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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
2594 |
Number of people who gained knowledge of forage production, management and/or profitability which could include species, best management practices for species, forage harvest and storage, pasture renovation |
11921 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
6719 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
5611 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
3712 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
4756 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
2782 |
Specialists Involved: Jimmy Henning, Chris Teutsch, Jeff Lehmkulher, Bob Coleman and Ken Andries (Kentucky State University).The Eastern Kentucky Hay Contest (EKHC) is a cooperative effort between the county agents in Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky and local cattlemens associations and the University of Kentucky faculty specialists in animal science, plant and soil science and also specialists from Kentucky State University. The contest began 27 years ago and involved three counties and has g...
