LaRue County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
| 1034 - Hay testing | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1034.1) | 9 |
Number of producers who conducted hay testing |
| 1034.11) | 5 |
Number of producers who applied Extension recommendations for improving hay production |
| 1034.18) | 3 |
Number of producers who used information to balance livestock nutrition or market forage |
Success Stories
Forage Testing Field Day
Author: Adam Thomas
Major Program: Hay testing
The problemForage quality has long standing an misunderstood concept in animal nutrition. Most producers goal is to produce a quantity amount of forage instead of a quality forage. Historically most stored forages in Kentucky are late maturing grasses with lower levels of adequate nutrition components.The educational program responseIn response to the lack of knowledge relating to forage quality a program was established to collect and and analyze stored forages. As part of a f
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