Documents & Presentations by Kevin Herbel
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| 5. History by the Numbers: A Look at Government Farm Program Payments on Kansas Farms using KFMA Data | August 1, 2019 |
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Farm Family Living Expenses
The executive director of the Kansas Farm Management Association at K-State, Kevin Herbel, talks about trends in farm family living expenses, as indicated in the latest K-F-M-A data, and how those expenses factor into the profitability of Kansas farms: he talks about the main living expenses and how farm families have managed those as farm income has declined over the past several years. |
June 21, 2019 |
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Kansas Net Farm Income Report
A detailed look at the just-released Kansas Net Farm Income report for 2018 from the Kansas Farm Management Association at K-State. This report is widely regarded as an important indicator of the economic health of production agriculture in the state. This year it shows a notable improvement in average net farm income, but with a major caveat that must be taken into account: the impact of the Market Facilitation Payments program. Kevin Herbel and KFMA economists discuss NFI across the six regions of the state and also take a look at the ongoing challenges in farm equity. |
May 9, 2019 |
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Economic State of Kansas Agriculture
The executive director of the Kansas Farm Management Association, K-State's Kevin Herbel, offers his assessment of the economic state of production agriculture in Kansas currently, and offers a checklist of what producers can do to improve their financial management in 2019: setting achievable goals; keeping an organized set of financial records; and managing debt structure. He also details the benefits of conducting an enterprise analysis and projecting the financial returns to each enterprise; using economic benchmarks for a comparative analysis of an operation; and preparing a cash flow for the farm or ranch, as well as looks at the family expenses on a farm, including health care and insurance. |
February 12, 2019 |
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Crop Management and Profitability
Presented at Ag Lenders Conference, Manhattan, KS. |
October 1, 2018 |
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Differences Between High-, Medium-, and Low-Profit Cow-Calf Producers
An Analysis of 2013-2017 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow-Calf Enterprise |
September 5, 2018 |
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| 14. Cow‐Calf Profitability: Where to Focus Management for Success | August 1, 2018 |
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Kansas Net Farm Income
The executive director of the Kansas Farm Management Association at K-State, Kevin Herbel, talks about more financial indicators from the KFMA's recently-released report on 2017 Kansas net farm income: he centers on trends in farm operating debt management, and on the profit differences among the primary crop enterprises in the state. |
June 27, 2018 |
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Kansas Net Farm Income
An extended look at the numbers from the just-released Kansas net farm income report for 2017 from the Kansas Farm Management Association out of K-State: KFMA executive director Kevin Herbel opens the discussions, reflecting on the statewide farm income issues in general, followed by area economists: Mark Wood from northwest Kansas, Sandy Myers from southwest Kansas, Bob Kohman from north-central Kansas, Clay Simons from south-central Kansas, Scott Laird from southeast Kansas and Craig Althauser from northeast Kansas. |
May 10, 2018 |
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Differences Between High-, Medium-, and Low-Profit Cow-Calf Producers:
An Analysis of 2012-2016 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow-Calf Enterprise |
January 2, 2018 |
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