Ladies Engaged in Agriculture Development (LEAD) hosted a spring webinar discussing warm-season forages and establishment on February 23, 2021. This is the first of what we hope becomes a short series for women in agriculture through the state; thirty-eight ladies signed up and attended this program virtually.
Guest speaker, Lee Van Vlake, spoke to the group about the importance of soil fertility for reaching a successful pasture and forage selection for South Carolina. Warm-season annuals can be implemented in the pasture to provide supplemental grazing for cool-season forages or when in need of extra nutrients for any forage setting. After the presentation, participants engaged in an interactive question and answer session to discuss any questions or concerns they had on establishing the different forages discussed. Participants expressed interest in having an additional webinar to continue the round table style discussion of forage systems in South Carolina. This additional webinar is in the planning stage and will occur later this spring.
Submitted by: Brittany Flowers, Area Livestock and Forages Agent and Amber Starnes, Area Livestock and Forages Agent
