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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, Ray Smith, Chris TeutschProducer leadership of the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council identified high priority educational needs in grazing and in alfalfa and stored feed production for Kentucky. UKY forage specialists used these priorities to create and implement educational programs in the fall and winter of 2021-2022 to meet producer needs. These programs featured a diverse group of speakers from the public, private and producer sector. These programs w...
