Perry County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





1034 - Hay testing
1034.1) 13

Number of producers who conducted hay testing
1034.11) 8

Number of producers who applied Extension recommendations for improving hay production  
1034.18) 5

Number of producers who used information to balance livestock nutrition or market forage


Success Stories

E KY Hay Testing Program

Author: Charles May

Major Program: Hay testing

      It was another great year for the annual forage testing program and hay contest. We received more than 453 samples from 17 eastern Kentucky Counties.      Samples were down slightly this year, which was to be expected. Several Counties had vacant ANR positions and other Counties were still dealing with the July 2022 flood. Several hay fields were impacted by the flood and have not been brought back into production.     The forage testing program

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