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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.11) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
| 1072.12) | 7 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed ID and control |
| 1072.13) | 0 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic services for plant disease control and management |
| 1072.15) | 0 |
Number of producers conducting on farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.16) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve environmental quality |
| 1072.17) | 0 |
Number of producers who reported improved record-keeping practices |
| 1072.18) | 4 |
Number of producers who reported saving money or reducing cost of operation |
| 1072.1) | 5 |
Number of producers adopting improved grazing system practices |
| 1072.10) | 4 |
Number of producers utilizing improved forage species for pasture or hay |
| 1072.9) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting improved practices to manage endophyte-infected tall fescue |
| 1072.8) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting one or more best management practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay |
| 1072.7) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting improved varieties |
| 1072.5) | 5 |
Number of producers adopting improved hay storage practices |
| 1072.4) | 2 |
Number of producers utilizing ration balancing to improve livestock nutrition |
| 1072.3) | 6 |
Number of producers testing stored forage |
| 1072.2) | 9 |
Number of producers adopting practices to improve grazing infrastructure (fences, water) |
| 1072.6) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting haylage/silage for improved forage quality and storage |
Author: Brian Jeffiers
Major Program: Forages
With many acres of strip-mined land dedicated to hay production, Johnson County farmers requested education on the special requirements of this cropping system. Members of the Johnson Co. Agricultural Advancement Council worked with the Highlands Beef Cattle Association to develop the Mountain Master Forager program, held in 2019, with an evening dedicated to the topic. One farmer who attended recently reported that he had implemented the program's fertilizer recommendations and increased hi
