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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 4 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 2 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 7 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 0 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 15 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 65 |
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 |
Author: Dee Heimgartner
Major Program: Forages
Forage production accounts for a large portion of agriculture production in Crittenden County. According to the 2017 Agriculture Census almost 18,000 acres were in some type of forage production. Hay is an important part of livestock diets and the nutrition values can vary widely. Harvest height, weather conditions, forage type and other factors have an impact on hay quality. Hay nutritive values are determined by a hay quality test.For the fourth year Crittenden County Extension and Crittenden
Author: Dee Heimgartner
Major Program: Forages
According to the 2017 Ag Census, Crittenden County has over 17,000 acres in forage production. Managing forage ground can be expensive and choosing which practice to focus on can be a frustrating decision for producers, especially when a large portion of the ground is rented. Crittenden County ANR agent has worked with one family to help make these decisions utilizing resources from the Cooperative Extension Office.The family started using their local office for forage quality testing. After the
