UK Extension to Host Several Master Grazer Spring Education Events Across Kentucky

By Jennifer Elwell

Master Grazer, an education program of the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Cooperative Extension Service, is hosting several schools and workshops across Kentucky aimed at helping livestock producers improve profitability through forage and fencing management. 

Kentucky Hay Tool School 

The Kentucky Hay Tool School will be held March 26 at the Hardin County Extension office (111 Opportunity Way) in Elizabethtown. Forage and machinery experts will discuss the proper use and maintenance of small square hay balers and other hay tools in this informational and hands-on program. The school runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT and costs $35 per person. Online registration is available.

Winter Forage Workshop 

The Winter Forage Workshop will be held April 4 at the UK Research and Education Center (300 Extension Farm Rd.) at Princeton. Extension forage experts will discuss winter feeding management, including grazing winter annuals and bale grazing. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT and is free to attend. Online registration is available.