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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.6) | 0 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.1) | 475 |
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) | 160 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.3) | 75 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.4) | 10 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.5) | 3 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.7) | 3 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
Author: Robert Amburgey
Major Program: Forages
The problemProducers struggle with proper pasture use and grazing management. As a result they continue to rely heavily on expensive feed alternatives when they could be better utilizing their pastures.The educational program responseUK forage specialists and NRCS personal participated in the Bath County field day program where they took producers I to the pastures on the host farm to discuss what management practices were being implemented and what practices could be adopted that would he
