Category Archives: Extension
Ruminant Animal Production Using Tyfon, Forage Brassica
Ruminant Animal Production Using Tyfon, Forage Brassica Project Number: LNE89-12 (USDA-SARE Program) Principal Investigators: Mary Wiedenhoeft and Barbara A. Barton Performing Institution: University of Maine The major costs of Livestock operations in the Northeast are the purchase, production, and handling … Continue reading
Internet Resources
Where do you go online for good solid information about farming? Well, here, of course, but there are many other great resources out there. One of the best: eOrganic. This project is sponsored by the USDA and Oregon State, and … Continue reading
Gaining Ground
The NRCS, Virginia Cooperative Extension and others have worked together to interview farmers about management practices for the Gaining Ground project. The result: two videos, one on no-till and the other on grazing management. Gaining Ground Trailer: Successful Graziers Tell … Continue reading
Climate change online
The new interactive website Climate Hot Map, sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists, shows global warming effects around the world. It gives some temperature information, but also looks at effects on fresh water and oceans, and on human health … Continue reading
Feeding Management for Lactating Dairy Cows
Prescribed Grazing and Feeding Management for Lactating Dairy Cows New York State Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative in Cooperation with the USDA-NRCS Syracuse, NY January 2000 by Karen Hoffman Sullivan, Robert DeClue and Darrell Emmick full version (63 pages; 13MB PDF) … Continue reading