UGA Cooperative Extension is a collaboration between UGA CAES and UGA FACS.
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Our Impact
Forage quality is the key to a successful livestock operation. Poor quality forage impacts reproduction efficiency, growth rate, health and overall economic returns to management. The UGA Forage Extension Team has collaborated with the UGA Extension forage specialist to assist in handling the magnitude of statewide forage responsibilities. Together they are able to advance the programming efforts in forage issues. Team members, strategically located throughout the state, are a specialized group of Extension agents selected based on their knowledge of forages. The team members conduct forage programming in their respective areas or regions of the state. In addition, the team publishes a quarterly newsletter that is distributed throughout the Southeast. The UGA Forage Extension Team implemented the UGA GrassMasters program as a collaborative effort between the UGA Extension Forage program and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The GrassMasters program is a 7-week program for livestock and forage producers. This specialized program covers various aspects of production. Since 2015, the UGA Forage Extension Team has made 2,773 face-to-face contacts using previously identified outreach methods. In addition, the UGA Forage Extension Team has held the GrassMasters program at four training locations across the state. This program has reached 128 producers face-to-face and is coordinated by and offered through county Extension offices in Georgia.
