Regional Meat Goat Production and Marketing Project: Phase 2

Project Overview

ES05-081
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2005: $9,578.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2007
Region: Southern
State: Kentucky
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Marion Simon
Kentucky State University

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: grass (misc. perennial), hay

Practices

  • Animal Production: feed/forage, housing, parasite control, animal protection and health, grazing - continuous, feed formulation, feed rations, inoculants, manure management, mineral supplements, grazing - multispecies, pasture renovation, preventive practices, grazing - rotational, stockpiled forages, vaccines, watering systems, winter forage
  • Education and Training: decision support system, demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, focus group, participatory research, workshop
  • Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance, risk management
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