Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 2 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 31 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 11 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 4 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 21 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 41 |
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 |
Author: Ted Johnson
Major Program: Forages
Proper forage utilization and management is one of the major factors that livestock producers can control to improve the profitability of any livestock operation. Lee County has around 2,500 acres of forages that is managed for feed for livestock. Forage quality has been identified, by leader as the number one concern that needs to be addressed to improve livestock profitability in Lee County.Lee County extension agent has worked with two livestock producers on improving their forages. These two
