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Forage Quality: What Is It? What Can We Do About It? And, Will It Pay?, Garry D. Lacefield
Forage Quality: What Is It? What Can We Do About It? And, Will It Pay?, Garry D. Lacefield
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
Profitable livestock production almost always requires a forage program that will supply large quantities of adequate quality, homegrown feed. A major percentage of the feed units for beef (83%) and dairy cattle (61%) come from forages. In addition, forages supply an estimated 91%, 72%, 15% and 99% of the nutrients consumed by sheep and goats, horses, swine, and wildlife, respectively.
Matching Pasture To Animal Needs, S. Ray Smith
Matching Pasture To Animal Needs, S. Ray Smith
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
Cattle have a wide range of nutrient requirements depending on maturity, weight, growth potential, pregnancy, milk production, desired daily production, and other factors.
Can I Afford To Seed Novel-Endophyte Tall Fescue?, Kenneth H. Burdine
Can I Afford To Seed Novel-Endophyte Tall Fescue?, Kenneth H. Burdine
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
Tall fescue is the predominant forage grass of Kentucky. It is an easily established, relatively persistent bunchgrass that has reasonable drought tolerance and does well in clay or loam soils. However, the endophyte fungus found in the grass was linked to poor animal performance in the late 1970’s (Ball, Hoveland, and Lacefield). It has been estimated that 85% of Kentucky’s fescue pastures are endophyte infected, making it a serious problem for Kentucky cattle producers (Lacefield, Henning, and Philips). Producers interested in establishing or replacing tall fescue stands have several options available to them.
How I Produce, Manage And Market Forages, Bill Payne
How I Produce, Manage And Market Forages, Bill Payne
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
I would like to amend the title to: “How I Produce, Manage and Market Forages, Profitably.” My experience has led me to believe that keeping things simple has allowed me to focus better and that has led to profitability. This has led me to make every effort to reduce my reliance on machinery and to allow the cows to do the work. I focus on maximizing forage utilization and minimizing the number of days of feeding stored feeds.
Where To Find Forage Information On The Web, Tom Keene
Where To Find Forage Information On The Web, Tom Keene
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
The Internet can take you almost anywhere you want to go these days. You can gather information, shop, take classes, play games, etc. So, it is logical to assume that you can find lots of information about forages on the Internet.
Foreword [2007], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Foreword [2007], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
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