Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.1) | 75 |
Number of producers adopting improved grazing system practices |
| 1072.2) | 35 |
Number of producers adopting practices to improve grazing infrastructure (fences, water) |
| 1072.3) | 20 |
Number of producers testing stored forage |
| 1072.4) | 55 |
Number of producers utilizing ration balancing to improve livestock nutrition |
| 1072.5) | 65 |
Number of producers adopting improved hay storage practices |
| 1072.6) | 65 |
Number of producers adopting haylage/silage for improved forage quality and storage |
| 1072.7) | 45 |
Number of producers adopting improved varieties |
| 1072.8) | 65 |
Number of producers adopting one or more best management practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay |
| 1072.9) | 52 |
Number of producers adopting improved practices to manage endophyte-infected tall fescue |
| 1072.10) | 75 |
Number of producers utilizing improved forage species for pasture or hay |
| 1072.11) | 75 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
| 1072.12) | 35 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed ID and control |
| 1072.13) | 25 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic services for plant disease control and management |
| 1072.15) | 3 |
Number of producers conducting on farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.16) | 50 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve environmental quality |
| 1072.17) | 15 |
Number of producers who reported improved record-keeping practices |
| 1072.18) | 35 |
Number of producers who reported saving money or reducing cost of operation |
Author: Will Stallard
Major Program: Forages
As of December 2015 Kentucky was home to 652 dairies with 30 of those in Lincoln County. Many of these dairies rely on corn silage as the main part of their feed ration because of the yield and quality of the forage. A group of UK Cooperative Extension Agents for Agriculture and Natural Resources and UK Specialists see the need from local leaders to analyze quality and yield data between varieties for their producers. In 2017 there were 4 locations for growing and analysis of 2
Author: Will Stallard
Major Program: Forages
According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, Lincoln County ranked 6 in the state in terms of land used for forages for all hay and haylage, grass silage and greenchop with 38,233 acres. After receiving several phone calls from different forage producers late last summer asking what the best winter annual was to plant for hay production the next spring and opportunity came up to setup a test plot on farm. After consulting with university forage specialists we determined the forages to test were
