Summer Forage Tour - Reviving a Rundown Farm

Join the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council on Tuesday, August 6 for the Western Kentucky Summer Forage Tour! 

When Bub and Lakayah Daugherty purchased D&D Farm in 2013, they set a goal to raise cattle and be profitable. Technology and ideas on how to graze cattle have changed and evolved over the years, but most farmers in the area have not adopted the new ideas. The farm they bought was no different. For two decades, the farm had been grazed with little or no management with the sole goal of keeping it from reverting back to forest. When the farm was purchased, the only water supply was from a small stream and two small ponds, all of which would be dry by the summer months. ​

After many nights of online research and YouTube videos, the Daugherty's decided to take the first steps to restore their rundown farm. By partnering with the NRCS, the couple has been able to make the needed improvements, moving them toward their goal of year round grazing.  The Daugherty's farm is not perfect and is in various stages of renovation. The tour will not have formal presentations, but rather a series of stops designed to stimulate discussion and questions.

Tour topics include:

• An integrated approach to restoring pasture productivity
• Herbicide as part of an integrated weed control program
• Watering systems for controlled grazing
• Building soil fertility with poultry litter
• The role of summer annuals in pasture renovation
• Crabgrass as forage
• Novel endophyte tall fescue
• And much, much more!

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