Pasture management: Rhizobia and Nitrogen

Juan P. Alvez | Pasture Technical Coordinator, Center for Sustainable Agriculture – UVM Extension Nitrogen is undisputedly, one of the most important macronutrients for plant growth, and a process invented by Haber-Bosh (Image 1) made it possible to produce nitrogen out of “thin air” and bag it to be applied in farm fields. Manufacturing fertilizer via […]

Pasture management: perennial or annual forages?

Juan P. Alvez | Pasture Technical Coordinator, Center for Sustainable Agriculture – UVM Extension One of the questions grazing farmers often ask are, what type of forages will grow well on their farms or, which will best suit their livestock?  It’s probably no surprise that the simple answer is “lots of them!” as oppose to […]