Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 0 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 0 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 0 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 0 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 0 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 86 |
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: Samantha Saunders
Major Program: Forages
Name a better way to spend an evening then one with friends, food, and forages! Robertson County producers gathered on Monday, September 12th to expand their knowledge on general forage production (both pasture and hay production). Dr. Ray Smith, a UK Forage Specialist started out the evening with giving all in attendance a Forage Pocket Guide. He then gave then scenarios where they had to use the pocket guide. He was able to demonstration with a variety of forage species, fertilizers, herbicide
