Author: Samuel Smith
Planning Unit: Plant and Soil Sciences
Major Program: Forages
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
University of Kentucky Forage Specialists and Associates worked with the national Alliance for Grassland Renewal to host the second Equine Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue Renovation workshop in January 2024 with over 120 people in attendance. This workshop included speakers from across the country. Participants included horse owners and farm managers from many states as well as extension agents. After the workshop, attendees had a much better understanding of managing existing toxic tall fescue stands and how to establish and manage safe, productive and high quality novel fescue stands. In Kentucky alone, tall fescue occupies close to 5 million acres and the lost opportunity costs from toxic fescue has been estimated at close to 100 million dollars.
UK Specialists and Associates involved: S. Ray Smith, Krista Lea, Jimmy Henning and Chris Teutsch
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