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Leanne Dillard

Leanne Dillard

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Forage Agronomics / Auburn University
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2021 Southeastern Hay Contest

October 20, 2021
Lisa Baxter, Leanne Dillard, and Marcelo Wallau
What does it mean to have good-quality hay? Well, here in the Southeast means you can get some nice prizes and a lot of recognition. That is what the Southeastern Hay Contest (SEHC) has been proudly doing for 17 years, recognizing the effort put by our farmers on producing good-quality hay.
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Tips to produce high-quality hay

August 20, 2021
Leanne Dillard
Producing quality hay is important whether you feed your own hay or sell it to others. When producing hay for on-farm use, we do not often consider its value, but it is still important.
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2020 Southeastern Hay Contest results

January 5, 2021
Ash Alt, Lisa Baxter, Leanne Dillard, and Marcelo Wallau
Amid many challenges of 2020, with COVID-19, lockdowns and disruption of supply chains, our livestock still have to eat, and our farmers did not stop working.
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Outfoxing foxtail

December 1, 2020
Leanne Dillard and David Russell
Over the last 10 years, foxtail seems to have taken over many farms in the Southeast. While early in the summer young foxtail is not very evident, in the late summer and early fall, its seedheads are prevalent throughout fields across the South.
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Round bales

Tips to produce high-quality hay

August 31, 2020
Leanne Dillard
Producing quality hay is important whether you feed your own hay or sell it to others. When producing hay for on-farm use, we do not often consider its value, but it is still important.
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Russell bermudgrass hayfield

Biofertilizers for forage systems

March 31, 2020
Leanne Dillard, David Held, and Russ Muntifering

Interest in protecting soil integrity is not a new topic. Soil conservation came to the forefront after the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Since then, producers have recognized the importance of the macroorganisms and microorganisms that call the soil home, as well as their roles in producing healthy plants.


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Cow-calf paris are limit grazing

Limit grazing cow-calf pairs

February 27, 2018
Leanne Dillard and Kim Mullenix
Cool-season annual mixtures are highly nutritious and are a great forage option during the fall, winter and into the spring.
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steers on pasture

A new take on some old forage tools

February 1, 2018
Leanne Dillard
Last year, I had the opportunity to attend a talk on the “Forage Toolbox” by Dennis Hancock. It reminded me there is no one right way to have a forage program, but we should continually assess all the available tools in our toolbox and use them as and when necessary to achieve our production goals.
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Cover crop mix

Choosing cover crops for a fall grazing season

August 31, 2017
Leanne Dillard and Kathy J. Soder
Brassicas are cool-season annual forages that can be utilized as pasture during the spring, summer and late fall grazing seasons when cool-season perennial pastures may not be as productive.
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