Cattlemen UGA Forage Extension Team
Forage Programming and Updates
Grassmaster’s
The GrassMasters program is a 7-week long series of educational workshops that focus on forage production. Workshops will be held virtually every Monday beginning November 2nd. This program is an INTRODUCTION to forage production systems and is highly recommended for new producers.
Weekly video release on forage management
Agents and producers are welcome to join in each Thursday night at 7:00 on the Georgia Forages Facebook page to see the premiere of a new video on forage management. The videos are short (5-10 minutes each) and cover hot topics, research updates, and popular demos from our field days. Follow Georgia Forages on Facebook and watch/search for the watch party post in your news feed each week just before 7:00 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaForages/
New Georgia Forages YouTube Page
We have a variety of short videos (previously posted on Facebook) on hot topics in forage management. New videos will be added weekly after the watch party. Subscribe to the channel to receive notifications when new videos are posted.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6DgfaB8V2DRnGxzEBxU3w
Stay tuned for more exciting events this fall! We are currently working Corteva to plan a virtual pasture weeds field day and Kubota for (possibly) an in-person hay demo event.
UGA Forage Extension Team
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Alfalfa in the South- The Queen of Forages holds her place on a Southern ThroneFor decades, alfalfa has been considered a premier forage crop in American agriculture. While it remained a staple across much of the country, many producers in the Deep South gradually abandoned it as insect pressure, diseases, and challenging growing conditions shortened stand life and made other forages more practical. In recent years, however, the “queen […]
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Recovering Fire Damaged PasturesDr. Lisa Baxter, UGA State Forage Extension Specialist Overview of situation: Wildfires are currently raging on over 50,000 acres in southeast Georgia (estimate on April 27th, 2026). While prescribed burns can be a useful forage management practice, these unexpected wildfires pose unknown consequences. The intensity and speed of the burn cannot be controlled in these […]
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Are my winter forages going to be okay?Dr. Lisa Baxter, State Forage Extension Specialist, UGA- Tifton The extreme cold weather projected this weekend has many of us asking if our forages are going to be okay. Unfortunately, there isn’t a clear answer that we can offer to this question. Many cool season forages can handle subfreezing temps for short periods and the […]
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Managing Fescue ToxicosisTall fescue is one of the most widely grown pasture grasses in the U.S., over a million acres grown in North Georgia alone. A bunch grass, it is the most heat tolerant of all the cool season grasses. However, that heat tolerance comes with a price, an ergot alkaloid producing endophyte that can have negative […]
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Grazing and Feeding Row Crop ResiduesRow crop harvest is in full swing across the state. Farmers are picking peanuts, defoliating and harvesting cotton, wrapping up corn, and moving into soybean harvest. With this comes an increase in questions about baling or grazing crop residue and stubble. While crop residues can offer good forage value in many situations, there are several […]
