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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


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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