Expanding Profits for Sheep Production Through Intensive Pasture Management

Project Overview

LNE95-054
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1995: $82,427.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1999
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $84,689.00
Region: Northeast
State: Vermont
Project Leader:
Kate Duesterberg
Center for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Vermont

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: grass (misc. perennial), hay
  • Animals: sheep

Practices

  • Animal Production: parasite control, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, grazing - rotational, stockpiled forages, winter forage, feed/forage
  • Crop Production: nutrient cycling
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, marketing management, whole farm planning
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management, integrated crop and livestock systems
  • Soil Management: organic matter, soil analysis
    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.