Author: Nicole Rhein
Planning Unit: Marshall County CES
Major Program: Forages
Plan of Work: Agriculture Advancement
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
In 2019, a long time farmer and hay producer, Billy Driskoll, reached out to Nikki Rhein, Marshall County's Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, for recommendations concerning his bermudagrass hay fields. Over the next two years Nikki arranged for Billy to meet with University Specialists in a private meetings, she made many field scouting visits, and provided him with recommendations for fungicides, herbicides, fertilizer products/rates, and application techniques.
Today in 2022, approximately three years later, Billy reached out to Nikki and said, "oh your recommendations helped me increase my production greatly. I went from making 40-50 bales per acre to making 80 bales acre." Nikki looks forward to working with more bermudagrass hay producers, as this crop becomes increasingly more appealing to farmers in the area.
Due to the Covd-19 related restrictions, Extension agents had to be creative in designing programs f... Read More
During the summer of 2020 and worldwide pandemic, University of Kentucky Extension Agents, Nikki Rhe... Read More
Due to the Covd-19 related restrictions, Extension agents had to be creative in designing programs f... Read More
During the summer of 2020 and worldwide pandemic, University of Kentucky Extension Agents, Nikki Rhe... Read More