Tag Archives: pasture
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
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
Northeast Forage Demonstration
Northeast Dairy Farm Forage Demonstration Project Principal Investigator: Joan Sinclair Performing Institution: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Parkside Drive, Elicottville, NY 14731 Abstract: The Northeast Dairy Farm Forage Demonstration Project will determine the cost saving benefits of a year round forage management … Continue reading
Total Mixed Rations for Pasture-Based Dairy Systems
Incorporating a Total Mixed Ration into Pasture-Based Dairy Systems: The Best of Both Worlds? Kathy Soder, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit University Park, PA Printable version (PDF) Background Feeding dairy cows on pasture challenges nutritionists and producers … Continue reading
Total Mixed Ration Use
A Survey of Total Mixed Ration Use on Pasture-based Dairy Farms in New York and Pennsylvania Kathy Soder, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit University Park, PA Printable version including tables (PDF) Background Feeding dairy cows on pasture … Continue reading
Pasture Plant Communities
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 … Continue reading
Pasture Assessment in the Northeast
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