Harrison County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 25 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 20 |
Number of producers who improved and/or used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 20 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 10 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 85 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.6) | 0 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.1) | 125 |
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 |
Success Stories
Central KY Educational Hay Program
Author: Jessica Barnes
Major Program: Forages
We held the educational portion of the Central KY Hay Program in December and more than 24 participants attended the meeting. This program consisted of recognizing the hay contest category winners as well as an educational component from Dr. Bob Coleman and Dr. Jimmy Henning as well as a producer panel where some of the category winners were able to share their experiences with the group. In the post survey of the program all participants had an increase in knowledge of interpreting hay tes
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