2016 Forage News
DECEMBER 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Bale Grazing Can Spread Nutrients
- Quote of the Month: "Before Anything Else, Preparation is the Key to Success" ~ Alexander Graham Bell
- Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop to be held in Lexington March 9th
- Financial Assistance for Establishing Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue on Pastures
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Coming Up!
- AFGC Tour of New Zealand 2016
- Featured Publication: Using Dry Lots to Conserve Pastures and Reduce Pollution Potential (ID-171)
- Dallisgrass Makes Rare Impact on KY Horse Farm
- Small Ruminant Grazing Conference
NOVEMBER 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- The New Face of Forage News
- Changes to FSA Acreage Reporting Dates for 2017
- Heart of America Grazing Conference to be held in Quincy, IL January 18-19
- Forage News Quote of the Month: "Wasted Hay Means Wasted Money"
- Overseeding Small Grains into Pastures or Hayfields
- AFGC Annual Meeting - January 22-24, 2017
- Somerset KY Hosts Successful Kentucky Grazing Conference
- Featured Publication: Taking Soil Test Samples - AGR-16
- Dairy Market Continues to Struggle
OCTOBER 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- KY Grazing Conference Write Up
- Tribute to a Forage Legend: Warren Thompson
- Frost and Freezes Increase Cyanide Poisoning Risk
- Kentucky Cattlemen Association Presents Forage Specialist Funds at the KFGC Field Day
- Forage News Quote of the Month: "Beware of Emotional Decision" - Russell Hackley
- Fall Nitrogen Boosts Winter Survival and Spring Greenup
- Master Grazer's new Coordinator, Jacob Brandenburg
- Featured Publication: Calculating Carrying Capacity Using Web Soil Survey, AGR-222
SEPTEMBER 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Dr. Chris Teutsch Accepts Forage Extension Specialist Position in Princeton, KY
- UK and USDA Specialists to speak at KFGC Field Day
- Forage News Quote of the Month: "You Can Observe a Lot Just by Watching"
- 16th Kentucky Grazing Conference Schedule Announced
- Difficulty with Alfalfa Establishment in 2016
- Featured Publication: Wildlife Benefits of Switchgrass Production in Kentucky (AGR-221)
- Considerations in Selecting a Cool Season Cereal Variety
- KFGC Award Nominations
- KFGC Board Nominations
AUGUST 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Eden Shale Farm to Host KFGC Field Day Sept. 13th
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Highlight: Grazing Corn
- Forage News Quote of the Month: "Forages, particularly the Grasses, are the most important plants on the face of the earth"
- Sugarcane Aphid Found in Kentucky
- UK Breeder Develops New Tall Fescue Variety
- Featured Publication: Stockpiling for Fall and Winter Pasture (AGR-162)
- Planting Brassicas and Cereals for Fall Forage
- Choose Varieties Wisely
JULY 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Highlight: Native Warm-Season Grasses (NWSG): Naturally Adapted Productive Pastures
- Nitrate Test Kits available - KY County Extension Offices
- Featured Publication: Forage-Related Disorders in Cattle: Nitrate Poisoning (UK pub ID-217)
- Forage News Quote of the Month: "Insanity: Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results"
- Program and registration - KFGC Annual Field Day
- Scott County Field Day Replaces Annual UK Equine Field Day for 2016
- Dairymen and Horse Owners: Caution with rye straw
- The Forage-Livestock Community Says Goodbye to a Forage Legend: Russell Hackley
- Webinar on Hi-Gest® Low Lignin Alfalfa
- New Holland Product Support Kits
- Details on AFGC New Zealand Tour Signup
JUNE 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- National Forage Week is June 19-25, 2016
- AFGC New Zealand Tour Itinerary Available Online
- Eden Shale Farm Forage Establishment Field Day - June 16, 2016
- Annual Forage Workers Tour a chance for Forage researchers to collaborate, learn and share
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Highlight: Reduced or Low Lignin Alfalfa: Advantages for Hay and Grazing
- Toxic Topic: Johnsongrass Poisoning in Horses
- Featured Publication: Producer's Guide to Pasture-Based Beef Finishing ID-224
- Forage News Quote of the Month: "Hay Moisture Can Be a Burning Issue"
MAY 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Looking Ahead to Plant Annuals
- 2016 Kentucky Grazing School Planned for May
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Highlight: Grazing Alfalfa: Producer Bob Hall Perspective
- Forage News Quote of the Month: "Cutting Late Increases Hay Weight; Cutting Early Increases Animal Weight"
- Windrow Moisture Testing Made Easy
- Featured Publication: Understanding Forage Quality
- Forage Trip Planned to New Zealand
APRIL 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Advanced Kentucky Grazing School April 12
- How Does the Value of Poultry Litter Compare to Commercial Fertilizer?
- Forage News Quote of the Month - "Fear of Bloat Costs More than Bloat Itself?
- 70th Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement Conference Registration May 2-4
- Eastern Tent Caterpillar Egg Hatch begins in Central Kentucky
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Highlight: Putting Some Pop Back in Your Crop: Alfalfa in Crop Rotations
- Featured Publication: Stand Establishment and Seeding Year Weed Control Considerations in Alfalfa
MARCH 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Special Forage Seminar: Keynote Speaker Dr. Joe Bouton
- Annual Ryegrass and Fragipan Soil Remediation Research
- Featured Publication: Sampling for the Tall Fescue Endophyte in Pasture or Hay Stands (PPA-30)
- Forage News Quote of the Month - "Silage and Hay take Nutrients Away"
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Highlight: "Lacefield MaxQII" Novel Tall Fescue
FEBRUARY 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Successful Heart of America Grazing Conference
- Special Forage Seminar to be held March 8th at UK
- Kentucky Represented in American Forage and Grassland Council Awards
- How could Mild Winter Affect Alfalfa Insects?
- Forage News Quote of the Month - "Feeding Seed is a Bad Idea"
- Kentucky Alfalfa Awards Given at Heart of America
- American Forage and Grassland Council Annual Meeting
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Highlight: The Secret Ingredient of Clover: Biochanin A and Isoflavonoids
- Featured Publication: Inoculation of Forage Legumes
JANUARY 2016 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- UK Forage Variety Trials for 2015 are Now Available
- Forage News Quote of the Month "Grazing Methods Are Tools"
- County Ag Agents Work Together to Evaluate Silage Corn Performance
- Heart of America Registration Open
- Narrow Window for Frost Seeding Forages
- Featured Publication: Minimizing Losses in Hay Storage and Feeding
- Estimating Winter Water Needs of Livestock
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Registration Form