LINKING PASTURE AND ANIMAL PROCESSES: The effect of appetite on the way they graze
Dr. Kathy Soder, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management
Research Unit

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Facts

• Appetite motivates animals to eat.
• Level of appetite influences pasture intake rate and grazing dynamics.
• Ruminal fill is inversely …

Measuring and Budgeting Available Forage in Pastures
Dr. Matt Sanderson, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research
 Unit

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Here are the results of a study in which we modeled two farms that differed in size, grazing management, and feeding strategy. We first modeled the optimal management …

Sequestration Potential of Switchgrass Managed for Bioenergy Production
Dr. Howard Skinner, ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA

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Background

Switchgrass is an important bioenergy crop with the potential to provide a reliable supply of renewable energy while also removing from the atmosphere and …

2009 Research Update: Managing Forage and Grazing Lands for Multiple Ecosystem Services

Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA

Managing forage and grazing lands for multiple ecosystem services

Personnel

Multiple Ecosystem Services Figures and Tables(PDF)

• Matt Sanderson, Lead Scientist, Agronomist
• Paul Adler, Agronomist, Biofuels
• Sarah Goslee …

2013 Northeast Pasture Consortium Annual Meeting Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium 2016 Annual Meeting, Manchester, NH, February 6-7, 2013

With the impending snowstorm bearing down on Manchester, Session 5, Grain Supplementation Economics and Strategies for Pasture Dairy Cows began right after Mark Russell’s presentation. Dr. Andre Brito moderated …