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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




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Success StoryImproving Hay Quality in the Kentucky



Improving Hay Quality in the Kentucky

Author: Samuel Smith

Planning Unit: Plant and Soil Sciences

Major Program: Forages

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

This year’s Forages at the KCA Conference was held VIRTUALLY on January 13, 2021.  The focus of the conference was improving hay quality in the Commonwealth.   Topics included historical perspective on hay quality in Kentucky, using hay test results to develop supplementation strategies, considerations for making high quality baleage, and approaches to improving hay quality in the Kentucky.  These presentations were recorded and posted on the KYForages YouTube Channel and the Kentucky Beef Network YouTube Channel.  More than 100 people attended the VIRTUAL conference and the videos from this conference have been viewed more than 975 times. 






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