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County Impact Statements - Faulkner County
Agriculture Impacts Faulkner County
Beef and dairy producers contribute $19-20 million in annual income to
Faulkner County.
The Faulkner County Extension agriculture advisory committee and county
Extension council recommend on farm demonstrations and field days as a primary
means of adapting the latest technology to farms in Faulkner county.
Matt, Fred and Jason Simon with Simon Brothers Dairy said, "The silage
demonstrations showed us how to no till, utilize appropriate herbicides, the
importance of timely harvest and intercropping soybeans with sorghum to improve
the protein and TDN of our silage."
Additional demonstrations included pasture weed control where producers at
the hay day viewed the comparison of different pasture weed control herbicides
as well as their costs and a new herbicide just entering the market. A nutrient
management demonstration was established on a dairy farm to analyze
environmentally safe methods to utilize nutrients from manure on the farm.
For more information on Faulkner County Extension Programs in agriculture,
contact the office at 501-329-8344 or stop by the office in the basement of the
courthouse.
Hay producers participate in a forage analysis exercise at the
2001 Arkansas State Hay Day in Faulkner County.
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Hay producers see latest hay equipment in operation at field
day.
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Impacts
- Pasture Aerator Demonstration revealed no benefit to utilizing an
aerator in the fall to increase forage yields resulting in a savings of $75
per day of use.
- The Silage Variety Demonstration results revealed that adding a legume
such as soybeans improved overall quality and warrants further
investigation.
- At the Arkansas State Hay Day 103 hay producers participated in a
quality hay production field day and learned that producing quality hay
reduces feed costs by $24.00 per head and increased calving percentage by
6%.
- Cow Herd Performance Testing netted one producer an increase of 130 lbs
of gain per head for an increase of $5,500 in income.
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