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Topics and Articles
Species
and Varieties 
Crop Variety Information LinksCharacteristics of Forage and Pasture Species Grown in Vermont
Description and Seeding Rates for Forage Plants Growing in Vermont
Interpreting Hay and Pasture Mixture Seed Tags
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
Identification Guide for Forage Grasses Grown in the Northeast - a four page table of pictures and diagrams to help in the identification of the major forage grasses grown in the Northeast Updated in 2014
Forage Plant Identification - a power point presentation at the 08 VT Grazing Conference
Forage Species Identification - a link to an excellent site from Purdue
Birdsfoot
Trefoil As a Grazing or Hay Crop
Evaluating and Managing Forage Stands for Winter Injury
Vermont Evaluation of Cool Season Grass Varieties for Date of Heading
Managing Flood Damaged Crops and Forages from Tropical Storm IreneLate Season Forage Plantings
Fertilization
and Nutrient Management
Phosphorus and Potassium for Alfalfa-Grass Forages -(requires Adobe Reader)
Managing High K Forages for the Dry Cow
Optimizing Manure and Nitrogen Fertilizer Applied to Grass Hay Crops -(requires Adobe Reader)
Nutrient
Recommendations for Field Crops in Vermont
Forage Pest and Weed Management
Managing Smooth Bedstraw in Forage Crops
Blue-green algae in farm ponds -(requires Adobe Reader)
Wild Chervil -(requires Adobe Reader)
Armyworms on Corn and Grass Forage
Harvest,
Utilization
and Quality
What's The Value of High Quality Forage?
Forage Quality Terms and Explanations
Calculating Forage Yield on Vermont Farms
Inoculants
for Haylage and Corn Silage
Sensory Evaluation of Hay for Quality
Evaluating Hay for Quality - a presentation
Summary
of Haycrop Silage Quality Lab Results for 2005
Summary of Forage Quality Lab Results - 2006
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
What's The Value of High Quality Forage?
Manure Value Calculator and Breakeven Hauling Worksheet pdf Worksheet
2013 Machinery Custom Rates (Pennsylvania)
Research
Reports
Improving the viability of dairy farms through advanced forage selection
Enhancing Nectar Production with Clover - Innovative Methods to Utilize Alsike and White Clover in Vermont Hayfields
Predicting Quality of the First Harvest of Cool Season Grasses and Grass/Alfalfa Mixtures Grown for Hay and Silage
Evaluation of Cool Season Grass Varieties for Date of Heading
Benefits Assessment of Fungicide Usage for Management of Foliar Diseases in Alfalfa
Liquid Manure on Grass Hay to Improve Nutrient Use Efficiency, Yields and Quality
The Use of Dairy Compost on Grass Hay
Effect of the timing of dairy manure application on nutrient leaching losses under corn and grass
1998
Soybean
Demonstration Trial - Soybean Production and Quality for Silage
(requires
Adobe
Reader)
Links
The Vermont Crops and Soils
Homepage
provides these linkages for your access to more information, but we do
not necessarily agree nor endorse all the information and ideas that
you
may find on some of these links.
Penn
State Forage Site
Cornell
Forage-Livestock Systems
University
of Wisconsin Forage Research and Extension
Wisconsin
Extension Team Forage Web Page
Kansas
State University Forage Preservation and Ruminant Nutrition
Un.
of New Hampshire Extension Site
West
Virginia Forage-Livestock Systems
Alternative
Farming Systems Information Center
American
Forage & Grassland Council
The
US Dairy Forage Research Center
NY
Forage Yield Testing Program
Penn
State Forage Species and Variety Trials
Forage
Species Selection in New York State
Minnesota
Forage Variety Trials
Wisconsin
Variety Trials
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Last modified February 24 2014 11:00 AM