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





1034 - Hay testing
1034.1) 45

Number of producers who conducted hay testing
1034.11) 45

Number of producers who applied Extension recommendations for improving hay production  
1034.18) 45

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


Success Stories

2020 East KY Hay Contest

Author: Keith Center

Major Program: Hay testing

Hay and pasture production is a leading component of agriculture production in Elliott County. According to the 2017 United States Department of Agriculture Statistics Service data indicated 20,500 tons of hay are harvested on approximately 7,900 acres of farm land in the county. Therefore, the Elliott County Agriculture Council and the CEA for ANR felt that forage testing was essential for the farmers in Elliott County and signed up to participate in the East Kentucky Hay Contest for the fourth

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