ForagesMajor Program

17490.4

Total Hours

Contributed.

71370

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1111

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

144

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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

Stories

UKY Specialists Create Online Forages Training for Small Ruminant Producers

Specialists involved: Jimmy Henning, Ray Smith, Chris TeutschSheep and goats comprise a small but growing and profitable enterprise in Kentucky. The Kentucky Sheep and Goat Association and the UKY forages group cooperated to produce an online course for small ruminant producers to be a part of the Master Small Ruminant Producer series. New videos and publications were developed to comprise a comprehensive forage course for small ruminant producers. Over 29 original videos were produced for this ...

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