SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE HAY DAY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Extension Education
Harold Woods
Extension Agent and County Director
University of Tennessee Extension
Athens
Abstract
Agents have conducted the Southeast Tennessee Hay Day for the past three years. Producers have been able to evaluate different brands of forage and cattle equipment at one location to help them make informed decisions. Along with acquiring information, producers actually get to see equipment operating in the field. The goal of this educational program is to help producers to implement forage production systems to increase quantity and quality, decrease cost, increase net farm income, keep-up to date on current techniques, research, and new technology. Agents work with three local equipment dealers and other vendors to participate and provide sponsorship. By working together it is a win-win situation for both the dealers and producers by reducing the costs to dealers of each doing a stand-alone event while giving producers the opportunity to view all equipment in one place on a single day. Volunteers are utilized throughout to conduct this program. Education sessions are conducted in the morning with 92% of survey respondents rating the value of impact from knowledge gained from each topic in the intermediate or high ranking. Participants are asked to rate their knowledge gained on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being high. The average rating for knowledge gained is 4.2. Total economic value of inputs (monies, time, etc) is $22,368.00. The average economic value of knowledge gained from attending the program over the past three years is $156,327.00, and the average total value of equipment demonstrated on site is estimated at $500,000.00.
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Authors: H.T. Woods
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Woods, H. Extension Agent, University of Tennessee Extension, Tennessee, 37303