Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.6) | 0 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.1) | 106 |
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 |
| 1072.2) | 65 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.3) | 68 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.4) | 23 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.5) | 31 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.7) | 20 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
Author: Carol Hinton
Major Program: Forages
Forage Improvement is a Must to survive in the cattle businessThe problem was diagnosed about 18 months prior to seeing the results on this farm. When you stepped on to this farm, you could smell the problem with the hay crop. Sweet Vernal Grass had continued to take over fields for the past 2-3 years. Sweet vernal grass was a grass that was used in the early days to sweeten up the hay to make it sell better and to make hay more appealing to livestock. However, Sweet Vern
