Extension
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| 1072 - Forages | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1072.7) | 0 |
Number of producers who planted or started using any alternative forage for grazing |
| 1072.5) | 9 |
Number of producers who used temporary fencing |
| 1072.4) | 9 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented a grazing plan |
| 1072.3) | 2 |
Number of producers who used Extension recommendations to improve quality of haylage/silage storage |
| 1072.2) | 11 |
Number of people who made decisions based on Extension research including interseeding clover/legume, using cover crops and/or alternate forage species |
| 1072.1) | 17 |
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: Jonathan Oakes
Major Program: Forages
Russell County is a major beef producing county, with approximately 35,000 head of cattle and calves. The vast majority of the operations in the county are cow calf based, with pasture as the main source of nutrition. Most of the fields in the county are used for hay in the spring and pasture in the summer and fall months. Unfortunately most of the pastures are not utilized properly and fertility can sometimes be an issue with the rising prices of fertilizers.This past summer a
