Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Business meeting minutes are as follows.  More extensive minutes, covering the conference presentations and discussions, are attached.

Business Meeting

After the public and private sector reports on revised and new research, education, and technical assistance priorities were presented and discussed, the business meeting followed. Fay Benson, Public Sector Co-Chair and Don Wild, Private Sector Co-Chair, presided. The first order of business was to nominate and elect a public sector member-at-large and a private sector member-at-large to the Executive Committee. Jim Cropper nominated Dr. Tom Griggs, West Virginia University forage agronomist, for the public sector member-at-large. Jessica Williamson nominated Dr. Ben Goff, West Virginia University Extension ANR Agent- Mason & Putnam Counties. Once she nominated Dr. Goff, Dr. Griggs withdrew his nomination citing that he will be retiring before the 4-year term was up most likely and moving to Vermont. Thereupon, Jim Cropper seconded Jessica motion to nominate Dr. Goff. Nominations were closed by those present at the meeting. Dr. Ben Goff was unanimously elected to the Executive Committee. Don Wild announced that they had several private sector people interested in being a member-at-large, but when Aimee Braxmeier was proposed as a candidate, the other people rallied around her candidacy. Mrs. Lora Goss made a motion to nominate Ms. Braxmeier as the private sector member-at-large. Mr. Rob DeClue seconded the motion. Nominations were closed by those present at the meeting. Ms. Aimee Braxmeier was unanimously elected to the Executive Committee. Jim Cropper said he would send out their duties in a welcoming email along with background information about the Northeast Pasture Consortium since they were first year attendees.

Margaret Smith, NEPC Administrative Advisor, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, NY  presented a PowerPoint “NEPC is a Project of the Northeast Regional Association of Ag. Experiment Station Directors, NEERA 1603”.  She provided a brief history of the origin of the Northeast Pasture Consortium that began as a concept and was approved by the Northeast Ag Experiment Station Directors in 1995. The first Multistate Project was established for the Consortium as NEERA1000 in 2001.  It brought together a diverse, integrated group: University research and extension, USDA-ARS, NRCS, and farmers and industry. Two impact statement leaflets were produced for the Consortium for the last two 5-year projects, 2006-2011 and 2011-2016, with editorial support from the National Association of Ag. Experiment Station Directors. A support flyer was also produced to inform state and national agricultural agencies what the role of the Northeast Pasture Consortium is to bring this integrated group together to promote pasture-based livestock production and marketing. Already it is nearly time to submit a Project proposal - we need to renew! The current 2016-2021 project is almost over. After a question and answer period, Margaret asked the membership if they thought it worthwhile to renew for another 5 years. It was a general consensus that the partnership of private and public sector people were advancing the research, education, and technical assistance needed to create productive pastures throughout the Northeast in a manner that was cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and produced wholesome food. It is more important than ever to combine the ever-shrinking resources of university and agency people and funding to continue advancing the science and art of pasture-based farming.

Jenn Colby and Sid Bosworth reminded the attendees to submit any filled-in Future of the NEPC questionnaires that were still outstanding. They explained that these would be helpful to guide an ad hoc committee on how to proceed with the Consortium with Jim Cropper retiring as Executive Director in February and Sid Bosworth, the Principal Investigator, retiring in March.

Jim Cropper wrapped up the business meeting by thanking Jessica Williamson and Cliff Hawbaker for their many contributions while being on the Executive Committee. Both had served out their 4-year terms with distinction. He welcomed Ben Goff and Aimee Braxmeier to the Executive Committee.  The two new co-chairs were announced, Kevin Jablonski- Private Sector and Daimon Meeh-Public Sector. The 2020 business meeting was then adjourned earlier than originally planned so those residing in the western part of the Northeast could head home in advance of a slow moving snowstorm.

