While summer may be over and the main grazing season concluded, the fall is one of the best times of the year to evaluate the condition of your pasture and complete pasture management tasks that will ...Read More
WHEN: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 LOCATION: University of Delaware Webb Farm 508 Chapel Street, Newark, DE 19713 TIME: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CREDITS: 1.25 DE Nutrient Management Come and learn...Read More
Part 6: How Do I Manage My Stand So It Stays Healthy and Productive? In Part IV, I discussed the advantages of planting into moist soil during the ideal planting window for the selected forage species...Read More
Part 5: When Do I Plant and How Much Seed Do I Use? In the earlier posts in this series, I discussed some of the decisions and planning that need to be taken ahead of planting hay and pasture fields...Read More
Part 4: How Should I Plant My Hay Field or Pasture? What’s the best means of seeding fields, no-till or conventional tillage (a prepared, weed-free, firm seedbed)? As with any choice, there are adva...Read More
In Parts I and 2, I covered testing the soil in the field in which you plan to establish a new pasture or plan to do a total renovation and species selection. Depending on how close you are to plant...Read More
The University of Delaware Cooperative Extension is offering pasture walks in two locations this spring. Participants will have the opportunity to earn nutrient management and pesticide certificat...Read More
Part 1: The Pre-Planning Process… Over the years since I first came to Delaware, I have received numerous requests concerning overseeding or renovating pasture and hay fields. Unfortunately, t...Read More