Category Archives: Research
Improved Forage/Sheep Production Efficiency
Improved Forage/Sheep Production Efficiency Project Number: 1932-13310-001-02S Researchers: Turner, K. E.; Belesky, D. P.; Lewis, P. Start Date: 01-Sep-89 End Date: 30-Jun-94 Performing Institution: Agricultural Research Service and West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506 Research Objectives: Develop strategies to synchronize … Continue reading
Alternative Systems for Veal and Dairy/Beef
Alternative Systems for Veal and Dairy/Beef – Health, Welfare, Behavior, Performance, and Carcass Project Number: PEN03259 Researchers: Wilson, L. L.; Henning, W. R.; Mills, E. W. Start Date: 01-Jan-92 End Date: 31-Dec-95 Performing Institution: Penn State Dairy and Animal Science, … Continue reading
Management of alfalfa for maximum yield
Management of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) for maximum yield and utilization in Delaware – Phase II Project Number: DELX-002-90-3 Researchers: Jones, E. R.; Swain, R. H. Start Date: 01-Oct-90 End Date: 30-Sep-95 Performing Institution: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Delaware State … Continue reading
Linking pasture and animal processes
Let’s allocate the pasture in the afternoon Dr. Kathy Soder USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA printable PDF version The problem Grazing enterprise profitability is greatly influenced by the plant/ animal relationship. However, grazing managements … Continue reading
Carbon Sequestration
Carbon Sequestration in Mature Humid-Temperate Pastures Howard Skinner, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA Printable version Background Decades of plowing have depleted organic carbon stocks in many agricultural soils. Conversion of plowed fields to pasture … Continue reading
Drought Tolerance
Managing Intensively Grazed Pastures: Improving Drought Tolerance Howard Skinner, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA Printable version Background Reduced forage production on pastures during periods of summer drought presets a significant risk to producers who … Continue reading
Nitrogen Losses from Pasture
Nitrogen Losses from Pasture C. Alan Rotz, USDA/ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802 Printable version Introduction: Substantial nitrogen (N) losses from volatilization, leaching, and denitrification occur from manure deposited by grazing animals. The amount … Continue reading
Cost and Returns to Organic Dairy Farming
Cost and Returns to Organic Dairy Farming in Maine and Vermont for 2004 Timothy J. Dalton, Lisa A. Bragg, Rick Kersbergen, Robert Parsons, Glenn Rogers, Dennis Kauppila, Qingbin Wang University of Maine Department of Resource Economics and Policy Staff Paper … Continue reading
Organic Dairy Supplementation Webinar
eOrganic is hosting a webinar with Kathy Soder called, “Supplementing the Organic Dairy Cow Diet: Results of Molasses and Flaxseed Feeding Trials Webinar” on Thursday, April 18 from 2 to 3:15 pm ET. The webinar is free and open to … Continue reading
Pasture Assessment
Pasture Assessment in the Northeast United States Matt A. Sanderson, Sarah C. Goslee, and James B. Cropper USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, Building 3702 Curtin Road, University Park, PA. USDA-NRCS East NTSC, Greensboro, NC 27401. Many livestock … Continue reading