Short-term Outcomes:

1. The annual conference and meeting of private and public sector stakeholders held this year in Vermont focused on the fescue forage species and variety differences, pastured pigs, silvopasture, winter grazing, soil compaction in pastures, and pasture practices to achieve Chesapeake Bay’s TMDL pollution goals. Two pasture-based farms were highlighted at our Producer Showcase session. Randy Robar, owner and operator of the “Kiss the Cow” dairy farm in Vermont, spoke about how he started with just one cow and a few ducks and chickens to a farm with 175 acres of pasture, a farm store, a processing facility - 3000 poultry per year, maple syrup shack, and hire apprentices to run the farm and store. Lora Goss raises Polled Red Devon beef cattle on her New Hampshire farm and has done a lot of conservation and grazing management practices in cooperation with USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service. Eighty people attended and participated in the Northeast Pasture Consortium (NEPC) Conference held at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont. This was our best turnout since 2017. This was helped by a Cedar Tree grant received by the University of Vermont that was used to bring New England collaborators of that grazing lands project together to attend this conference and financial support from USDA-Agriculture Research Service to fund farmer travel expenses. The federal budget was passed and signed into law just before Christmas 2019 so this allowed the highest attendance of grazing lands specialists and conservationists from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in some years. Several of them used this occasion to meet immediately after the Conference to discuss several pressing grazing lands issues facing the Agency. Our Conference was also providentially sited and timed to avoid any big winter storms for a change by adjourning two days ahead of a major snowstorm that swept across the Northeast. Eleven continuing education units (CEUs) were approved for Certified Crop Advisers and Certified Forage and Grassland Professionals by ASA-CSSA-SSSA and the American Forage and Grassland Council, respectively for our Conference technical sessions.  The research and education needs breakout sessions yielded these priority needs:

• Research Priorities (1/16/20)

A. Explore new methods to transfer knowledge and information to increase adoption of research findings within the agriculture community; incorporate social science research into increased adoption and technology transfer:

1. Including farm organizations and advocacy groups to additionally influence regulations and legislations.

2. USDA-ARS—keep working with and building partnerships and communicate with ARS headquarters about upcoming events.

3. Seek new contact with USDA-NRCS Chief, seek a commitment to encourage reps from every state (electronic options for joining?) and invite NRCS Chief to the 2021 NEPC Conference.

4. Strengthen Extension and university research connections, work listservs and across communication methods; —use OREI funding opportunity.

a. Utilizing connections within Pasture Consortium; grazingguide.net

b. Expand distribution list to a set list within each state for advertising date of upcoming NEPC (even if it is only a Save the Date w/o a set agenda)

c. Advertise NEPC on already-existing websites and social media accounts owned by Consortium members (ex: Facebook pages, Instagram, websites)

d. Invite farmers from all NEPC states (Cedar Tree grant—NE states, could apply to USDA OTT, USDA-NIFA Scott Angle) by reaching out to existing grazing networks within each state to reengage farmer participation. (Cedar Tree Foundation and NE Grazing Network as source of funding??)

e. More efficient outreach of objectives:

- Industry (ex: Organic Valley)

- Review newsletter distribution (one-click unsubscribe? Which email list to use? Sarah Goslee discussion; outreach to admin within universities and agencies)

- Educating new farmers; reaching the next generation.

B. Ecosystems Services and Disservices from Pasture Systems and Grazing Management:

1. Impacts to riparian areas,

2. Impacts to water quality and availability (citizen involvement),

3. Wildlife benefits to adaptive grazing management,

4. Impacts of permanent stream and streambank exclusion from livestock grazing riparian area pastures in the Northeast and economic impacts on producers,

5. Economic models for ecosystem service payments (measurement, payment, structure).

C. Silvopasture contributions to carbon sequestration; adaptive strategy in changing climate conditions.

D. Research adjustments in forage management needs in a changing climate:

1. Regional management approaches (understanding variability),

2. Species adaptation and evaluation (meadow fescue, use of annuals, increase in invasive plants),

3. Impacts of grazing on greenhouse gas emissions and environmental resiliency,

4. Management practices to reduce invasion of undesirable plant species due to increased water and lack of infiltration in pastures,

5. Research on nutritional value of weeds, and

6. Does climate change affect native/invasive species? Does it change pasture management? Change animal intake or increased lignification of plants?

