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Freedom! Red Clover—A New Variety for Kentucky
Freedom! is a new variety of red clover developed by the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station and released in 2001. It is a medium red clover variety adapted to the same general region as Kenland, i.e., Kentucky and the central clover region of the United States.
Freedom!—so named because of its freedom from pubescence (non-glandular hairs)—was developed to permit faster drying and to reduce dustiness of hay. It is especially recommended for hay because it is less dusty than other varieties. Less dustiness should result in improved air quality that may be associated with reduced health hazard for both humans and livestock
What\u27s Wrong With the Red Clover This Year?
Red clover looks sick in a lot of fields this year. Why? is one of the most often asked questions here in the department.
First, we must not overlook the effect of the early growth followed by the hard freezes in March. This unusual condition started a chain reaction that made the insects and diseases more important in reducing stands. The early start, followed by the freeze, caused unseasonable maturity or false dormancy. Thus, many stands stopped growing at 6 to 10 heighths. Many stands were thinned and some killed by this freeze.
Where the first harvest has already been made, the second growth looks fine and is making a remarkable recovery
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The Influence of Mindfulness During the Travel Anticipation Phase on Search and Choice Behaviors, Search and Choice Outcomes, and Trip Evaluations
Tourists exhibit varying levels of mindfulness during the travel anticipation phase, when they are engaged in vacation planning (Clawson & Knetsch, 1966). Mindfulness is associated with analytic decision making through a heightened sensitivity to one’s environment and openness to new information (Langer & Moldoveanu, 2000). This study considered the influence that mindfulness during the travel anticipation phase has on: search and choice behaviors (planning horizon, size of the choice set, information source variety), search and choice outcomes (planning enjoyment, confidence in destination choice), and trip evaluations (satisfaction, behavioral loyalty, attitudinal loyalty). Additional analysis was conducted for mediating and moderating effects based on how much of the trip was planned in advance, whether the tourist visited a repeat or new destination, and whether the tourist considered the area to be their primary destination. The results of the study confirmed that mindfulness during the anticipation phase influenced the travel experience
Buffalo Clover
Two clovers native to Kentucky, buffalo clover (Trifolium reflexum) and running buffalo clover (T. stoloniferum) recently have been re-discovered. These clovers were common in Kentucky until about 1850. Their names are derived from the fact that they occurred mostly along buffalo trails through woods. Historical records indicate that buffalo clover occurred on drier and less fertile soils of the former Big Barren Region and the Shawnee Hills, whereas running buffalo clover was widespread on moist, fertile soils in the Bluegrass Region. Both are now extremely rare in Kentucky. At present buffalo clover has been found in Mammoth Cave National Park, and running buffalo clover in Boone, Bourbon and Fayette Counties. Running buffalo clover has been designated as a federally endangered species
Establishment of Kura and Red Clover on a Soil and Mine Spoil
Numerous benefits result from the addition of forage legumes to livestock diets. Superior nutritive value and intake of legume forage generally increase individual animal productivity compared with grass alone. This is particularly important with tall fescue where dilution of the diet with legumes can partially alleviate toxicosis associated with endophyte fungus infected fescue (Acremonium coenophialum). Unfortunately, short-term persistence of most legumes requires periodic reestablishment, adding to the cost of forage production and complicating pasture management
Red Clover Variety Trials through 1982
Care should be taken by growers to obtain red clover seed of known origin, variety, germination, and purity. Whenever possible, purchase of certified seed of adapted varieties is strongly advised. Varieties such as Altaswede, Norlac, and Ottawa from Canada; Arlington and Lakeland from Wisconsin; Pennscott from Pennsylvania; Chesapeake from Maryland; and Tensas from Louisiana are not as well suited for use in Kentucky as are Kenland, Kenstar, and a few other varieties developed for the general area of Kentucky
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After interaction
Interaction turns on the outmoded idea that there is a natural separation between people and things. Technologies have always been about producing dense, interconnected relationships of humans and non-humans. Seeing design as performing expansive networks of relations opens up possibilities beyond the human-computer interactions. The relations go much deeper than any discrete interactions between user and machine. Extensive investigations have also demonstrated how cognitive capacities can extend beyond the individual's mind and into the interactions between people
1990 Kentucky Red Clover Variety Test
Red clover is a high quality, shortlived perennial legume that is used in mixed or pure stands for pasture, hay, silage, green chop, and soil improvement. This species is adapted to a wide range of climatic and soil conditions and therefore is very versatile as a forage crop. Stands are generally productive for two or three years with the highest yields occurring in the year following establishment. Red clover is used primarily as a renovation legume for grass pastures. It is the dominant legume in Kentucky because it is high in seedling vigor, quality, yield, and animal acceptance
1990 Kentucky Winter Annual Legume Variety Test
Cover crops are often used in Kentucky following the harvest of row crops such as tobacco, corn, and soybeans. Living cover crops can prevent erosion, reduce leaching of nutrients, and supply grazing, green manure, or a plant cover in which to no-till the following spring
Alfalfa, White Clover, and Red Clover Variety Trials
This note is a brief summary of results obtained in 1981 from one white clover, five alfalfa, and three red clover trials. Yields in the seeding year, and from the first full year of production thereafter, are not the best estimate of the full potential of most forage legumes. The third season stand and yield are a good measure of persistency with red clover and white clover. At times it may be the fourth or fifth season with alfalfa before stands begin to thin.
To supply information on the best varieties available there is a continuous monitoring of new varieties and a few experimental strains about ready for release. Results of tests of experimental strains are found in Forage Variety Progress Reports along with descriptions of most varieties named in this report
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