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The UGA Forages website is your window to information on a wide variety of forage management issues.

This information is extended to you by scientists from the University of Georgia, who continue to research all aspects of forage and livestock management. The recommendations found here are based on peer-reviewed research conducted in Georgia and throughout the world. The website provides accurate and up-to-date information about all forage management issues facing producers in Georgia and the Southeast.

Please check this website regularly for updates, upcoming events, and hot topics.


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Dr. Baxter Talks Forages

It's no secret the importance of the Georgia Forage Industry, as the state's four million acres are responsible for feeding livestock and producing high quality hay. However, as John Holcomb of the Georgia Farm Monitor reports, the past couple of years have been challenging for forage producers, and this year, may not be any different.

Holcomb talks extensively with Dr. Lisa Baxter, Crop and Soil Sciences Assistant Professor and Extension Forage Agronomist, about these challenges.

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Lego Forage Specialist

Social media can be more than catching up with old friends and checking up on distant family. For Lisa Baxter [CRSS faculty member] at the University of Georgia Tifton campus, social media is a creative outlet to spread extension news in unconventional ways.

Ditching the typical bulletins and flyers, Baxter has created a spokesperson to share information by utilizing one of the most classic creative building blocks around, a Lego minifigure. She shares some of her inspiration behind the idea during a Q&A session with Progressive Forage magazine.

Read More at progressiveforage.com

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Make a case for relief assistance- Hay & Forage Grower
Check out this article derived from UGA Extension Forage Team Member, Shanna Reynold’s discussion at AFGC in January. We appreciate all of Shanna’s hardwork and dedication to the forage industry here in Georgia. https://hayandforage.com/article-5202-Make-a-case-for-relief-assistance.html
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Winter Forages
Jeremy Kichler in our previous post discussed the importance of variety selection for winter grazing. Today, Holly Anderson gives some tips to ensure winter forage success. Planting annual cool season forages can increase grazing supply and help stretch hay stores. The most common cool season annual species planted in Georgia are Rye, Oats, Wheat, Triticale, […]
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Winter Annual Forage Variety Selection
The UGA recommended winter annual forage variety recommendations are available for your viewing pleasure on the UGA OVT website. How does a variety make the recommended list? The recommendations below identify varieties shown to produce above-average yields when planted within the recommended time period for their species and geographic area. What does the Early, Late, […]

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USDA Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins (center) joins Georgia agricultural leaders, producers and UGA CAES leadership at the college's Iron Horse Farm for a listening session on key industry challenges, including disaster relief, trade markets and the future of American farming. (Photo by Georgia Department of Agriculture) CAES News
USDA Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visits CAES for farmer listening session 03/25/25 Emily Cabrera
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins visited UGA’s Iron Horse Farm for a listening session with Georgia agricultural leaders. Producers and commodity representatives shared concerns on disaster relief, labor shortages, trade and the future of farming. They also highlighted the vital role of CAES researchers and UGA Cooperative Extension in boosting efficiency, yields, and food safety, strengthening Georgia’s agricultural economy.
Helenedamage web CAES News
Hurricane Helene: Preliminary damage assessment on Georgia agriculture and forestry industry 10/10/24 Claire S. Kinnard, Matthew Agvent
Today, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, in coordination with Governor Brian P. Kemp, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and the Georgia Forestry Commission, announced the preliminary estimate of Hurricane Helene’s economic impact on Georgia agriculture is $6.46 billion. This figure represents the sum of direct crop losses, losses to businesses that support agriculture and forestry, losses to workers in those related industries, and estimated recovery and restoration costs that agricultural businesses will face.
Coastal Acres CAES News
AgrAbility program offers a Georgia farm family a new path forward 07/03/24 Jordan Powers cultivate.caes.uga.edu
When a half-ton bale of hay fell off a wagon in 2019, striking the back of Donald Adams’ head, the future of his family farm fell into immediate uncertainty. More than 200 head of cattle are worked on the land at Coastal Acres, a Dearing, Georgia, operation that involves intense manual labor. “Donald sustained a C5-C6 spinal cord injury and was paralyzed from the neck down,” said Laura Adams, Adams’ wife and co-owner of Coastal Acres.
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