For many Kentucky farmers, hay and feed represent one of their biggest annual expenses. But without proper testing, it’s often difficult to determine if that feed actually meets their animals’ nutritional needs.
“KDA had been doing testing for years and the testing that they did probably reached its height in 2018 to 2019 and since then it has started to drop off,” said Jenny Combs, agriculture research specialist.
Recognizing this gap in services, the University of Kentucky’s Division of Regulatory Services partnered with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Cooperative Extension Service to take over forage testing operations…