Mason County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





1072 - Forages
1072.7) 5

Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing

1072.5) 50

Number of producers who used temporary fencing  

1072.4) 5

Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan

1072.3) 20

Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage  

1072.2) 15

Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species

1072.1) 25

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) 0

Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials  



Success Stories

Virtual Master Haymaker Series

Author: Tad Campbell

Major Program: Forages

The District 1 ANR Agents hosted a virtual Master Haymaker program series for seven weeks beginning in February of 2021.   Due to COVID-19 restrictions and the need to continue programming that would enhance the lives of agriculture producers in Eastern Kentucky, the Agriculture/Natural Resource Agents in District 1 planned and implemented the virtual program to help area producers have the resources to produce high quality hay for livestock.  Due to varying internet capabilities

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