Franklin County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





1034 - Hay testing
1034.1) 25

Number of producers who conducted hay testing
1034.11) 12

Number of producers who applied Extension recommendations for improving hay production  
1034.18) 8

Number of producers who used information to balance livestock nutrition or market forage


Success Stories

Central KY Hay Contest Program

Author: Keenan Bishop

Major Program: Hay testing

The majority of livestock producers do not test their hay. Determining and understanding forage quality is necessary to provide a balanced nutrition plan.  Hay testing can provide data that producers and Cooperative Extension Agents use to ensure the nutritional needs of the animal are being met.  Without testing, producers are under or over feeding - leading to poor allocation of resources, inadequate animal needs and wasted money.  The Central Kentucky Hay Contest was created to

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