E. Soil biology and management impacts on animal health and human health

1. Small ruminant parasite research at WVU, Rhode Island, Cornell,

2. Red and white clover functions in animal and soil health, pollinators, forage and animal production,

3. Tanniferous forages to reduce worm load and increase bypass protein in animal diets, and

4. Grazing management as it affects soil health (e.g., compaction, worms).

F. Further research in meat and dairy products regarding human nutrition and health:

1. Fatty acid updates, value of side chains on long chain FAs (Jana Kraft), and short chain FAs,

2. Artificial gut for milk digestibility located at the Wyndmoor, PA ARS Laboratory,

3. Whole milk/fats; A2A2 milk – effects on human health and getting information out to a larger audience,

4. Milk probiotics/prebiotics identified and their function in human health discovered,

5. C3, C4 grasses, forbs, and effects on Omega-3 content in milk and meat,

6. Impacts of plant-based products marketed as “meats” and “milks” to farmers and environment,

7. Dairy cow plant fiber digestibility impact on milk quality, and

8. Continue to quantify research in nutrient-dense foods; how does cooking affect beef/food nutrition values?

G. Addressing the Heavy Use Area/Pasture interface (vegetation management)

1. Comparison of options (deep-bed packs, composted packs, wood chips) and economic impact on handling facilities, heavy use areas, and cost-effective options,

2. Biological composition of bedded packs and livestock health (mastitis—John Barlow & Deb Neher),

3. Bale grazing & in-field winter management/calving,

4. Species evaluation for vegetated heavy use areas,

5. Using summer annuals to restore winter sacrifice areas, and

6. Research fact sheet updates?

H. Farm profitability and upcoming cultural/societal changes

1. Compare different philosophies, results, benchmarks,

2. Development of artificial and plant-based “meat” and “milk” (and other animal products) and how they will that affect our work, stakeholders, audience, and research.Three papers of interest listed below:

a. Paper in Global Change Biology, Proceedings for Natl Academy of Sciences “Soil carbon sequestration is an elusive climate mitigation tool.” (2018 Nov 13; 115(46): 11652–11656),

b. EAT-Lancet Commission Summary Report – “Our Food in the Anthropocene: Healthy Diets From Sustainable Food Systems”, Jan 16, 2019, and

c. American Farmland Trust - Testimony of Dr. Jennifer Moore–Kucera, Climate Initiative Director of American Farmland Trust, before the US House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, October 30, 2019.

3. Ecological/carbon footprint of animal production compared to ecological footprints of alternative products,

4. Quality assurance program requirements; impacts on profitability

I. New: Research on planting mixes of 6-12 species together to see what mix works well and remains diverse under well-documented grazing conditions, which species complement one another, and the economics involved in trying to maintain a diverse, as-planted mixture (cost versus value-added with increased meat and milk production and food quality).

2. We received a $5000 grant again this year in December from USDA-Agricultural Research Service to fund our farmer stakeholders’ travel expenses to and from the conference. This was a big financial help to augment the money received from conference registration fees.

3. The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Program is active in 7 Northeast Region states: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. This program has Master Graziers who take apprentices under their wing to mentor them on pasture-based dairy farming. The apprentices work at the farm for 4000 hours with pay.  Currently, there are 15 Master Graziers in Maine, 2 in Massachusetts, 3 in New Hampshire, 2 in New Jersey, 25 in New York, 16 in Pennsylvania, and 21 in Vermont.  Of NY’s 25 approved Master Graziers, six are paired with Apprentices. Two Apprentices graduated in 2019, two celebrated their one-year anniversary in the program, and two just started the program. PA currently has 4 active host farm/apprentice pairs. We showcased this program at our 2016 Conference in Freeport, ME and toured a Master Grazier’s farm, Wolfe’s Neck, nearby. Currently they have 2 apprentices working and learning on the dairy. Five apprentices have graduated from Wolfe’s Neck since 2016. 

4. University of  Vermont received a grant in late 2019 from the Cedar Tree Foundation for Developing Measurement and Increasing Capacity of a Coordinated New England Grazing Network.  The 6 New England states and NEPC are involved in 2020.  Some of the grant money was used to pay for cooperators of the Network to attend the 2020 Northeast Pasture Consortium Conference to help with pasture priority needs and gain knowledge from the technical sessions.

Outputs:

1. Two newsletters were published, one in September 2019 and another in December 2019, and distributed primarily as attachments to emails to all the membership. These kept the members informed about the annual conference and a wide range of topics. The September issue featured articles on each technical session being offered at the 2020 Conference outlining their importance and introducing the reader to the subject matter. This issue also introduced readers to the silicate issue associated with tall fescue, especially the K-31 variety. Different varieties have differing amounts of silicate in their leaves. As silicates increase in the leaves, the less palatable the leaves are. As they are grazed, silicates can increase to defend the grass from grazing. Pasturing pigs is nearly a lost skill. The September issue also featured a book section on pasturing pigs from Morrison’s Feeds and Feeding circa 1916. The December issue featured an article on an heirloom hog called the Large Black Hog. Our featured speaker on pasturing pigs at the Conference, Phil Race, has a herd of them. This issue also featured a book review on The Low-Fat Lie: Rise of Obesity, Diabetes and Inflammation by Glen D. Lawrence (speaker at our 2018 Conference) and a review in the on-line magazine of Nature Reviews Cardiology http://www.nature.com/nrcardio “Dietary fats and cardiometabolic disease: mechanisms and effects on risk factors and outcomes” by Jason H. Y. Wu, Renata Micha, and Dariush Mozaffarian. The upshot of these two publications is that there is much controversy over dietary fat in the human diet. What you have heard for years is being challenged mightily now. The two news updates also announced the Vermont Livestock and Pasture Conference that was paired with our annual conference commencing the next day after ours ended.
2. The proceedings of the 2019 annual conference and meeting were completed over the summer and sent to Sarah Goslee, webmaster of the NEPC Grazing Guide website, to be posted on it.
3. The 2020 proceedings are currently being worked on for their inclusion on the Grazing Guide website. The session on forage fescues has two presentations written and illustrated.
4. After much delay, the 2017 Conference proceedings were finished in September 2019. Two authors never completed their papers so the Executive Director used their PowerPoints and cited references to write the papers for them. It is yet to be posted to the Grazing Guide website. This was the first formal proceedings of a NEPC Conference where the presenters in addition to their oral presentations were also asked to write a paper.
5. The Power Point presentations, poster paper abstracts, and speaker biographical sketches are placed on the Consortium website, NEPC Grazing Guide, for post-meeting access.
6. Thirty-four publications, videos, or website series were completed in the past year. The website series were directed towards pasture-based farmers to give them suggestions on how to improve their pasture systems or give them calendar of pasture related events around the Region. The rest of the publications were research papers, fact sheets, or abstracts on pasture-related issues. See Publications document for the cited publications and educational websites.
7. To keep everyone abreast of what is taking place in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Program, Jim Cropper and Mark Dubin from the Bay Office in Annapolis, MD planned a session for the 2020 Conference on what is expected for managing pastureland in the Watershed to meet total maximum daily loadings (TMDL’s) for sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus. There is a very big workload to improve grazing management especially along stream corridors. Mark presented this topic in a special session on the morning of January 16 at the Conference.
8. The Executive Director received a letter in early January 2020 from Agricultural Marketing Service saying they had received the NEPC letter that we sent to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture June 19, 2019 about our concerns about the origin of livestock in the USDA organic dairy regulations. They have begun reviewing all the comments only now as they had extended the comment period to December 2, 2019. The NEPC letter backed the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance stance on the issue of continued use of non-organic dairy replacement heifers by some organic farms to replace cows culled out of their milking herd.

