Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 20 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 25 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 30 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 125 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 150 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 85 |
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: Sarah Fannin
Major Program: Forages
Beef cattle and forage production enterprises are the backbone of Morgan County’s agricultural economy. Baseline assessments several years ago indicated that farmers were utilizing only one third of their forage production opportunities and that their overall forages were too low in quality to meet expected animal performance requirements. Morgan County Ag Board leaders and ANR agent utilized the Morgan County Extension Educational Farm to conduct programs for forage producers includi
