their futures and be profitable amongst the challenges facing today’s agriculture industry.
Evaluations show positive feedback on all programs. Producers have either implemented changes, or plan to implement changes as a result of the programs.

Ag Decisions 9 Sessions scheduled two canceled due to weather
Total attendance of 7 seven sessions 630
Date Session Attendees
9-19-08 Elaine Froese 39
10-25-08 Farm Transfer 26
11-19-09 Jon Stika 26
12-17-09 Financial Management Canceled due to weather
1-20-09 Marketing-What’s Ahead for Ag 60
3-24-09 Zone Mapping Canceled due to weather
6-30-09 Riding Range Tour 57
11-4-09 Farm Transfer 22
11-5-09 Speak Up Ag Banquet 400

Number of Participants: 630

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