Activities:

1. The 2020 Annual Conference and Meeting of the Consortium was held on January 15 and 16 at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont. Fifteen poster papers were presented. Two concurrent sessions, Private Sector and Public Sector groups, on research and education needs were held from 10 to 11 AM on January 16. The results of those two sessions are posted in the item 1 narrative of Short-Term Outcomes.
2. The Northeast Grazing Guide website for the Consortium is at: http://grazingguide.net/. Dr. Sarah Goslee of the Agricultural Research Service Research Unit at University Park, PA is our web master. It is updated as new material arrives. More YouTube videos were posted to the site this year. We are also posting pasture-related seminars, tours, and conferences that are being held around the Region. A NEPC MailChimp mailing list service is available and a NEPC collection at the Internet Archive (archive.org) is used as a repository for consortium archives and past documents.
3. Teleconferences are held monthly by the Executive Committee to plan the next annual conference and meeting and address other issues that come up during the year.
4. In November, the NEPC agreed to partner with UVM on Cedar Tree Foundation grant proposal and wrote a support letter for inclusion in the application. It was approved for funding.
5. Continuing education credit (CEU) requests were sent to the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) and the American Forage & Grassland Council (AFGC) for certified crop advisors and certified forage and grassland professionals, respectively, for the 2019 Annual Northeast Pasture Consortium Conference and Meeting. 11 CEU's were approved prior to the conference for both certified crop advisors and forage & grassland professionals that attended the conference. The completed sign-in sheets were sent to ASA and AFGC after the Conference.
6. Revised and updated research and education need priorities at the 2020 Northeast Pasture Consortium Annual Conference and Meeting.
7. Fay Benson, Public Sector Co-Chair, asked the Executive Committee to support Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance position on curtailing the continuing use of nonorganic dairy heifers as replacements in organic dairy herds. It makes easier to build up herds quickly and barely meets the letter of the regulations in converting them into organic dairy cows. Formal letter was sent to the USDA Secretary of Agriculture, Honorable Sonny Perdue on June 19, 2019 concerning the continuous purchase and use of non-organic dairy heifers by large organic dairies instead of heifers raised by organic rules from birth. It is putting our Northeast Region dairy farmers at an economic disadvantage that raise their own heifers under the USDA organic rules. It also reduces their market for organically raised heifers since those heifers cost more to raise and buy than nonorganic heifers that are then transitioned to being organic the year before their first calf.
8. Two Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) support letters were sought after and approved at the January 2020 Executive Committee teleconference. The first request was from Dr. Heather Darby for an OREI planning grant proposal entitled “Managing Organic Forages in a Changing Climate”. The primary focus of this planning proposal is to identify gaps in farmer knowledge, key research priorities, and resources that are integral in supporting the viability of organic dairy farms in a changing climate by developing and circulating a survey out to organic farmers. This survey will be analyzed to see what needs are perceived by the producers themselves. The second OREI proposal was from Dr. Andre Brito, University of New Hampshire, “A multi-regional approach to balancing milk and forage quality trade-offs in organic dairies feeding high-legume diets”. In this proposal, UNH will examine strategies and tradeoffs associated with increasing legumes in pastures on grazing dairies. The NEPC will be involved in the dissemination of their findings.
9. Tamara Scully, a freelance agriculture and local food systems journalist, covered our 2019 Conference in Grantville, PA. Her articles about our Conference were posted in the Progressive Dairyman and Country Folks magazines in May through July. Troy Bishopp covered our 2020 Conference. His article appeared in Country Folks in February.
10. Jim Cropper retired as Executive Director effectively at the end of February 2020 after eleven years in the position. He was honored for his service at the 2020 Northeast Pasture Consortium Conference.

Milestones:

1. USDA-Agricultural Research Service continued funding the Northeast Pasture Consortium after a nine-year hiatus. This is essential to provide a financial incentive (by paying their travel expenses) to bring pasture-based farmers to come to our conference since it is a 2-day commitment of time away from their farm when economic times are not good. They provide us with needed feedback on what research work, technical assistance, and education needs are of most benefit to help them stay economically viable while at the same time doing it in an environmentally sensitive manner.

