Commodities:Field Crops: Forages
Strategies for Tight Budgets and Minimal Risk:
Regional Forage Trainings - 2009
The economic times are tough on the forage-based livestock producer. However, there are many things that producers can do to deal with tight budgets and to minimize the risks involved in their production system. Extension Specialists, County Extension Agents, and staff from the University of Georgia and Clemson University organized a series of regional meetings that were held in several locations across Georgia and South Carolina. These meetings addressed the strategies that forage-based livestock producers can implement to survive the current economic crisis.
For your convenience, handouts for the topic and web-based audio and video links are available beside each outline topic. The videos downloadable versions and available in Quicktime (*.mov) and Windows Media Player (*.wmv) formats.
Outline of Program (2 hrs)
| Costs, Risks and Wise Spending in the Cow-Calf Enterprise (pdf) | ||
| Curt Lacy, Extension Livestock Economist | ||
| - Examine the effect of input prices (past, current, and projections) | ||
| - Calculate the true cost of cattle and hay production | ||
| - Make smart spending and management decisions | ||
| Hay Storage and Feeding Losses (pdf) | ||
| Lawton Stewart, Extension Beef Nutritionist | ||
| - Their effect on overall forage use efficiency | ||
| - Storage and feeding options | ||
| - Baled silage benefits | ||
| Grazing Management Strategies to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Risk (pdf) | ||
| John Andrae, Forage Extension Specialist, Clemson University | ||
| - Improve forage use efficiency | ||
| - Improve nutrient cycling | ||
| - Planning for fall/winter | ||
Making Your Fertilizer Investment Less Risky and More Efficient (pdf) |
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| Dennis Hancock, Forage Extension Specialist | ||
| - Comparing nutrient sources | ||
| - Control of N volatilization | ||
| - Use of legumes | ||
| Using Poultry Litter for Fertility on Pastures and Hayfields (pdf) |
Audio Only (.mp3)
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| Julia Gaskin, Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator | ||
| - Broiler and hen litter | ||
| - Fertilization effects on weed encroachment |
Download the entire notebook from these meetings here. (pdf - 12.5 MB)
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