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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018


Success StoryAdapting to Change: Designing Resilient Forage-Livestock Systems



Adapting to Change: Designing Resilient Forage-Livestock Systems

Author: Christopher Teutsch

Planning Unit: Wildcat County CES (demo only)

Major Program: Forages

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Adapting to Change: Designing Resilient Forage-Livestock Systems

Chris Teutsch, Jimmy Henning, and Ray Smith, University of Kentucky 

Cow-calf producers in Kentucky face changing conditions in both the immediate and distant future.  Realizing this, the theme of this year’s grazing conference was “designing resilient forage-livestock grazing systems for the transition zone of the United States”.   This year’s keynote speaker was Johnny Rogers, a North Carolina farmer, Amazing Grazing Coordinator at North Carolina State University, and President of the Red Angus Association.  Rogers’s talk focused on selecting animal genetics that are adapted to changing conditions.  Other topics covered during the three-night conference included soil fertility, forage species selection, managing economic risk, utilizing existing resources, USDA research update, and a historical perspective on 50 years of change in the forage livestock industry.  More than 100 individuals attend this conference virtually and all presentations were recorded and are available on the KYForages YouTube Channel.  These videos have been viewed more than 2,500 times.  

 






Stories by Christopher Teutsch


KYForages YouTube Channel: Broadening the Impact of Forage Programming at the University of Kentucky

about 6 years ago by Christopher Teutsch

Forage presentations given at conferences held in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and some at the regio... Read More


Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference: Intensifying Alfalfa Management in the Commonwealth

about 6 years ago by Christopher Teutsch

In 2018, the Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference was held in Cave City, KY. The focus of the confer... Read More


Stories by Wildcat County CES (demo only)


Forage Soybeans Success

Forage Soybeans Success

about 7 years ago by Ivelin Denev

The problemLivingston County is largely a river county; it has the Ohio, the Cumberland, and the Ten... Read More


Assessing Damaged Corn

Assessing Damaged Corn

about 7 years ago by Ivelin Denev

The problemAt the request of the county extension agent, I visited a corn field to assess potential ... Read More