ForagesMajor Program

16201

Total Hours

Contributed.

89618

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1141

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

5340

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability

3783

Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed ID and control

2774

Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic services for plant disease control and management

2215

Number of producers conducting on farm demonstrations or applied research trials

144

Number of producers adopting practices that improve environmental quality

1128

Number of producers who reported improved record-keeping practices

743

Number of producers who reported saving money or reducing cost of operation

1219

Number of producers adopting improved grazing system practices

2794

Number of producers utilizing improved forage species for pasture or hay

2566

Number of producers adopting improved practices to manage endophyte-infected tall fescue

1951

Number of producers adopting one or more best management practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay

3139

Number of producers adopting improved varieties

1692

Number of producers adopting improved hay storage practices

2168

Number of producers utilizing ration balancing to improve livestock nutrition

942

Number of producers testing stored forage

1571

Number of producers adopting practices to improve grazing infrastructure (fences, water)

2697

Number of producers adopting haylage/silage for improved forage quality and storage

971

Stories

Baleage Program Success

Producing feedstuff for livestock is important in Scott County because of the large importance of beef cattle to Scott County agriculture. Utilizing forages for feed has always been part of the process. Most commonly cattle will graze forages or forages will be cut, then dried to low moisture, and finally stored for use during months that the forages are not growing. The process of producing high moisture hay, or baleage, has been more popular in the recent years. This high moisture hay does all...

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Baleage Program Success

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