Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 2 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 10 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 10 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 28 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 12 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 28 |
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: Whitney Carman
Major Program: Forages
Forages play an integral part of the rural agriculture economy in Grayson County. Hay production specifically makes up for 35,300 acres of production, ranking 24th in the state. On average, Grayson County produces 100,000 tons of hay each year. Hay production is important for the area due to the amount of livestock, large and small, that utilize it. Therefore, forage quality is a very important factor that the Agriculture agents in the area get questions about.Working closely with Breckinridge c
