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Our no-till drill saw a lot of pasture activity during summer of 2012 and one of the many exciting things we experimented with seeding was tillage radish. Unlike the little red radishes you find in your salad, […]

We have annusl reports for the CV Crops Team, No-Till Grain Drills and Livestock Exclusion. We are working with a lot of farmers.

Here are some success stories:

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2013 Vermont Farm Show
Field & Forage Crop Product Contest
Class Winners

Hay – Grass
Lucas Vaughan (South Ryegate)

Hay – Legume
James Maillee (Shelburne)

Hay – Mixed
Shawnha VanderWey […]

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 […]

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 […]

Read this article in VT Digger about our Aerial Cover Crop project.

UVM tests aerial planting of cover crops.

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 […]

Drilling Cover Crops into Vegetable Fields.

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 […]

Aiming for Higher Profits | University of Vermont Extension Agronomators.

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

Have you seen our new website?

Click here to see a photo album on our Facebook Page of the team educating Addison County 5th and 6th graders about conservation farming practices.

Conservation Field Days 2012.

Via Alan Curler…

The following is summary of a conference call with Bob Wellington, Senior economist with Agrimark, on Sept. 6, 2012 at 10:AM. These are notes taken by Bob Parsons, UVM Extension.

Current […]

» Impact of Dry Weather on Corn Growth and Development : Out Croppings: Important crop news from the field! : University of Vermont.

Is Snaplage a Good Fit For Dairy Farmers in the Northeast? | University of Vermont Extension Agronomators.

» Armyworm Alert! : Out Croppings: Important crop news from the field! : University of Vermont.

What Your Corn Can ‘See’ | University of Vermont Extension Agronomators.