UT GRAZING TOUR
Extension Education
Kevin Rose
EXTENSION AGENT/DIRECTOR
PULASKI
Abstract
\r\n In 2010 the Lower Middle Tennessee Priority Program Team made of five Southern Middle Tennessee counties partnered with UT Extension specialists and the Middle Tennessee Research and Education Center in Spring Hill to develop a summer grazing tour. The focus of the tour was on grazing as it relates to warm season grasses. The program included three demonstrations that were specifically established on the center for the tour and one existing demonstration. Tour topics were grazing management, weed management, warm season annual grass varieties and native warm season grasses. These topics were marketed to every kind of livestock producer in the Southern Middle TN area. The event was held on an afternoon in late July with more than120 farmers and industry representatives attending. Survey results indicated that 92% of the participants found the information presented useful and 59% indicated that they would most likely implement native warm season grasses to improve their grazing opportunities.
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Poster has NOT been presented at any previous NACAA AM/PIC
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Authors: Kevin L. Rose
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Rose, K. County Director, UT Extension, Tennessee, 38478