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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of producers adopting haylage/silage for improved forage quality and storage |
1332 |
Number of producers adopting improved varieties |
1830 |
Number of producers adopting one or more best management practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay |
2741 |
Number of producers adopting improved practices to manage endophyte-infected tall fescue |
1436 |
Number of producers utilizing improved forage species for pasture or hay |
2461 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
2942 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed ID and control |
1830 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic services for plant disease control and management |
1422 |
Number of producers conducting on farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
280 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve environmental quality |
1475 |
Number of producers who reported improved record-keeping practices |
1210 |
Number of producers who reported saving money or reducing cost of operation |
1528 |
Number of producers adopting improved hay storage practices |
2056 |
Number of producers utilizing ration balancing to improve livestock nutrition |
1355 |
Number of producers testing stored forage |
1331 |
Number of producers adopting practices to improve grazing infrastructure (fences, water) |
2764 |
Number of producers adopting improved grazing system practices |
3065 |
Specialists involved: Jimmy Henning, Ray Smith and Chris TeutschPastures are important to the profitability of beef, dairy and small ruminants in Kentucky. Educational programs addressing pasture profitability was identified by the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council advisory process. Forage specialists (Henning, Smith, Teutsch) and staff of the UK Plant and Soil Science Department organized the fall 2018 Grazing Conference with the theme, Turning Grass into CA$H: Opportunities in Grassland Ag...
