Grazing and Pasture Management

 Useful PDFS:

• Managing Pasture as a Crop –    A Grazing Guide for Vermont Livestock Producers written by Dr. Darrell Emmick

               Available as a downloadable PDF –  Managing Pasture as a Crop

•  ARTICLE: Frost Seeding, A Cheap Alternative to Improving Hay and Pasture Land (Dr. Heather Darby)
• ARTICLE: Evaluating and Managing Alfalfa Stands for Winter Injury (Dr.Heather Darby)

BLOG Post Links:

• Frost Seeding, Simple But Not Foolproof
• Mending Pastures After Excessive Rains
• Millet, An Exciting Pasture Plant
• Ins and Outs of Livestock Fencing Systems
• Fact Sheets from (past) Grazing Symposium
• Grazing Resources
• Tall Fescue: A Problematic Pasture Plant
• Top Grazing Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them
• Tillage Radish: An Exciting Pasture Plant
• Cows Need Water to Thrive, Not Just Survive
• Fill Their Rumens, Get More Milk
• Biodiverse Pastures

Useful Links:

• Vermont Pasture Network
• Vermont Crops and Soils

 

If you have questions about pasture management, please contact cheryl.cesario@uvm.edu