Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.6) | 1 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.1) | 78 |
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 |
| 1072.2) | 21 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.3) | 12 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.4) | 24 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.5) | 24 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.7) | 0 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
Author: Shelby Cleaver
Major Program: Forages
On Thursday June 27th 2024 I held a farm field day for the first time in many years for Nicholas County. Myself, Dr. Smith and Dr. Coleman worked with a local hay producer on having a field day at their farm for "Producing hay for horse markets: Quality hay takes effort." JP Judge hosted this event at his farm where we had demos set up to show those that attended how they harvest their hay and put up the hay that they raise and sale to local horse farms and other producers. JP also had
