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.

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.