Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 0 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 0 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 1 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 2 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 12 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 23 |
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) | 1 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
Author: Mary McCarty
Major Program: Forages
Menifee County has been home to Yaks for 5 plus years. Limited research has been conducted on the species in North America’s. The Menifee County Extension Programs started doing research at Zhi-ba Shing-ga Yak Farm in Wellington, KY in 2019 with a Yak Garden. In winter of 2021, a new research study began with the help of Dr. Jeff Lemkuhler. The objective of this on-farm research was to evaluate the effect of hay type on growth rate of growing yaks. Forages evaluated
