Success StoryHay Equipment Demo Day



Hay Equipment Demo Day

Author: Curtis Dame

Planning Unit: Hopkins County CES

Major Program: Forages

Plan of Work: Expanding Opportunities for Technology, Sustainability, and Environmental Stewardship

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Hay Equipment has and will continue to be a vital aspect of a profitable and efficient livestock operation. In Hopkins County producers have sought to increase hay production and, in doing so, evaluate various equipment options available. In recognizing this need, county extension agents from Muhlenberg, Webster, Caldwell, McLean and Hopkins worked together to the hold the first Hay Equipment Demonstration Day in Madisonville, Kentucky. The event, attended by 58 producers and dealers, included demonstrations of hay equipment and also presentations from UK Extension forage and biosystems engineering regarding maximizing forage quantity and quality. Attendees commented on how well the event was organized and also a need for continued events of this type with one attendee quoted as saying. "Next time cut twice as much hay so we can demonstrate twice the amount of equipment."






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