Carter County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2020

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

1034 - Hay testing
1034.1)	17	Number of producers who conducted hay testing
1034.11)	2	Number of producers who applied Extension recommendations for improving hay production
1034.18)	17	Number of producers who used information to balance livestock nutrition or market forage

1034 - Hay testing

1034.1)

Number of producers who conducted hay testing

1034.11)

Number of producers who applied Extension recommendations for improving hay production

1034.18)

Number of producers who used information to balance livestock nutrition or market forage

Success Stories

Hay Sampling Allows Beef Cattle Producers to Make Forage Decisions

Author: Rebecca Konopka

Major Program: Hay testing

Knowing the nutritional quality of hay is an integral part of a profitable and efficient livestock operation.  Testing provides the nutritional value and can result in reduced feed costs, increased animal performance, and information to help improve stands. As part of the East Kentucky Hay Contest, the Carter County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources Education made farm visits with 17 local farmers to obtain hay samples for nutritional testing.    Eighty