2. Seven Northeast Region states out of 13 states nationwide are active in the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Program.  Eighty-four Master Graziers from the Northeast Region (out of 185 nation-wide) [Source: https://www.dga-national.org/] have volunteered to train young aspiring dairy men and women by having them come to work on their grazing dairy farms for a salary while learning all there is to know about feeding, caring, and milking grazing dairy cattle and operating the equipment needed to meet their herd’s daily needs and handle the milk produced.

Names in bold are Northeast Pasture Consortium members as contributing authors.  Publications listed in alphabetical order by principal author.

Antaya, N., Ghelichkhan, M., Pereira, A., Soder, K.J., Brito, A. 2019. Production, milk iodine, and nutrient utilization in Jersey cows supplemented with the brown seaweed ascophyllum nodosum (kelp meal) during the grazing season. Journal of Dairy Science.102(9):8040-8058. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-16478.

Billman, E.D., Andreen, D.M., Williamson, J. 2019. Choosing a grazing system: Mob vs. rotational. Progressive Forage Grower. Pg 1.

Billman, E.D., Andreen, D.M., Williamson, J., Soder, K.J. 2019. Mob or rotational grazing for pastures[abstract]. Extension Fact Sheets. P. 1.

Billman, E.D., Dillard, L.S., Soder, K.J. 2019. Brassicas as an alternative forage in the northeastern United States[abstract]. Journal of Animal Science. P. 1.

Bishopp, Troy.  2019-2020.  The Grass Whisperer Website.  At http://thegrasswhisperer.com/.  Most recent articles appear on page 1.  At the bottom of the screen (be sure to scroll down to the very bottom), click on page number to see other articles on pasture management thoughts Troy has and events Troy has attended.  Always entertaining and educational..

Bishopp, Troy.  2019-2020. Troy Bishopp The Grass Whisperer - YouTube. At https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHb5NB0n96jZIrODQ89S7bQ/videos

Bishopp, Troy.  2019-2020. Troy Bishopp – On Pasture. At https://onpasture.com/author/troy-bishopp/

Brackenrich, Justin, Nicole Santangelo, Jessica A. Williamson, Ph.D., and David Hartman. 2020. Care and Condition of Sacrifice Areas. Pennsylvania State University. https://extension.psu.edu/care-and-condition-of-sacrifice-areas

Brito, Andre and Silva, LHP. 2019. Symposium review: Comparisons of feed and milk nitrogen efficiency and carbon emissions in organic versus conventional dairy production systems. (abstract) Journal of Dairy Science. [Online ahead of print] DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17232.

Colby, J., K. Hagen, J.P. Alvez, C. Herrick.  2019-2020. Vermont Pasture Network Calendar.  On-line.  Monthly.

Dillon, J., Rotz, C.A., Karsten, H.D. 2019. Eco-efficiency of Northeast U.S. grass-fed beef systems. American Society of Animal Science Proceedings[abstract]. P. 1.

Firrman, J., Liu, L.S., Van Den Abbeele, P., Tanes, C., Bittinger, K., Tomasula, P.M. 2019. Applying in vitro culturing technology to establish and evaluate the human gut microbiota. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 144:1-12. https://doi.org/10.3791/59054.

Firrman, J., Tanes, C., Bittinger, K., Mahalak, K.K., Rinaldi, W., Liu, L.S. 2019. Metagenomic assessment of the Cebus Apella gut microbiota. American Journal of Primatology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23023.

Flack, Sarah. 2019. Rotational Grazing Tips with Sarah Flack (e.111).  The Ruminant Farm Blog & Podcast Archives. At http://www.theruminant.ca/blog/2019/6/18/rotational-grazing-tips-with-sarah-flack-e111?fbclid=IwAR2sZ

Flack, Sarah. 2020. Three part webinar series - Part one is an introduction to grazing management from the plants perspective. Part two is looking at grazing systems from the livestock perspective. Part three is the grazier’s tool box – putting it all together. At http://www.sarahflackconsulting.com/publications-and-video/videos/

Gilker, R. and K. Voth.  2019-2020.  On Pasture Website.  Published weekly on-line.  At: On Pasture, 4435 E San Carlos Place N, Tucson, AZ 85712.  R. Gilker is a Northeast Pasture Consortium member from NY.  https://onpasture.com/

Goslee, S.C. 2019. Drivers of agricultural diversity in the continental United States[abstract]. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology. p. 1.

