Forages

University of Georgia

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.

From the Blog

Visit the Blog

UGA Forage Extension Team

Posted by Roger Gateson Sep 12, 2019

Picturing present and potential pasture production

By Roger Gates Whitfield County CEC “Taking stock” is a phrase that means to “think carefully about a situation… so that you can decide what to do.” Historically, the phrase came from a farmer’s practice of counting the number of animals on the farm. Periodic livestock inventories provide important and...

UGA Forage Extension Team

Posted by Steve Morganon Sep 12, 2019

Hay storage options

By Steve Morgan Harris CEC Hay has many benefits which makes it the most commonly used stored feed option on livestock farms. Unfortunately, a lot of money is lost each year by not investing in suitable storage options. It is estimated that the total value of hay storage and feeding...

Georgia Forages Calendar

Southeast Hay Contest ENTRY Deadline Samples must be AT THE UGA FEW LAB by 5:00PM For Contest Details... CLICK HERE

8:00AM - 5:00PM Southeast Hay Contest ENTRY Deadline

Connect with Georgia Forages

Visit the Switchgrass website

Forage News

Hay sampling is an important task for any Georgia producer. Seen here is hay sampling during the Southern Women in Ag program.

Hay sampling is an important task for any Georgia producer. Seen here is hay sampling during the Southern Women in Ag program.

UGA Extension forage agronomist encourages producers to submit hay samples Posted on 08/19/19 by Clint Thompson

During the Southeastern Hay Contest at the 2019 Sunbelt Ag Expo, Georgia hay producers have a chance to compare the quality of their hay and win cash prizes.

When cows are exposed to a temperature-humidity index above 68, their milk production begins to decrease. UGA animal and dairy scientists are searching for ways to ease heat stress and improve dairy productivity.

When cows are exposed to a temperature-humidity index above 68, their milk production begins to decrease. UGA animal and dairy scientists are searching for ways to ease heat stress and improve dairy productivity.

UGA-Tifton conducts research to help dairy cattle deal with heat stress Posted on 08/14/19 by Clint Thompson

Georgia’s summer heat can make it hard to do almost anything outside and, for dairy cows, that includes producing milk. Heat stress is inevitable in the Southeast U.S., and the first week of August had temperatures soaring past 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bermuda grass stem maggot damages the upper leaves of a forage crop. Lisa Baxter estimates about 60% yield loss in this picture.

Bermuda grass stem maggot damages the upper leaves of a forage crop. Lisa Baxter estimates about 60% yield loss in this picture.

Drought changes management strategy for Bermuda grass stem maggot Posted on 08/06/19 by Clint Thompson

Drought-like conditions this summer are forcing Georgia forage farmers to delay treatments for Bermuda grass stem maggot, according to Lisa Baxter, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension forage specialist.