Butler County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





1072 - Forages
1072.7) 2

Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing

1072.5) 1

Number of producers who used temporary fencing  

1072.4) 0

Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan

1072.3) 1

Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage  

1072.2) 2

Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species

1072.1) 0

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  



Success Stories

Service Work During the Pandemic of 2020

Author: Gregory Drake

Major Program: Forages

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues county agriculture agents find new ways to deliver information to clientele, and service work has become more important.  Families have more time at home and to work on their farms and their property.  Call volumes have increased our opportunities to work one on one with producers.  I have had the opportunity to spend more time with producers, research their production issues, and provide detailed solutions than I have in many years.  Dur

Full Story