NEERA1003: Northeast Pasture Consortium

(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)

Status: Inactive/Terminating

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04/26/2012

04/24/2013

Bishopp, Troy. 2012-2013. The Grass Whisperer Website. At: http://www.thegrasswhisperer.com/.

Camargo, G., Kemanian, A., