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Alfalfa And The Environment, Don Ball
Alfalfa And The Environment, Don Ball
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
We live in a society in which many people don’t understand or appreciate agriculture as much as they really should. After all, only about 2% of the population of the United States is involved in agriculture, so most people don’t know much about it. Furthermore, most don’t spend much time thinking about it. Forage crops, including alfalfa, are especially under-appreciated because forage is not consumed directly by humans (alfalfa sprouts being a minor exception).
Red Meat, Our Health And Alfalfa--Separating Scientific Fact From Opinions, Policy, Politics, And Bureaucracy, Peter Ballerstedt
Red Meat, Our Health And Alfalfa--Separating Scientific Fact From Opinions, Policy, Politics, And Bureaucracy, Peter Ballerstedt
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
The general public is becoming increasingly aware of the failure of the official nutritional policy of United States and other countries. Books like Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health (Taubes, 2008), Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It (Taubes, 2011) and The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet (Teicholz, 2014) have exposed the disconnect between nutrition science and nutrition policy, and have told the story of how we’ve come to this point in history.
Grazing Alfalfa: Real Cost Of "Fear" Of Bloat, S. Ray Smith, Kenneth H. Burdine, Jeff Lehmkuhler
Grazing Alfalfa: Real Cost Of "Fear" Of Bloat, S. Ray Smith, Kenneth H. Burdine, Jeff Lehmkuhler
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
In the Southeast, including legumes like alfalfa and clover in pastures provides many advantages. It reduces the impact of fescue toxicosis, provides free nitrogen, and improves pasture quality leading to increased animal performance. Individual animal performance is greater on grass/legume pastures compared to performance on similar monoculture grass stands. Daily gains for steers grazing clover-fescue swards is improved compared to straight tall fescue pastures (Figure 1). Improved performance is partially due to greater forage intakes. This practice is sound management even though legume bloat is a risk to livestock. If one considers the number of cattle grazing pastures containing legumes …
What's Required To Break The "Beef Per Acre" Kentucky Record, Kenneth R. Johnson
What's Required To Break The "Beef Per Acre" Kentucky Record, Kenneth R. Johnson
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
As I approach the task that Garry assigned me, I ask the question, “Do I really want to attempt to produce 1400 or more pounds of beef per acre?” An easy answer is “yes,” but more likely “no.” Most farmers I know, full or part time have all they can do now and to reach record levels of anything requires much more time and management. I am going to attempt to discuss the steps I think that will be required to reach record breaking production. Higher gains are certainly possible. We know alfalfa can produce 8 to 10 tons of …
Alfalfa Is Our Family Farming Operation, Myron Ellis
Alfalfa Is Our Family Farming Operation, Myron Ellis
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Ellis Family Farm is a 5th generation family farm located in Harrodsburg, KY. Currently we farm 1250 acres total of which 870 acres is owned and the remainder is leased. We buy and resale between 1500-1800 head of feeder cattle per year and have 100 head of brood cows. The cattle operation feed is completely supplied by the first cutting of our 580 acres of alfalfa and alfalfa grass mix hay. From the second cutting on, we produce small square bales of alfalfa for the horse market in four states. Our normal production of square bales ranges between 75,000 and …
Kentucky Alfalfa Conference Reflections After 35 Years, Garry D. Lacefield
Kentucky Alfalfa Conference Reflections After 35 Years, Garry D. Lacefield
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
This event today marks the 35th consecutive year we have come together for a full day’s conference featuring "Alfalfa - Queen of the Forages" as the theme and focal point. Only one other state (California) in the U.S. has such an annual event.
Foreword And Recipients Of Kentucky Alfalfa Awards [2015], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Foreword And Recipients Of Kentucky Alfalfa Awards [2015], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
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Photo Highlights From The 34th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference, Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
Photo Highlights From The 34th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference, Kentucky Alfalfa Conference
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
No abstract provided.
Adjustments And Maintenance Of Haying Equipments, Clayton Geralds, John Mccoy, Cris Scudder
Adjustments And Maintenance Of Haying Equipments, Clayton Geralds, John Mccoy, Cris Scudder
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
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Advances In Alfalfa Promotion, Bill Talley
Advances In Alfalfa Promotion, Bill Talley
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Kentucky grain farmers have experienced several successful years seeing high prices and good yields, with the exception of the drought in 2012. If you were insured in 2012, which most lenders required, you probably also came out with a profit during that challenging time. Alfalfa producers in Kentucky have also seen high prices and decent yields. While the drought of 2012 affected them, most still harvested an 80 % crop with extremely high prices and demand. The fact that alfalfa is a deep rooted plant, coupled with timely rains proved beneficial to this group.
Why Aren't Big Square Balers Used More In Kentucky?, Tom Keene
Why Aren't Big Square Balers Used More In Kentucky?, Tom Keene
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
The history of making hay dates back for centuries and centuries. When mankind began to grow crops and livestock rather than being nomadic, they had to have some type of forage to feed their livestock during the cold and winter months. Since that time there has been a slow and steady progression from harvesting material by hand to today’s modern hay making equipment that maximizes time, labor, fuel, etc. However some countries to this day still use the methods that are thousands of years old when it comes to hay making.
Alfalfa For Summer Grazing, Roy Burris, Garry D. Lacefield
Alfalfa For Summer Grazing, Roy Burris, Garry D. Lacefield
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Alfalfa is most commonly used as a hay crop in the United States. However, with proper management, it can be utilized as a grazing crop with very good results. Liveweight gains per acre are quite high for grazing beef cattle with total season grains of 500 to 800 pounds per acre being reasonable. The authors realized 732 lb/acre of gains on 16 acres of alfalfa in 1991, with beef steers at Princeton.
Lessons Learned In Australia--Uk Forages Study Tour, Traci Missun, S. Ray Smith, Garry D. Lacefield
Lessons Learned In Australia--Uk Forages Study Tour, Traci Missun, S. Ray Smith, Garry D. Lacefield
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
In September 2013, twenty Kentuckians traveled to Australia to tour farms and attend the International Grasslands Congress. The group included ten county agents, five farmers, four UK faculty/staff and a teacher. This study tour allowed participants to gain a new perspective of agriculture and how Australian farmers deal with adversity. Farmers there face many challenges each year with change in precipitation, ranging from severe drought to flooding. These challenges have forced them to incorporate different methods to be successful, including intensive grazing, use of overhead and drip irrigation for pasture and hay production, and fallow farming.
Alfalfa Baleage/Silage Preservatives: Do They Work? Are They Economical?, S. Ray Smith
Alfalfa Baleage/Silage Preservatives: Do They Work? Are They Economical?, S. Ray Smith
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
There are many variables with silage production including - type of silage operation (silo, bunk, tube, or wrapped bale), weather, packing or bale density, speed of covering. Therefore, no two silage crops are ever the same, which is why researchers are reluctant to give blanket statements regarding when and how to use silage inoculants. There has been a lot of good research though in recent years about the effect of silage inoculants under various management and conditions. What follows is an overview of this research and some general recommendations. Much of this overview was taken from a very good fact …
Role And Importance Of Alfalfa In Wku Teaching/Research/Farm Programs, Elmer Gray
Role And Importance Of Alfalfa In Wku Teaching/Research/Farm Programs, Elmer Gray
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Alfalfa is the oldest and most widely grown forage legume in the world and in Kentucky, where approximately 250,000 acres are produced. It has gained this top position through producing forage suitable for most classes of livestock, by being drought tolerant, and by fixing atmosphere nitrogen.
Foreword And Recipients Of Kentucky Alfalfa Awards [2014], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Foreword And Recipients Of Kentucky Alfalfa Awards [2014], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
No abstract provided.
Photo Highlights From The 33rd Kentucky Alfalfa Conference, Krista Cotton
Photo Highlights From The 33rd Kentucky Alfalfa Conference, Krista Cotton
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
No abstract provided.
Finishing Beef On Alfalfa, Todd Powell
Finishing Beef On Alfalfa, Todd Powell
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Powell Farms started in 1996 with 15 acres of Alfalfa hay intended for cow/calf feed. A neighbor and his friends bought every bale that year. Over the next 14 years the only alfalfa hay our cows got to eat was when a cutting got wet and was rolled. As with any business when the economy starts to take a downward trend, it is wise to start looking for new and innovative ways to market your product.
Making And Marketing Hay For The Horse Industry, Todd Clark
Making And Marketing Hay For The Horse Industry, Todd Clark
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
No abstract provided.
Fertilizer: How Much Is In Each Bale?, Dennis Hancock
Fertilizer: How Much Is In Each Bale?, Dennis Hancock
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
What do you see when you look at a bale? Certainly, many would say it is a source of feed for our livestock. Others see a commodity that is sold to their customers. These are the most important aspects of any forage. But, there is one other intrinsic value worth noting… its nutrient content. In a sense, it is a bale of fertilizer.
Our Experience With Roundup Ready Alfalfa, Clayton Geralds
Our Experience With Roundup Ready Alfalfa, Clayton Geralds
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
We raise approximately 500 acres of alfalfa with approximately 175 seeded to Roundup Ready varieties. We established our first field in 2006 and a second in 2007. Roundup Ready alfalfa was not available for additional seedings until 2011. We have seeded over 100 additional acres in 2011 and 2012.
Key To Success When Harvesting Alfalfa As Baleage, S. Ray Smith
Key To Success When Harvesting Alfalfa As Baleage, S. Ray Smith
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Alfalfa is an excellent forage for high-producing cows and universally considered one of the highest-quality forages. Cows efficiently use the high levels of protein, calcium and high-quality fiber in alfalfa for producing milk and meat. The palatability of alfalfa is high, especially when the leaves are maintained during harvest. Typically, cows will eat more alfalfa than grass because the fiber content is usually lower in alfalfa. Harvesting alfalfa as baleage vs. hay greatly improves the chances maintaining high quality because there is less leaf loss and less loss of soluble carbohydrates. The most important factor is harvesting high quality alfalfa …
Alfalfa For Grazing, Garry D. Lacefield
Alfalfa For Grazing, Garry D. Lacefield
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
High grain prices, increasing nitrogen prices, droughts, need for higher quality pasture plants and improved alfalfa varieties have all contributed to a greater interest in and opportunity for alfalfa as a grazing crop.
Foreword And Recipients Of Kentucky Alfalfa Awards [2013], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Foreword And Recipients Of Kentucky Alfalfa Awards [2013], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
No abstract provided.
Farmer Panel--Getting More From Your Alfalfa, Charles Powell
Farmer Panel--Getting More From Your Alfalfa, Charles Powell
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Powell Farms started in 1996 with 15 acres of Alfalfa hay intended for cow/calf feed. A neighbor and his friends bought every bale that year. Over the next 14 years the only alfalfa hay our cows got to eat was when a cutting got wet and was rolled. Production per acre was good, demand exceeded production and price per bale continued to rise. Roundup Ready came on the market and we were finally able to produce clean pure high quality alfalfa. All was going well for our alfalfa business. Then came the 2008 challenge with the economic down turn, drought …
Farmer Panel--Managed Grazing And Profits, Bill Payne
Farmer Panel--Managed Grazing And Profits, Bill Payne
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Profits are the goal of any business model and mine is no exception. My plan assumes that available natural resources are efficiently utilized in a responsible manner.I have chosen to implement that plan by producing, managing and marketing our forage resources by utilizing Management Intensive Grazing (MIG.)
Farmer Panel--Managing A Commercial Hay Farm, Clayton Geralds
Farmer Panel--Managing A Commercial Hay Farm, Clayton Geralds
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
In his presentation Clayton will discuss equipment he utilizes for establishing, maintaining, and harvesting top quality horse hay. He will also provide an overview of his expectations for yield and quality of his product as well as proper input and storage requirements.
Role And Importance Of Alfalfa In Beef Diets, Jeff Lehmkuhler
Role And Importance Of Alfalfa In Beef Diets, Jeff Lehmkuhler
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Alfalfa is often referred to as the “Queen” of forage. Is this because of its high fertility needs and more finicky soil fertility needs along with greater management for optimal growth and persistency? Or is it because of it being on top of nearly all other forages for yield and quality? Truth be told, it is likely a combination of all these factors. Alfalfa is a versatile forage as it can be harvested for hay or silage and also grazed with proper management. For these reasons, this forage can fit well in beef operations.
Alfalfa Hay For Horses, Robert Coleman
Alfalfa Hay For Horses, Robert Coleman
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
When horse owners consider hay for their horses, a number of criteria are generally considered. Of major importance is the hay must be free of mold and dust. It needs to contain nutrients needed by the horse and it must be palatable. If these criteria are met, the type of hay should not matter. However, that is not the case with many horse owners. When discussing the selection of hay, many owners first consider the type of hay. Can it be alfalfa or should it be a grass or how about a mix of grass and a legume. If a …
National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance, Beth Nelson
National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance, Beth Nelson
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) was formed on April 6, 2006. Its membership consists of state/regional seed associations, state/regional hay associations, genetic suppliers, seed marketers, allied industry, and research/extension affiliates. Each of these industry segments has representation on the NAFA board of directors.