Success StoryForage News Newsletter



Forage News Newsletter

Author: Samuel Smith

Planning Unit: Plant and Soil Sciences

Major Program: Forages

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

University of Kentucky forage specialists have been distributing a monthly forage newsletter called Forage News for almost 50 years. This publication highlights applied research findings from the UK forage group and the USDA-ARS forage animal production research unit located on UK's campus. The focus of the publication is to provide useful information that can be applied "on-farm" by Kentucky farmers. It is distributed to over 1800 people each month through a combination of emails and the US postal service. Forage News is also sent to all of KY's ANR agents and they regularly use these articles in their monthly newsletters making the true readership many 1000's. In 2021/2022 the newsletter was regularly read by more than 45% of those on the distribution list. Many newsletters are no longer sent as hard copies by mail, but we have found that this is a very useful service for our many Amish and Old Order Mennonite farmers in the state. 

Specialists and Associates involved: S. Ray Smith, Jimmy Henning, Chris Teutsch, and Krista Lea






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