Dairy, Crop and Livestock Resources From New England  Cooperative Extension

Forage Production

Factsheets

A group of factsheets written by Tim Griffin (UMaine).  All are in Adobe Acrobat format.  You will need Adobe Acrobat reader for these.  Also check the nutrient management section for other factsheets written by Tim.

Banding Herbicides for Row Crops 
Frost Seeding 
Growing Forage Grasses in Maine 
Growing Forage Legumes in Maine
Monitoring Grazing Systems
Selecting Forage Crops
Soil Organic Matter
Soybean Management Points
Applying Fertilizers on Home Gardens
Maine Soil Nitrogen Test for Corn
Nitrogen Fertilizer Choices
Testing Your Soil

Decision Aids

Tutorials

A nice group of Powerpoint® presentations prepared by Tim Griffin (UMaine)

Basics of Soybean Production
Forage Pasture Extremes
Soil Fertility
Managing Soils for Healthy Plants

Internet Links

Dairy Forage Research Center (USDA-ARS, located at Univ. of Wisconsin) http://www.dfrc.wisc.edu/

Forage Information System (located at Oregon State Univ.) http://forages.orst.edu/

Forage-Livestock Systems (located at West Virginia Univ.) http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/index.html

Miner Agricultural Research Institute (Chazy NY) http://www.whminer.com/

The Maize Page (Iowa State Univ.) http://www.ag.iastate.edu/departments/agronomy/cornpage.html#technical

NewCROP (at Purdue Univ.) http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/default.html

Penn State Agronomy Guide http://agguide.agronomy.psu.edu/

Penn State Extension Agronomy http://www.agronomy.psu.edu/Extension/Extension.html

STRATSOY: Soybean Production Information http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~stratsoy/new/indexes/ProductionInformation.html

Penn State’s forage page

University of Vermont Crops and Soils Homepage

Vermont Forage Report

Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Grassfarmer- a site from American Farmland Trust

Forage Information System

Sustainable Farming Connection

University of Maine Grazing Website

Forage-Livestock Systems (West Virginia University) 

Procedures in Forage Plant Research (North Carolina) 

Miner Institute 

Dairy Forage System Model (DAFOSYM) 

Dairy Forage Research Center (USDA-ARS, University of Wisconsin) 

 

 

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