Pasture and Grazing Management

Topics and Articles 

Description and Seeding Rates for Forage Plants Growing in Vermont

Interpreting Hay and Pasture Mixture Seed Tags

Establishing and Managing Horse Pastures in Vermont

Birdsfoot Trefoil As a Grazing or Hay Crop

Cicer milkvetch - A Potential Non-Bloating Legume for Northeast Pastures

Forage Species Identification - a link to an excellent site from Purdue

Forage Plant Identification  - a power point presentation at the 08 VT Grazing Conference

Identification Guide for Forage Legumes Grown in the Northeast  - a two page table of pictures and diagrams to help in the identification of the major forage legumes grown in the Northeast (a large pdf fact sheet that may take a little time to download)

Identification Guide for Forage Grasses Grown in the Northeast   - a two page table of pictures and diagrams to help in the identification of the major forage grasses grown in the Northeast (a large pdf fact sheet that may take a little time to download)

Pasture Management 

Pasture Management Through the Season

Improving Pasture Production

The Impact of Overgrazing Pasture

Pasture Quality At Shelburne Farms - 2005 

Assessing On-Farm Pasture Availability and Forage Quality for Dairy Feed Planning

Using Farm Records to Determine Pasture Production and Growth Rates

Fertilization and Nutrient Management

Nitrogen Management on Pasture

Managing High K Forages for the Dry Cow

Nutrient Recommendations for Field Crops in Vermont

Commonly Found Weeds in Vermont Pastures

Understanding Weeds - Management Options for Your Pasture

Managing Smooth Bedstraw in Forage Crops

Blue-green algae in farm ponds -(requires Adobe Reader)

Wild Chervil -(requires Adobe Reader)

Ergot Problems in 2007 

Poisonous Plants and Animal Disorders   
Plant Poisoning of Livestock in Vermont (a large pdf fact sheet that may take a little time to download)

Poisonous Plants for Livestock- Cornell

Managing Flood Damaged Crops and Forages from Tropical Storm Irene

Economics and Pasture Planning  

Estimating Pasture Carrying Capacity, Pasture Yield, and Costs (an Excel Spreadsheet program)

2012 Machinery Custom Rates (Pennsylvania)

Research Reports   

The Influence Of Social Facilitation On The Grazing Behavior Of Lactating Dairy Cows

Dairy Cow Grazing Behavior

Management of Natural Kentucky Bluegrass - White Clover Pasture

Economics of Feeding Dairy Cows on Well-Managed Pastures

Group Raising of Dairy Calves on Well-Managed Pasture

Managing Parasites of Grazing Livestock on Organic Farms

Expanding Profits for Sheep Production through Intensive Pasture Management

Pasture Quality At Shelburne Farms - 2005

Assessing On-Farm Pasture Availability and Forage Quality for Dairy Feed Planning

Links    

Penn State Forage Site
Cornell Forage-Livestock Systems
Forage-Livestock Systems from West Virginia  
Un. of Missouri Forage Systems Research Center
Grazing lands conservation initiative
Getting Started Grazing (Ohio State)
Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Laboratory
Sustainable farming connection
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
American Forage & Grassland Council

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