Owsley County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1072 - Forages
1072.7) 0

Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing

1072.5) 16

Number of producers who used temporary fencing  

1072.4) 2

Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan

1072.3) 150

Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage  

1072.2) 55

Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species

1072.1) 130

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) 2

Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials  



Success Stories

Quality Forages After Flooding

Author: Paul Sizemore

Major Program: Forages

The problemProducing high quality forage has been at the forethought of many producers in Eastern Kentucky. Over recent years a large percentage of our primary hay fields has been affected and/or damaged by flood waters.The educational program responseExperiencing this has led to specialist, agents, area equipment representatives and producers to join together to establish a program to educate area producers on ways the quality of the hay can be improved through the use of proper techniques and

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