Adair County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 10 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 0 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 0 |
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) | 250 |
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) | 3 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
Success Stories
Cattle Farming with Less Fertilizer
Author: Nick Roy
Major Program: Forages
In late 2021, fertilizer prices reached an all-time high. As a result, many cattle farmers greatly reduced or skipped fertilizer applications in 2022. Without a change in management, disregarding soil fertility will result in a reduction in animal performance due to poor performance of forages. During the fall of 2022, the Adair County Extension ANR utilized data collected in previous years of bale grazing demonstrations and other published works to develop the program “C
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Collaborative Effort Tackles Weeds in Forages
Author: Nick Roy
Major Program: Forages
In 2022, the Adair County Agriculture Advisory Council identified weed control in hay and pasture fields as an emerging issue facing Adair County livestock producers. Over the past decade buttercup has continued to increase across pastures and in more recent year’s poison hemlock and been a threat to not only forages bases, but also livestock in general.In 2023, the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service collaborated with the Adair County Soil Conservation district on an effort t
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