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- Register Early for NAFA’s Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar (AITS)
- Forages at KCA—Jan. 16th—Owensboro, KY
- Upcoming Events (see Forage website for details and to register, click on EVENTS)
- KY Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference—Feb. 24th– Russellville, KY
- Equine and Endophytes Workshop—February 3rd
- Winter Feeding Field Day April 4th, 2026—Princeton Research Station
- Pub of the Month: Forage Variety Trials for 2025
- Update on Fescue Toxicity: What’s the current status?
- Making Nutrient Cycling Work for You
- Join/Renew KFGC Membership
- 2026: International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
Forage Timely Tips for January:
- Continue strip-grazing of stockpiled tall fescue for maximum utilization.
- Remove animals from waterlogged pastures to limit pugging and soil compaction.
- Feed your best hay to animals with highest nutritional needs.
- Supplement poor quality hay as indicated by forage testing.
- Feed hay in poor pastures to increase soil fertility and enhance organic matter.
- Consider “bale grazing” – set out hay throughout field when the ground is dry or frozen. Then use temporary fencing to allocate bales as needed after that.
- Use variety trial results to select seed for frost seeding and spring renovation.
- Prepare for pasture renovation by purchasing seeds, inoculant, etc. and getting equipment ready
