2013 Forage News
DECEMBER 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Thank You Kentucky Farmers
- Forages at KCA
- Forage Variety Reports Now Available
- Southern Forages Translated Into Spanish
- Small Ruminant Grazing Conference to be held in Lexington on February 1, 2014
- AFGC Annual Conference - Memphis, TN
- 34th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
- Updated Analysis on Fungicides and Alfalfa
NOVEMBER 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Jimmy Ray May, Sr. 1943-2013
- KFGC Awards
- 2013 KFGC Forage Spokesperson Contest
- Small Ruminant Grazing Conference to be held in Lexington on February 1, 2014
- Grass - A Pandrama in Words
- Grass-based Health
- Timing of Grazing Effects on Pasture Productivity
- Hay Bale Fires Still a Threat
- Minnesota Dairy Named Forage Superbowl Grand Champ
OCTOBER 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- 14th Kentucky Grazing Conference - October 10
- Kentuckians attend IGC
- Clayton Geralds elected to National Hay Association Board
- NAFA's 2013 Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar (AITS) - Register Today!
- Prussic Acid Poisoning and Frost
- AFGC to meet in Memphis
- New Research Leader, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, Lexington, Kentucky Announced
- NRCS Technical Service Provider Program
- Historic Agricultural Data Now Online
- Mobile App Translates Per-Bale to Per-Ton Price
SEPTEMBER 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- KFGC Field Day
- Choose Forage Varieties Wisely
- Orchardgrass Publication
- 14th Kentucky Grazing Conference
- Nutrient Removal and Tissue Testing Alfalfa
- Kentucky Grazing School
- Expect Tight Forage Seed Supplies this Fall
- Ergot in Pastures
AUGUST 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- UK College of Agriculture Name Change
- Time to Begin Stockpiling
- Late Summer Seeding Time is Upon Us
- The Economic Impact of Agriculture on the State
- As by the Numbers
- Enduring Lessons
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Managed Harvest
- Effect of Wide Swath vs. Narrow Swath Drying Rate
- UK Forage Workers: Photo Highlights
JULY 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Russell Hackley Recognized
- 34th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference to be in Bowling Green
- Survey Shows Slight Increase in Hay Acres
- Hay Moisture: How Dry is Dry Enough?
- Kentucky Forage Field Day in Oldham County
- Sabbatical for Ray Smith
- Make Your Hayfield a Safe Place to Work
- Prepare for Late Summer - Fall Seedings
- What is Sustainability Anyway?
- Kenaf as a Forage Crop
- Don't Lose Hay Yields to Wheel Traffic
JUNE 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Advanced Kentucky Grazing School - June 18
- Forage-Fed Bulls Pass the Test at Edisto Research Sale
- Summary of Agricultural Land Prices, Supply, Demand, and Current Trends
- Alfalfa-Corn Rotation Increases Yield, Reduces Nitrogen Fertilizer Needs
- Spring Breeding on Fescue Pastures
- Land Rental Rates, Impact on Alfalfa
MAY 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Advanced Kentucky Grazing School - June 18
- Kelly Kramer Accepts University of Kentucky Master Grazer Coordinator Position
- USDA Releases Corn Planting Intentions - US Up Slightly, Kentucky Down 50,000 Acres
- Hay Acres to Rise Slightly
- Increase Pasture Carrying Capacity Using Cross Fences
- Foliar Fungicides on Alfalfa
- Miracle Products and Foo Foo Dust
- Ohio Crop Budgets Available for Forage Growers
APRIL 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Kentucky Grazing School
- Sclerotinia Crown and Stem Rot of Alfalfa
- Our Experience with Roundup Ready Alfalfa
- Forage Crops for the 21st Century
- Fertilizer: How Much is in Each Bale?
- Impact of the Arkansas 300-Day Grazing Program
- Advanced Grazing School
MARCH 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Kentucky Grazing School
- 33rd Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
- Kentucky Alfalfa Awards
- Kentucky Alfalfa Hay Awards
- Heart of America Grazing Conference
- Can Pregnant Mares Graze Pastures Containing Tall Fescue: Practice Assessment Methods
- Intake and Digestibility by Beef Steers for Switchgrass Hay Harvested at Three Different Maturities
- Post-Graze Recovery of Blood Circulation in Steers Exhibiting Fescue Toxicosis as Influenced by Seed Head Suppression
- Performance for Steers Grazing NWSG in Tennessee
- Managing Roundup Ready Alfalfa: Weed Control
- Forage Yield and Quality Differences Among Cool-Season Grasses
- January 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2 Percent
FEBRUARY 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- 33rd Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
- Hay Contest Added at Alfalfa Conference
- Choose Clover Varieties Carefully
- Kentucky and Kentuckians Win at National Forage Conference
- Heart of America Grazing Conference
- Fertilizer: How much is in each Bale?
- Alfalfa Included in Wisconsin Crop Budget Cost Calculator
- Co-Grazing Beef Cattle and Goats in Kentucky
- U.S. Hay Cupboards Nearly Bare, Says USDA
- Comparison of Ergovaline Concentration in BarOptima Plus E34 Tall Fescue and Control Varieties
- Beware of Emotional Decisions
JANUARY 2013 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Dr. Jimmy Henning to Open AFGC Conference
- Forages at KCA
- Heart of America Grazing Conference
- 2012 U.K. Forage Variety Results
- Missouri Farmers Fright Rise in Hay Thefts
- "Beef: The Real Health Food"
- More VALUE from Pastures in 2013
- Renovation: More Important in 2013
- Perennial Forages Benefit Soils, Other Crops, and Water Quality in Important Ways
- JBS to Beef up Production from Grass-fed Brazil Herd