Crop Team Annual Reports – 2012

Annual reports for the CV Crops Team, No-Till Grain Drills and Livestock Exclusion. Here are some success stories: CV_Crop_Team_Impact_Report_2012 CV_Crop_Team_No-Till_report_2012 CV_Crop_Team_LE_report_2012  

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This entry was posted on Monday, March 4th, 2013 at 4:47 PM and is filed under Education.

2013 Vermont Farm Show Winners

2013 Vermont Farm Show Field & Forage Crop Product Contest Class Winners Hay – Grass Lucas Vaughan (South Ryegate) Best of Show – Hay Hay – Legume James Maillee (Shelburne) Hay – Mixed Shawnha VanderWey (Ferrisburgh) *     *     *     *     *     *     * Silage & Grains – Grass Haylage Henry Brothers- Wolfridge Dairy ( Alburg) [...]

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This entry was posted on Friday, February 8th, 2013 at 2:48 PM and is filed under Crops.

Frost Seeding: Simple, But Not Foolproof

by Rico Balzano, UVM Extension Agronomy Outreach Professional Frost seeding can be an efficient and cost effective way to reseed or introduce new forage species to pastures and hay meadows. Successful frost seeding can improve forage quality, and research in Michigan has shown yield increases by 1.5-2.0 tons of dry matter per acre. That is [...]

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This entry was posted on Monday, November 12th, 2012 at 12:20 PM and is filed under Crops, Grazing and Pasture.

Grazing Road Trip

  UVM Extension Grazing Specialists Kim Hagen and Cheryl Cesario (taking the picture) spent the day last week with Willie Gibson of NOFA-VT and grazing expert Darrell Emmick from NY state. The group visited an organic dairy farm in East Montpelier and a grass-fed beef operation in Waitsfield. They spent a whirlwind day discussing topics [...]

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This entry was posted on Monday, November 5th, 2012 at 4:02 PM and is filed under Grazing and Pasture.

In the Press: UVM tests aerial planting of cover crops

Read this article in VT Digger about our Aerial Cover Crop project. UVM tests aerial planting of cover crops.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2012 at 8:44 AM and is filed under Conservation.

New Grazing Guide From UVM Extension

Managing Pasture as a Crop – A Guide to Good Grazing, written by Darrell Emmick while on staff at UVM Extension in Middlebury is now available. The 80 page book is a great read for livestock farmers who want to learn more about getting the best from their land. Check it out HERE Managing Pasture as [...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 11th, 2012 at 3:20 PM and is filed under Uncategorized.

Drilling Cover Crops into Vegetable Fields

Drilling Cover Crops into Vegetable Fields. Check out this photo album on our facebook page of The Farm at VYCC using one of our No Till Drills to plant winter rye cover crops into their veggie fields.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 at 9:17 PM and is filed under Crops.

Winter Triticale Forage

Trying to decide on a cover crop this fall?  Thinking about trying to get a double crop by harvesting it for forage in the spring?  Have you thought about Winter Triticale?? Cornell Extension Agronomy Fact Sheet: Winter Triticale Forage factsheet56.pdf (application/pdf Object).

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This entry was posted on Friday, September 28th, 2012 at 10:23 AM and is filed under Crops.

Aiming for Higher Profits | University of Vermont Extension Agronomators

Aiming for Higher Profits | University of Vermont Extension Agronomators.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, September 27th, 2012 at 8:18 PM and is filed under Crops.

Champlain Valley Crops, Soil & Pasture Team : University of Vermont

Champlain Valley Crops, Soil & Pasture Team : University of Vermont. Have you seen our new website?

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This entry was posted on Thursday, September 27th, 2012 at 7:59 PM and is filed under Education.