Equine Pasture Management¶
Equine Pasture Management and High Density Grazing
Demonstration
S. Parry(1), T. Martin(1), P. Vanderstappen(1), S. Truax(1), D.
Ludwig(1), K. Soder(2), M. Rubano(2), D. Foulk(3), H. McKernan(3), A. Swinker(3)
1. USDA-NRCS
2. USDA-ARS
3. Pennsylvania State University
Profile of the Equine Industry’s Grazing Best Management Practices in Pennsylvania
A. Swinker(1), H. McKernan(1), D. Foulk(1), D. Kniffen(1), F. Schneider(3), A. Burk(2), M. Brubaker(3), S. Truax(4)
1. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802,
814-865-7810, aswinker@gmail.com,
2. University of Maryland Extension, College Park, PA, 20742,
3. Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission, Harrisburg, PA 17110,
4 Equine Specialist, PA NRCS, Chambersburg, PA 17201.
Development and Implementation of an Equine Environmental
Stewardship Program
Donna Foulk(1), Ann Swinker(1), Sarah Crook(2), Nancy Kadwill(2),
Helene McKernan(1), Michael Brubaker(3), Jana Malot(3), Frank
Schneider(3), Suzette Truax(4)
1. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802,
2. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, PA,
17101,
3. Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission, Harrisburg, PA 17110,
4. Equine Specialist, PA NRCS, Chambersburg, PA 17201.
Environmentally Friendly Farm Program Recognizes Pennsylvania Farms
that Adopt Sound Management Practices Protecting Water Quality and the
Environment
Donna Foulk(1), Ann Swinker(1), Sarah Crooke(1), Helene McKernan(1),
Sarah Dorward(1)
1 Penn State University and Funded by USDA NRCS-CIG
Factors Affecting Forage Growth on Pastures¶
Freeze Tolerance of Perennial Ryegrass
Jeff Gonet(1), Sarah Goslee(2), and Howard Skinner(3)
1. Agricultural Science Research Technician, USDA/ARS, Pasture Systems &
Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802
2. Ecologist, USDA/ARS, Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research
Unit, University Park, PA 16802
3. Plant Physiologist, USDA/ARS, Pasture Systems & Watershed Management
Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802
Benefits of Tillage Radish and Keyline Plowing for Pasture
Management
Josef Gorres(1), Rachel Gilker(2), Jennifer Colby(3)
1. Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Science Dept., University of
Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405
2. Partner & Research Consultant, Vermont Pasture Network, University
of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Colchester, VT 05446
3. Program Coordinator, Vermont Pasture Network, University of Vermont
Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Colchester, VT 05446
Residual Forage Mass and Pasture Growth
Rayburn, E. B.1, W.L. Shockey(2), D.A. Seymour(3), B.D. Smith(4), and
T.J. Basden(5)
1. Extension Specialist-Agronomy, West Virginia University, Morgantown,
WV 26506
2. Agricultural Extension Agent, WVU Extension, Preston County,
Kingwood, WV 26537
3. Pendleton County Extension Agent, WVU Extension, Pendleton County,
Franklin, WV 26807
4. Associate Extension Professor, Agricultural Extension Agent &
Director of the West Virginia Small Ruminant Project, Grant County,
Petersburg, WV 26847
5. Extension Specialist, Nutrient Management & Extension Clinical
Associate Professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
Inventorying and Monitoring Pastures¶
Pastures from Space: What can we learn from satellite images?
Sarah Goslee
Ecologist, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research
Unit, University Park, PA 16802
How well can we predict forage species occurrence and
abundance?
Audrey Wang(1), Sarah Goslee(2) and Doug Miller(1)
1. Penn State Center for Environmental Informatics, University Park, PA
16802
2. USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit,
University Park, PA 16802
Investigating Livestock Agriculture Impacts on the Environment and¶
the Economy
An Environmental Assessment of Grass-finishing Beef Operations in
Pennsylvania
Jasmine Dillon(1) and C. Alan Rotz(2)
1. Graduate Assistant, Animal Science Department, Penn State University,
324 Henning Building
University Park, PA16802
2. Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS Pastures Systems and Watershed
Management Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802
Assessing the land resource capacity for pasture-based dairy farming
in the Northeast
J. Franklin Egan(1) and Sarah Goslee(2)
1. Research Ecologist &
2. Ecologist, USDA-ARS Pastures Systems and Watershed Management
Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802
# Nutritional Quality of Pasture-Based Dairy Milk #
Case Study: Variation in fatty acid profiles in milk from adjacent
organic and conventional dairy farms over a 3-year period
Tunick, M. H., Paul, M., and Van Hekken, D. L.
Research Chemists, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern
Regional Research Center, Dairy & Functional Foods Research Unit,
Wyndmoor, PA 19038
Correlating Milk Nutrition and Forage Quality interactions on
Organic Dairy Farms
Guy Jodarski(1) DVM, Silvia Abel-Caines(2), DVM, Logan Peterman(3)
1. Staff Veterinarian, Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative, La Farge, WI
54639
2. Ruminant Nutritionist, Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative, La Farge,
WI 54639
3. Farm Resource Coordinator, Organic Valley, La Farge, WI 54639
Ruminant Nutrition on Pastures¶
Feeding Strategy and Pasture Quality Relative to Nutrient
Requirements of Organic Dairy Cows
Aimee Hafla(1), Kathy Soder(1), Andre Brito(2), Richard
Kersbergen(3), Fay Benson(4), Heather Darby(5), and Melissa Rubano(1)
1. Animal Scientists, USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems & Watershed Management
Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802
2. Assistant Professor of Organic Dairy Management, Dairy Nutrition
Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824
3. Extension educator, Sustainable Dairy and Forage Systems, University
of Maine Cooperative Extension, Waldo County, Waldo, Maine 04915
4. Project Manager NY Organic Dairy Initiative, Cornell University,
Cortland, NY 13045
5. University of Vermont Extension Associate Professor, Agronomic
Specialist, Burlington, VT 05405
Dairies Utilizing High Stock Density Grazing in the Northeast
Mena Hautau
Extension Educator, CCA, Penn State Extension, Berks County, Leesport,
PA 19533