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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 3 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 5 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 20 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 115 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 120 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 150 |
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) | 0 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
Author: April Wilhoit
Major Program: Forages
Fleming County's participation in the annual East Kentucky Hay Contest has been scare to none over the past three-ten years. In 2019 I worked with bringing interest back to the need of understanding hay quality through Fleming County's participation in the East KY Hay Contest. Four farmers signed up to test their hay quality in 2019 and in 2020 the participation level more than doubled. Hay quality is important for farmers in Fleming County for many reasons. We ha
Author: April Wilhoit
Major Program: Forages
The District 1 ANR Agents hosted a seven series virtual Master Haymaker program in winter of 2021. This program came to fruition due to COVID-19 restrictions and the need to continue programming that would enhance the lives of agriculture producers in Eastern Kentucky. The seven sessions covered topics such as: weed control in forages, producing quality hay, warm and cool season forages, soil fertility, marketing hay, machinery options for hay production, and the production of
