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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of producers adopting improved grazing system practices |
2771 |
Number of producers adopting practices to improve grazing infrastructure (fences, water) |
2080 |
Number of producers testing stored forage |
1175 |
Number of producers utilizing ration balancing to improve livestock nutrition |
840 |
Number of producers adopting improved hay storage practices |
1740 |
Number of producers adopting haylage/silage for improved forage quality and storage |
1173 |
Number of producers adopting improved varieties |
1746 |
Number of producers adopting one or more best management practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay |
2153 |
Number of producers adopting improved practices to manage endophyte-infected tall fescue |
1118 |
Number of producers utilizing improved forage species for pasture or hay |
2021 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
2803 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed ID and control |
1687 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic services for plant disease control and management |
1411 |
Number of producers conducting on farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
144 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve environmental quality |
1137 |
Number of producers who reported improved record-keeping practices |
766 |
Number of producers who reported saving money or reducing cost of operation |
1220 |
In order for people in eastern Kentucky to have and maintain economic stability (now that coal production has been almost eliminated), animal agriculture has the opportunity to play a big role in that process. Cattle and other species currently graze river bottoms and hillsides that primarily consist of tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus). While this has been part of animal agriculture for many years in eastern Kentucky many thousands of acres of reclaimed mine remain unproductive. Converting...
