2012 Forage News
DECEMBER 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Farm Bureau Forage Commodity Conference
- AFGC will hold its Annual Meeting this January in Kentucky
- Forages at KCA
- Kentucky Small Ruminant Grazing Conference
- Heart of America Grazing Conference
- Choose Forage Varieties Wisely
- Hay Testing - A Wise Investment
- Energy-Crop Calculator Available Online
- Strong Hay Prices through Winter Maybe Longer
- Dairy Herd Expansion Unlikely in 2013
- What is Really Important?
NOVEMBER 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Kentucky Grazing Conference
- KFGC Presents Awards
- Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar
- Kentuckian Featured at National Hay Convention
- AFGC Conference in Covington
- Kentucky's 2012 National Forage Spokesman to speak at Farm Bureau Forage Commodity Conference
- Dr. Peter Ballerstedt to Speak at Forages at KCA During the KCA Convention
- Neutral Detergent Fiber Digestibility (NDFD): A Good Predictor of Forage Quality
- Where Does Nitrogen Fertilizer Come From?
- The Cost of Pasture vs. Hay
OCTOBER 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- 13th Kentucky Grazing Conference
- AFGC Returns to Kentucky - Register Soon
- 33rd Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
- Heart of America Grazing Conference
- Hay Testing - A Wise Investment
- UK Beef Cow Forage Supplement Tool - A Web Based APP
- KFGC Field Day
- Kentucky Grazing School
- Bale Weight, Nutrient Removal, and Feed Value of Hay: An On-Farm Perspective
- Beware of Cyanide (Prussic Acid) Poisoning
- Nitrate Rumors can Kill Cattle
SEPTEMBER 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- KFGC Forage Field Day
- Kentucky Grazing School
- Beef Bash 2012
- National Hay Association to Feature Kentucky Speakers
- 13th Kentucky Grazing Conference
- Partridge Pea or Chamaecrista fasciculate (Michx.) Greene
- Forage Brassica Crops in Grazing Systems
- Darkling/Mealworm Beetles can cause "Blister Beetle Scare"
AUGUST 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- KFGC Field Day - Hart County - September 6
- Drought and Forages
- Choose the Best Variety for Fall Plantings
- Plan to Attend the AFGC Meeting in Covington, KY - Jan. 7-9, 2013
- High Nitrates Especially in Drought Stressed Corn
- Biofuels will Continue to Drive Feed Prices
- Mother Nature Throws a Wrench into 2012
JULY 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Drought and Forages
- Kentucky Hay Grower Wins National Hay Awards
- KFGC Field Day to be in Hart County
- Native Warm-Season Grasses In-Service Training
- AFGC National Tour
- If Baling Hay Wet, Watch for Fires
- Custom Grazing of Stocker Cattle
- AFGC 2013 Annual Conference
- AFGC 2013 National Competitions
- Reducing Energy Use in Production Agriculture
- Ohio State Alfalfa Enterprise Budgets Online
- The Diverse Structure and Organization of U.S. Beef Cow-Calf Farms
JUNE 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Advanced Grazing School
- Measuring the Moisture Content of Forage Using a Microwave Oven
- Thin Alfalfa Plantings: Deciding when to give up
- AFGC Forage Tour
- Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update
- Thought for the Day
MAY 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- 4th Annual Equine Farm & Facilities Expo
- Grazing School
- In Search of 300-Day Grazing
- Farmland Prices Expected to Keep Rising
- Record Prices, Low Numbers: Where Are We?
- Harvesting Summer Annual Grasses for Hay
APRIL 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Kentucky Grazing School Just Days Away
- Grazing School Graduate Featured on U.K. YouTube
- Kentucky Forages on YouTube
- Kentucky Grazing Conference
- Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
- Master Grazer Website
- Advanced Grazing School
- Grazing for Profit with Sheep
- Expect Early Alfalfa Weevil Feeding
- New Economics Favor Better Forage Management. Is it a New Age for Forage?
- 10 Herbicide Application Mistakes
- Evaluation of Maturity of Switchgrass Hay for Feeding Beef Steers in Kentucky
- Is Cheap Seed Really a Good Buy?
MARCH 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
- Kentucky Alfalfa Awards
- Alfalfa Hay Awards
- Kentucky Grazing School
- Cool Season Grass Workshop May 16th
- Attend the AFGC Summer Tour - May 17-18
- Saturated Fat and Cholesterol: Health Hazards or Vital Nutrients?
- Hay Contest Rules and Information
- The Relationship of Yield and Digestibility in Commonly Used Summer Annual Grasses
- Determining the Effect of Mowing Height and Fertility on Orchardgrass Yield and Persistence
- Extension's Response to the Fescue Endophyte Problem
FEBRUARY 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Alfalfa Conference Just Days Away
- Kentucky Producer Wins National Forage Spokesman Contest
- KFGC Members Win Awards at the AFGC Meeting in Louisville
- Heart of America Grazing Conference
- Kentucky Grazing Schools
- Growers Like RR Alfalfa, Survey Shows
- Input Calculator Available for Alfalfa Growers
- Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update
JANUARY 2012 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Happy New Year
- KFGC Needs You!
- Kentucky Agricultural Economy
- Corn Belt Farmland Prices Hit Record Levels
- 2010 KFBM Dairy Enterprise Results
- Pennington Seeds to Expand Forage Program in Kentucky