• Oct 12, 2021

Foragecast Episode 8 featuring Dr. Jennifer Tucker - Myth Busting

Forage Genetics International
Welcome to Foragecast, a podcast from Forage Genetics. Each month we take a deep dive into alfalfa topics and address real, on-farm issues that revolve around alfalfa’s integration into cropping systems.

Foragecast Episode 8 featuring Dr. Jennifer Tucker - Myth Busting
Host: Emily Meccage

Myth: Alfalfa doesn't work well in the south.
Fact: Alfalfa does work!

Seeing is believing. Dr. Jennifer Tucker debunked the myth that alfalfa isn't suitable in the south when she partnered with the 'got bermuda grass' and 'Alfalfa in the South' workshops. When producers stood in a field and got to see first hand how well it did.

Dr. Jennifer Tucker is an  Assistant Professor of Beef Nutrition and Forage Management in the Animal and Science Department at the University of Georgia.

Her dad holds the record for the most pounds of beef produced in the state of Kentucky.

Follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrJJTuga?s=20