Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.6) | 25 |
Number of producers adopting haylage/silage for improved forage quality and storage |
| 1072.7) | 35 |
Number of producers adopting improved varieties |
| 1072.8) | 56 |
Number of producers adopting one or more best management practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay |
| 1072.9) | 23 |
Number of producers adopting improved practices to manage endophyte-infected tall fescue |
| 1072.10) | 168 |
Number of producers utilizing improved forage species for pasture or hay |
| 1072.11) | 81 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
| 1072.12) | 75 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed ID and control |
| 1072.13) | 74 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic services for plant disease control and management |
| 1072.15) | 15 |
Number of producers conducting on farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.16) | 22 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve environmental quality |
| 1072.17) | 19 |
Number of producers who reported improved record-keeping practices |
| 1072.18) | 44 |
Number of producers who reported saving money or reducing cost of operation |
| 1072.5) | 74 |
Number of producers adopting improved hay storage practices |
| 1072.4) | 37 |
Number of producers utilizing ration balancing to improve livestock nutrition |
| 1072.3) | 48 |
Number of producers testing stored forage |
| 1072.2) | 170 |
Number of producers adopting practices to improve grazing infrastructure (fences, water) |
| 1072.1) | 282 |
Number of producers adopting improved grazing system practices |
Author: Tommy Yankey
Major Program: Forages
The last few years in Kentucky we have seen a few farms in Anderson County change their hay feeding system by feeding round bales without using a tractor and building up the fertility of their pastures at the same time. These farmers are using a feeding technique called "Bale Grazing." Bale grazing is a winter feeding technique where bales are set out on a pasture before winter and fed in a planned, controlled manner, somewhat like rotational grazing. Temporary electric fen
