Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 20 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 25 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 40 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 40 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 115 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 70 |
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) | 2 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
Author: Robert Kirby
Major Program: Forages
With the increase in costs of fertilize, herbicides, and seeds, Knox County Farmers were concerned about total costs of supplies they needed for maximum production in pastures, hayfields, and crop fields.Through training, Knox County Agriculture Agent learned how to use a GPS and measure fields to get precise acres thus decreasing the chance of miscalculations of field acreage and increased costs. By using the GPS to calculate acreage, farmers recognized that they had fields that were overestima
