Butler County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1072 - Forages
1072.6) 0

Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials  

1072.1) 29

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) 3

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

1072.3) 11

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

1072.4) 0

Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan

1072.5) 1

Number of producers who used temporary fencing  

1072.7) 1

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



Success Stories

Forage Mgt. via Zoom

Author: Gregory Drake

Major Program: Forages

The Simpson and Butler County Extension Agents for Agriculture developed a forage management program that would be held exclusively on Zoom video conferencing technology.  The program was titled, “Forage Management Workshop” and was comprised of a 3-part series in the months of January and February with each topic featuring University of Kentucky forage and agronomy specialists.  The session titles were as follows:  “Forage Selection for Optimum Production”

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