WVU Extension to Host Farm Profitability Educational Dinner in Jane Lew on January 10th

December 16, 2022

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JANE LEW, WV - WVU Extension will host an educational dinner meeting at the Jane Lew Park Community Building on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023. Dinner will be at 6:30pm, with the program to begin at 7:15pm.

There will be a $5/person charge, however you must make a reservation by January 4th, 2023. You may pre-register by calling the Extension Office at 304-269-4660.

The program will be on farm profitability, with Brian Wickline as the presenter. Brian has visited with many farmers around the state and entered their economic data into a spreadsheet program that helps cow/calf producers determine profitability based on several factors - not just income and expenses. From working with these farmers, Brian has seen some of the pitfalls to farm profitability, and will discuss financial management tips and key factors used when determining farm profitability.

Brian was born and raised on a beef cattle and Christmas tree farm in Monroe County. In 1996 he completed his B.S. degree from WVU in Agricultural Education and began working for the WVU Extension Service as the Program Coordinator of the Greenbrier River Hydrologic Unit, where he was responsible for soil sampling, lime and fertilizer recommendations, yield determination, planting recommendations, and other integrated crop management practices on approximately 5,000 acres in the Greenbrier Valley.

While working for WVU Extension he completed his Masters of Agriculture Degree in 2000. In 2001 Wickline was hired by the WV Conservation Agency as a Grassland Technician, and in 2003 became the WVU Extension Agent in Monroe County where he is currently serving. The agent’s areas of concentration are livestock and forage production, livestock marketing, nutrient management, niche marketing, financial analysis for farmers. He and his wife Leslie have two children and live on a 70 cow grass based organic dairy and also run 150 head of beef cattle near Union, WV.

If you would like to attend but can’t make the dinner, you are still welcome to attend the program, which will start at 7:15pm.

The Jane Lew Park Community Building is at 126 Park Ave, Jane Lew. From I-79, go toward Jane Lew; at the stop sign, go right on Rt. 19 North; after crossing the bridge, go right on Park Ave, then take the first street to the right to the park.