Escambia County Extension is conducting a 17 variety winter forage plot tour, followed by a workshop on Thursday, February 28, at Jerry Jones’ Barn, 12011 Highway 89, in Jay. The group will meet on the south side of Jerry Jones’ Barn at 3:30 p.m. the plot tour will begin at 4:00 p.m. followed by a meal and a meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Program speakers will be Dr. Anne Blount, UF IFAS Forage Specialist and Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak, UF IFAS Soil and Fertility Specialist.
Cool season grasses like; wheat, ryegrass, oats, triticale and rye provide valuable winter and spring grazing when the warm season perennial grasses are not growing. The most efficient use of these grasses may be for younger animals or gestating brood cows that need higher quality forage than required by mature animals. This program is open to anyone with any interest in forage for any animals.
Reservations are strongly recommended; please do so by calling Janis at the Jay Extension Office at 850-675-6654 by 12 p.m. on Monday, February 25.
For more information, please contact Libbie Johnson, Escambia County Agriculture Extension Agent, at 850-475-5230, or [email protected].
