Mason County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
| 1034 - Hay testing | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1034.1) | 10 |
Number of producers who conducted hay testing |
| 1034.11) | 10 |
Number of producers who applied Extension recommendations for improving hay production |
| 1034.18) | 5 |
Number of producers who used information to balance livestock nutrition or market forage |
Success Stories
Hay Testing
Author: Tad Campbell
Major Program: Hay testing
Producing quality hay is important to most farm owners due to reducing the added costs of supplementation for winter feeding to livestock. The eastern part of Kentucky Agriculture Agents have worked together to develop the East Kentucky Hay Contest to give incentive to producers to utilizing hay testing as a tool to producing quality hay. The contest was developed to visualize the importance of testing hay and how it is tied to rations and meeting the needs of the livestock. Producer
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