New Edition of Southern Forages Available
Auburn, August 16, 2002 --- "Southern Forages," widely recognized as a premier guide to 
modern forage management, has been extensively revised and is now available to cattlemen and other 
producers.  This third edition, released in May, features broad chapter revisions, topic updates and a 
number of other improvements.
	More than 10 years ago, Don Ball, a forage agronomist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension 
System, and two colleagues recognized there was no practical guide for cattlemen and other forage 
producers.
	"We wrote the book because other books were either not applicable to the South or were written 
for college students and academics," said Ball.  "This book was written with producers in mind."
	Dr. Carl Hoveland of the University of Georgia and Dr. Garry Lacefield of the University of 
Kentucky are Ball's co-authors.  Hoveland is one of the country's best known forage researchers, while 
Lacefield, like Ball, is a widely-respected Extension specialist.
	While the book focuses on forages suitable for the southern United States, many of the principles 
are applicable worldwide.  Various chapters offer in-depth discussions of forage systems for beef, dairy, 
horses, sheep and other livestock.  Environmental concerns are emphasized as well.  The book 
addresses soil conservation, environmental benefits of forages,
and forage management as it affects wildlife.
	The book also includes new chapters on "Forage Ecology" and "Minimizing Stored Feed 
Requirements," plus an expanded chapter on grazing management.
	"Farmers are always looking for ways to reduce costs," said Ball.  "I think they will find the chapter 
on lowering stored feed requirements as well as the new information on grazing management particularly 
valuable."
	The third edition features more than 150 color photos, including more than 60 close-up images of 
grasses and legumes.  The 332-page book also includes new color illustrations and diagrams as well as 
15 additional pages in the appendix.
	The book, published jointly by the Potash and Phosphate Institute and the Foundation for 
Agronomic Research, costs $30 plus shipping and handling.
	To order a copy, send a check payable to "Potash and Phosphate Institute" for $34 to the Potash 
and Phosphate Institute at 655 Engineering Drive, Suite 110, Norcross, Ga., 30092-2837.  People may 
also purchase the book online at www.ppi-ppic.org.