Grev, Amanda. 2019. Stockpiling Pasture for Fall and Winter Grazing. Maryland Agronomy News. http://blog.umd.edu/agronomynews/author/agrev/

Hartman, David. 2019. Preventing Pasture Damage During Prolonged Periods of Wet Weather. Pennsylvania State University. https://extension.psu.edu/preventing-pasture-damage-during-prolonged-periods-of-wet-weather

Hoffman, K.  2019-2020.  NYGC Grazette Newsletter.  NY Grazinglands Coalition.  Published monthly.  To subscribe contact: karen.hoffman2@ny.usda.gov

Ma, L., Derner, J.D., Harmel, R.D., Tatarko, J., Moore, A., Rotz, C.A., Augustine, D.J., Boone, R., Coughenour, M. 2019. Application of grazing land models in ecosystem management: Current status and next frontiers. Advances in Agronomy. 158:173-216.https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2019.07.003

Pereira, ABD, Moura, DC, Whitehouse, Nancy, Brito, Andre. 2020. Production and nitrogen metabolism in lactating dairy cows fed finely ground field pea plus soybean meal or canola meal with or without rumen-protected methionine supplementation. Journal of Dairy Science. [Online ahead of print] DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17186.

Ranck, E., Holden, L., Soder, K.J., Dillon, J., Rotz, C.A. 2019. Use of the integrated farm system model to determine economic and environmental impacts of double cropping winter annuals with corn[abstract]. American Dairy Science Association Proceedings. P. 1.

Roca-Fernandez, A., Dillard, L., Soder, K.J. 2019. Ruminal fermentation and enteric methane production of legumes containing condensed tannins fed in continuous culture[abstract]. Advances in Animal Biosciences. 10(3):520.

Rotz, C.A., Hristov, A. 2019. Are our cows causing an increase in global warming? Hoard's Dairyman. P. 398-399.

University of Rhode Island. 2019. Effects of feeding birdsfoot trefoil on parasite control, nutritional status & profitability. https://web.uri.edu/sheepngoat/orgbft/ (Print version available at this URL.)

University of Rhode Island. 2019-2020. Northeast Small Ruminant Parasite Control website. https://web.uri.edu/sheepngoat/parasite-control/

University of Rhode Island. 2019-2020. Forage-based Parasite Control In Sheep and Goats In the Northeast U.S. https://web.uri.edu/sheepngoat/orei/

Van Hekken, D.L., Renye Jr, J.A., Bucci, A.J., Tomasula, P.M. 2019. Characterization of the physical, microbiological, and chemical properties of sonicated raw bovine milk. Journal of Dairy Science. 102:6928-6942. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-15775.

Williamson, Jessica A. and Sjoerd Willem Duiker. 2019. Changes to Grazing Management in Late Summer and Early Fall. Pennsylvania State University. https://extension.psu.edu/changes-to-grazing-management-in-late-summer-and-early-fall

Williamson, J., Soder, K.J., Andreen, D.M. 2019. Interseeding forage crops into corn[abstract]. Extension Fact Sheets. P. 1.

Williamson, Jessica A. 2019. Reducing Pasture Damage During Winter Feeding.  Pennsylvania State University.   https://extension.psu.edu/reducing-pasture-damage-during-winter-feeding  

Williamson, Jessica A. 2019. Reducing the Risk of Nitrate and Prussic Acid Poisoning in Livestock. Pennsylvania State University.https://extension.psu.edu/reducing-the-risk-of-nitrate-and-prussic-acid-poisoning-in-livestock

Williamson, Jessica A. 2019. Seeding Perennial Forages: Restoration / Renovation of Pastures and Hay Fields. Pennsylvania State University. https://extension.psu.edu/seeding-perennial-forages-restoration-renovation-of-pastures-and-hay-fields