Pasture diversity and management
Dr. Sarah Goslee, USDA ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management
Research Unit
There are 120 million acres of pasture in the United States, along with 406 million acres of rangeland and 62 million acres of hay. These grazing and forage crops contribute …
more ...2009 Research Update: Managing Forage and Grazing Lands for Multiple Ecosystem Services
Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA
Multiple Ecosystem Services Figures and Tables(PDF)
Pasture Plant Communities in the Northeast
Sarah Goslee, Matt Sanderson and Jeff Gonet
USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, Univ.
Park, PA 16802
Pastures are important to the economy of the northeastern United States, but we still don’t know much about their ecology. One of the …
more ...USDA-ARS Biofuel Research Program Management and Life Cycle Assessment
of Bioenergy Crop Production
USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
Dr. Paul R. Adler
Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management
Research Unit, Building 3702, Curtin Road, University Park, PA 16802-3702
Background …
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Farmers often plant moncultures or simple grass-legume mixtures in their pastures. Increased biodiversity in pastures may be one tool to improve sustainability and productivity. This fact sheet addresses some common questions regarding biodiversity in pastures.
1. What is Biodiversity?
Very broadly, biodiversity refers to all …
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