Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.6) | 12 |
Number of producers adopting haylage/silage for improved forage quality and storage |
| 1072.7) | 67 |
Number of producers adopting improved varieties |
| 1072.8) | 76 |
Number of producers adopting one or more best management practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay |
| 1072.9) | 76 |
Number of producers adopting improved practices to manage endophyte-infected tall fescue |
| 1072.10) | 76 |
Number of producers utilizing improved forage species for pasture or hay |
| 1072.11) | 76 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
| 1072.12) | 76 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed ID and control |
| 1072.13) | 76 |
Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic services for plant disease control and management |
| 1072.15) | 76 |
Number of producers conducting on farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.16) | 76 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve environmental quality |
| 1072.17) | 76 |
Number of producers who reported improved record-keeping practices |
| 1072.5) | 67 |
Number of producers adopting improved hay storage practices |
| 1072.4) | 6 |
Number of producers utilizing ration balancing to improve livestock nutrition |
| 1072.3) | 11 |
Number of producers testing stored forage |
| 1072.2) | 67 |
Number of producers adopting practices to improve grazing infrastructure (fences, water) |
| 1072.1) | 76 |
Number of producers adopting improved grazing system practices |
Author: Samuel Cofield
Major Program: Forages
The winter of 2018/19 was a rough one for anyone trying to feed cattle though it. Rainfall in December through February along with a very poor stockpiling season left most cattle producers short on grass, short on hay and long on mud. In Early March of 2019 we were contacted by a producer wanting information and recommendations on overseeding or reseeding pastures. Like most pasture fields theirs had been overgrazed, maybe slightly overstocked through the winter and needed some
