Wolfe County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





1072 - Forages
1072.11) 0

Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability

1072.12) 15

Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed ID and control

1072.13) 23

Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic services for plant disease control and management

1072.15) 0

Number of producers conducting on farm demonstrations or applied research trials

1072.16) 0

Number of producers adopting practices that improve environmental quality

1072.17) 0

Number of producers who reported improved record-keeping practices

1072.18) 0

Number of producers who reported saving money or reducing cost of operation

1072.1) 9

Number of producers adopting improved grazing system practices

1072.10) 1

Number of producers utilizing improved forage species for pasture or hay

1072.9) 0

Number of producers adopting improved practices to manage endophyte-infected tall fescue

1072.8) 9

Number of producers adopting one or more best management practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay

1072.7) 0

Number of producers adopting improved varieties

1072.5) 5

Number of producers adopting improved hay storage practices

1072.4) 0

Number of producers utilizing ration balancing to improve livestock nutrition

1072.3) 7

Number of producers testing stored forage

1072.2) 0

Number of producers adopting practices to improve grazing infrastructure (fences, water)

1072.6) 4

Number of producers adopting haylage/silage for improved forage quality and storage



Success Stories

Soil Testing & Forage Production

Author: Heather Graham

Major Program: Forages

According to Penn State Extension, there are 6 major factors that affect forage quality: maturity; crop species; harvest and storage; environment; soil fertility; and variety. "Soil fertility affects forage yield much more than it does quality. While it is possible to produce high quality forage on poor, unproductive soils, it is generally very difficult to produce high yields of high quality forage with an unproductive soil resource. Proper soil phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) levels help

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