Numbered Publications: PR
PR-629: 2011 Orchardgrass Report
Garry Lacefield, Gene Olson, Tim Phillips, Ray Smith | Dec. 19, 2011 (New)
Orchardgrass (Dactylus glomerata) is a high-quality, productive, cool-season grass that is well adapted to Kentucky conditions. This grass is used for pasture, hay, green chop, and silage, but it requires better management than tall fescue for greater yields, higher quality, and longer stand life. It produces an open, bunchtype sod, making it very compatible with alfalfa or red clover as a pasture and hay crop or as habitat for wildlife.
PR-627: 2011 Alfalfa Report
Garry Lacefield, Gene Olson, Ray Smith | Dec. 19, 2011 (New)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) has historically been the highest yielding, highest quality forage legume grown in Kentucky. It forms the basis of Kentucky's cash hay enterprise and is an important component in dairy, horse, beef, and sheep diets. Choosing a good variety is a key step in establishing a stand of alfalfa. The choice of variety can impact yield, thickness of stand, and persistence.
PR-625: 2011 Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests
Bill Bruening, Kolter Kalberg, Eugene Lacefield, Claire Venard | Nov. 7, 2011 (New)
The Kentucky Soybean Variety Performance Tests are conducted to provide an unbiased, objective estimate of the relative performance of soybean varieties in Kentucky. This information may be used by growers and seed producers to aid in selecting varieties that will give the highest total production in a specific situation. Soybean cultivars were entered by soybean growers, commercial companies, and state and federal institutions.
PR-624: 2011 Kentucky Hybrid Corn Performance Test
Ron Curd, Chad Lee, Bill Pearce | Nov. 4, 2011 (New)
The objective of the Kentucky Hybrid Corn Performance Test is to provide performance estimates of hybrid seed corn sold in Kentucky. The test has been conducted in an unbiased manner according to accepted agronomic practices.
PR-623: 2011 Kentucky Small Grains Variety Performance Test
Bill Bruening, John Connelly, Gene Olson, Sandy Swanson, Charles Tutt, Dave Van Sanford | Jul. 7, 2011 (New)
The objective of the Kentucky small grain variety performance test is to evaluate varieties of wheat, oat and barley that are commercially available or may soon be available to Kentucky farmers. New varieties are continually being developed by agricultural experiment stations and commercial firms. Annual evaluation of small grain varieties and selections provides farmers, seed producers, and other agricultural workers with current information to help them select the varieties best adapted to their locality and individual requirements.
PR-622: Soybean Management Verification Program, 2010
Jim Herbek, Chad Lee, Lloyd Murdock, Jason Sarver, Greg Schwab | Apr. 6, 2011 (New)
The 2010 Soybean Management Verification Program (SoyMVP) consisted of 16 fields across western Kentucky which were split to give seven direct comparisons between University of Kentucky recommendations and producer practices for soybean production.
PR-605: Soybean Management Verification Program, 2009
Jim Herbek, Chad Lee, Lloyd Murdock, Jason Sarver, Greg Schwab | Mar. 14, 2011 (New)
The 2009 Soybean Management Verification Program (SoyMVP) consisted of 16 fields across Western Kentucky, which were split to give eight direct comparisons between University of Kentucky recommendations and producer practices for soybean production.
PR-621: 2010 Nursery and Landscape Research Report
Bernadette Amsden, Paul Bachi, Julie Beale, Steve Berberich, Ed Dixon, Win Dunwell, Bill Fountain, Amy Fulcher, Carey Grable, John Hartman, Dewayne Ingram, June Johnston, Katie Kittrell, Janet Lensing, Sara Long, John Obrycki, Dan Potter, Rebecca Schnelle, Ginny Travis, Paul Vincelli, Dwight Wolfe | Jan. 28, 2011 (New)
The UK Nursery and Landscape Program coordinates the efforts of faculty, staff, and students in several departments within the College of Agriculture tor the benefit of the Kentucky nursery and landscape industry.
PR-620: 2010 Long-Term Summary of Kentucky Forage Variety Trials
Garry Lacefield, Gene Olson, Ray Smith | Jan. 5, 2011 (New)
This publication was developed to provide a user-friendly guide to choosing the best variety for producers based on a summary of forage yield and grazing tolerance trials conducted in Kentucky over the past 10 to 12 years.
PR-618: 2010 Cool-Season Grass Horse Grazing Tolerance Report
Laurie Lawrence, Gene Olson, Tim Phillips, Ray Smith | Jan. 3, 2011 (New)
Cool-season grasses such as bluegrass, tall fescue, and orchardgrass are dominant pasture grasses for horses in Kentucky. Variety evaluations for yield have been carried out for many years, but little work has been done to establish the effect of variety on persistence when subjected to close, continuous grazing by horses.