Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.6) | 0 |
Number of producers who conducted on-farm demonstrations or applied research trials |
| 1072.1) | 20 |
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) | 5 |
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) | 5 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.5) | 6 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.7) | 2 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
Author: Charles May
Major Program: Forages
It was another challenging year for the annual forage testing program and contest. With COVID-19 spiking to record numbers and the second year switching from KDA doing the testing to UK, left some bugs to be worked out. The committee, formed last year, comprising of agents and specialist had several online meetings to sort through all the problems faced last season and all the challenges faced this season. All the work to correct problems encountered last year and improv
