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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.6) | 9 |
Number of producers adopting haylage/silage for improved forage quality and storage |
| 1072.7) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting improved varieties |
| 1072.8) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting one or more best management practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay |
| 1072.9) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting improved practices to manage endophyte-infected tall fescue |
| 1072.10) | 207 |
Number of producers utilizing improved forage species for pasture or hay |
| 1072.11) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
| 1072.12) | 7 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed ID and control |
| 1072.13) | 0 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic services for plant disease control and management |
| 1072.15) | 0 |
Number of producers conducting on farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.16) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve environmental quality |
| 1072.17) | 0 |
Number of producers who reported improved record-keeping practices |
| 1072.18) | 0 |
Number of producers who reported saving money or reducing cost of operation |
| 1072.5) | 250 |
Number of producers adopting improved hay storage practices |
| 1072.4) | 6 |
Number of producers utilizing ration balancing to improve livestock nutrition |
| 1072.3) | 12 |
Number of producers testing stored forage |
| 1072.2) | 23 |
Number of producers adopting practices to improve grazing infrastructure (fences, water) |
| 1072.1) | 65 |
Number of producers adopting improved grazing system practices |
Author: Clay Stamm
Major Program: Forages
The 2018 growing season created a flurry of problems for many farming operations in the area. Persistent wet conditions created delay after delay and many crops became set-back, damaged, or even completely flooded out. These weather conditions lead to a massive crop of Johnson grass in many pastures and hayfields that could not be grazed or cut in a timely manner because it was simply too wet to enter the field with equipment or livestock. The negative issue that this created was that Johnson gr
