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Title: Transferring research data to producers

Author
item Aiken, Glen

Submitted to: Cow Country News
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/17/2015
Publication Date: 2/1/2015
Citation: Aiken, G.E. 2015. Transferring research data to producers. Cow Country News. Pgs. 48-50.

Interpretive Summary: Information and technologies being generated on university and federal research farms and laboratories are not being sufficiently transferred to the farmers that need it the most. It is incumbent on those conducting agricultural research to generate mechanisms to expose and transfer their research and developed technologies to stakeholders. A column will be initiated in the monthly newspaper, Cow Country News, which is published by the Kentucky Cattlemen Association. The column will be focused on presenting research findings and technologies generated by collaborative research between the USDA-ARS Forage-Animal Production Research Unit and the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment. The research conducted through this collaboration is directed towards improving production efficiencies and sustainability of forage-based livestock production, so topics covered in the column will be those of interest to those livestock producers that rely heavily on forages. The column will also present any research from other USDA-ARS Research Units that is of interest to forage-based livestock production. Every cattle farm is different and each producer needs different management options to choose from in making decisions that best fit his or her operation. The purpose of the column is to present research that develops and evaluates different management options for forage-based livestock production and, in doing so, will present the advantages and disadvantages.

Technical Abstract: A column will be written for Cow Country News, a monthly newspaper published by the Kentucky Cattlemen Association. The column will present research findings and technologies generated by collaborative research between the USDA-ARS Forage-Animal Production Research Unit and the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment. The research conducted through this collaboration is directed towards improving production efficiencies and sustainability of forage-based livestock production; therefore, topics covered in the column will be of interest to livestock production on forages. The column will also present any research from other USDA-ARS Research Units that is of interest to forage-based livestock production. Every cattle farm is different and each producer needs different management options to choose from in making decisions that best fit his or her operation. The purpose of the column is to present research that develops and evaluates different management options for forage-based livestock production and, in doing so, will present the advantages and disadvantages.