Fleming County's participation in the annual East Kentucky Hay Contest has been scare to none over the past three-ten years.  In 2019 I worked with bringing interest back to the need of understanding hay quality through Fleming County's participation in the East KY Hay Contest.  Four farmers signed up to test their hay quality in 2019 and in 2020 the participation level more than doubled.  

Hay quality is important for farmers in Fleming County for many reasons.  We have farmers that feed their hay to their livestock that need the information of their hay analysis to create a balanced feed ration.  And then there are the farmers that are selling their hay to other farmers and farms that are in need of quality hay for their horses and other livestock.  Thus an economical return to farmers in our county. on both instances.  Hay quality is important and the growth of interest is expected for many years to come.