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Hay and Haylage Crop Management

Topics and Articles Species and Varieties Forage Management Fertilization and Nutrient Management Forage Pest and Weed Management Harvest, Utilization and Quality Poisonous Plants and Animal Disorders Economics and Data Management Research Reports SARE PDP on Forage and Weed Identification The Forage Legume Bee Project Return to Home Page

Topics and Articles 

Species and Varieties 

Crop Variety Information Links

Characteristics 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 and Pasture Plant Identification  - a power point presentation updated in 2014

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

Birdsfoot Trefoil As a Grazing or Hay Crop

Forage Management  

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 Irene

Late 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 

Brown Root Rot in Alfalfa

Potato Leafhoppers in Alfalfa

Managing Smooth Bedstraw in Forage Crops

Armyworms on Corn and Grass Forage

Harvest, Utilization and Quality 

Predicting Quality of the First Harvest of Cool Season Grasses and Grass/Alfalfa Mixtures Grown for Hay and Silage

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

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

Economics and Data Management   

What's The Value of High Quality Forage?  

Manure Value Calculator and Breakeven Hauling Worksheet    pdf Worksheet

Machinery Custom Rates (Pennsylvania)
  

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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

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