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In This Issue:
- Focus on Agriculture, by Jeff Carter
- News, Events & Info You Should Know
- Opportunities for Grazing Funding, by Cheryl Cesario
- Grassland Manure Injection: By The Numbers, by Kirsten Workman
- Two Bedrock Professors Retiring: Will Be Missed in Jeffords Hall and Beyond
- End of Gypsum Project Leaves us with Important Lessons and Questions, by Kristin Williams
- USDA Authorized Flexibilities Help Producers During the Coronavirus Pandemic, by Jake Jacobs
- Notes on the Wild Side, by Jeff Carter
Newsletter Highlight From Grassland Manure Injection: By The Numbers (pg. 4) With funding from VAAFM’s Clean Water Fund and the help of Ken and Debbie Hicks at Hicks Equipment, we purchased the right equipment from the Netherlands. With the expertise of Eric Severy of Matthew’s Trucking to operate it, we began demonstrating the utility of this system. Shallow slot grassland manure injection gets liquid dairy manure just two inches below the soil where it is protected from runoff during rain events while still well within the root zone where the plants will use it. Read More
Save the Date: 2021 No-Till Cover Crop Symposium March 4-5, 2021. More information coming soon. We’re joining forces with the Northeast Cover Crop Council to bring you a full day and a half of information related to no-till and cover cropping. go.uvm.edu/ntccs If you missed this year’s symposium you can also read presentation pdfs and the proceedings online.