2015 Forage News
DECEMBER 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- New Seed Coating for Alfalfa
- Forage News Quote of the Month
- *New for Forage News* - Featured Publication: Managing Diseases of Alfalfa
- Successful International Grassland Congress
- Tall Fescue in the 21st Century is the Focus for the 2016 Virginia Winter Forage Conferences
- Heart of America Registration Open
- UK Ag Equine Programs to Host Equine Showcase, Breeder's Short Course
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Registration Form
NOVEMBER 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Debby Dulworth as Keynote Speaker on Extending the Grazing Season at Heart of America Grazing Conference
- Study Shows No Damage to Soils from Grazing of Cover Crops
- Forage News Quote of the Month
- Get the Most out of Grazing Corn Stalks
- 2016 Kentucky Small Ruminant Grazing Conference schedule announced
- Muhlenberg County Producer and Ag Teacher to Represent Kentucky at AFGC
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Registration Open
- AGFC Annual Meeting Agenda Available
OCTOBER 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Research Accomplishments for the Forage-Animal Production Research Unit
- Frost and Freezes Increase Cyanide Poisoning Risk
- Forage News Quote of the Month
- New Master Grazer Coordinator: Austin Sexton
- Could Plant Secondary Metabolites Boost Performance?
- Heart of America Grazing Conference Agenda Announced
- Sulfur and Crop Growth
- Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council Announces 2015 Award Winners
SEPTEMBER 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Plan to attend KFGC Field Day - September 17, 2015
- Planning for 2016 Heart of America Grazing Conference
- Forage Advice from our Extension Dean
- Managing Cereal Rye and Annual Ryegrass
- Bermudagrass Stem Maggot
- Silage from Flooded Corn
- Enter the SE Hay Contest for Major Prizes
- Persistence an important part of Alfalfa Cutting Equation
AUGUST 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Diseases of Orchardgrass - Use good Management
- Summary of 2015 Stockpiling Fescue Demonstrations
- Advanced Grazing School August 17th in Lexington, KY
- Increasing Cool Season Pasture Production in the Spring Utilizing Plant Growth Hormones
- AFGC and UK hold first Warm Season Grass Workshop
JULY 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- UK Forage Website now has over 100,000 Hits!
- 2015 KFGC Field Day to be held in Christian County
- Advanced Grazing School scheduled for August 17th in Lexington, KY
- Alfalfa Seed in Short Supply
- Supplementation with Soybean Hulls to Boost Stocker Weight Gain on Toxic Tall Fescue Pastures
- 2016 AFGC Conference Information
- Calibration of No-Till Drills
- AGFC 2016 Annual Conference Call for Presentations
- Junior Forager Spotlight: Jake Tower 2015 Essay Winner
- AFGC and UK to hold first Warm Season Grass Professional Workshop
- National Forage Week was a Success
JUNE 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- National Forage Week
- Stewardship with Herbicides
- Set Disc Mowers High to Prolong Grass Hay Stands
- Warm Season Grass Professional Workshop
- Updated Compendium of Alfalfa Diseases and Pests now Available
- UK Ag Weather
MAY 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Issues with Wet Baleage
- Time to Cut Hay
- New Forage Options from the Noble Foundation
- Fear of Bloat Costs More than Bloat Itself
- Be an Advocate for Cooperative Extension in KY
- New Method to Determine Harvest Hay Harvest Date
- Using Electric Fence to Improve Pastures
- Grazing News: Warm Season Grazing
- Soybean Hulls to Reduce Fescue Toxicity
APRIL 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Farewell to Garry Lacefield
- Silvopasture
- High Traffic Area Pads
- What if you could watch plants grow in minutes?
- National Forage Spokesperson Winner Now Online
- Rotational Grazing
- Grazing News
MARCH 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- 35th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
- Alfalfa Awards Presented at Conference
- Alfalfa Hay Awards
- Garry Lacefield's Retirement Celebration with Pictures
- Old Files
- Garry D. Lacefield Quote
FEBRUARY 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- 35th Anniversary Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
- Forages at KCA
- Upcoming KFGC Board Meeting and Garry's Retirement
- Kentucky Well Represented at AFGC Meetings
- National Forage & Grassland Foundation
- Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update
- Are there Differences in Roundup Ready Alfalfa Varieties?
- Choose Clover Varieties Wisely
- Value of Legumes in Pastures
JANUARY 2015 (pdf version)
Issue Highlights
- Forages at KCA
- 2015 Kentucky Small Ruminant Grazing Conference
- 35th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
- 2014 Kentucky Review
- US Red Meat & Poultry Consumption
- Alfalfa Seed Supply Adequate for 2015
- Eight New Alfalfas are Approved by Variety Board