On August 7, 2018, the West Ky Forage Tour was hosted by Toby and Debbie Dulworth of Dogwood Farms in Ballard County.  Over 150 producers from across West Ky, West Tn and Southern Il attended the tour with a spotlight on summer grazing.  Warm season grazing demonstration plots were highlighted with everything from grazing soybeans to brown mid rib millet with many combinations evaluated.

There were demonstrations on fencing and moveable fencing, temporary watering solutions, Eastern Gamma Grass, sire selection for grazing and many others.  Dr. Chris Teutch and Kevin Laurent from Princeton and Ray Smith from Lexington were presenters in the program along with industry representatives and both Toby and Debbie Dulworth.  Many extension agents from across west Ky were on hand to help as tour guides, handle registration and the set up for such a large meeting.  

Although dry all summer, a rain shower interrupted the program and forced a shuffling of events and tours but at the end of the day everyone left with a better understanding of incorporating increased grazing into their own operation.