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Grazing

(Almost) Year Round Grazing in the Northeast
Added August 9, 2008. Mary-Howell and Klaas Martens of Lakeview Organic Grain in Penn Yan, NY, outline how you can establish a balanced rotational pasture system that will allow you to feed your cows almost year 'round, and buy less of that expensive organic grain. MORE >

Strategies For Extending The Grazing Season
Added August 3, 2008. We are all hoping that the grazing season lasts at least another 80 days; the longer we can stall the need to start digging into our stored feeds the better. Dr. Heather Darby, UVM Extention has written a very useful article on extend the grazing season through stockpiling feed or planting fall annuals for grazing. Now is the time to put these plans into action. MORE >

• Ecological Control of Pasture Flies, by Fay Benson, Cornell Cooperative Extension.
  Added May, 2008.
  
  
• Why Feed Supplemental Protein to a Cow on Pasture? by Darrell Emmick– August 2007
  
  
• Measuring 30% DM from Pasture, by Lisa McCrory
  
  
• Social Implications of Management Intensive Rotational Grazing, by UW-Madison - January 2005
  
  
• Pasture proves superior for North Carolina dairyman, by Chris Bickers, August 2004
  
  
• Grazing is Good for the Environment, Right? by John Thurgood, 2004
  
  
• No-Bloat Legume A Welcome Alternative for Northeast Pastures,
  by Heather Darby, 2003
  
  
• Are Grass-fed Meats and Milk Good for my Health? By Sarah Flack – February 2003
  
  
• Confused about Fat? Choose Grassfed! By Jo Robinson – November 2002
  
  
• Water, Grass & Livestock: An Annotated Bibliography of Riparian Grazing, October 2002
  
  
• Butterfat and Pasture by Bill Casey – July 2002
  
  
• The Northeast Grazing Guide, By Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium: A website providing access to research summaries, extension resources and links to other grazing websites.
  
  
• University of Vermont Pasture and Grazing Management Website