Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 8 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 6 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 8 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 50 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 72 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 159 |
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 |
| 1072.6) | 0 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
Author: Joseph Ray
Major Program: Forages
A forage crop being utilized more offered in central Kentucky is Sorghum based forages like sorghum, sudangrass, and sorghum-sudangrass hybrids. As these forages can be productive for grazing and for hay and baleage. Prussic acid (cyanide) and nitrate poisoning is new real concern for producers this year due to drought and frost conditions. The Boyle County ANR Agent was asked to prepare a timely topic to present on a local program on October 7, 2022. This radio program normally reaches ab
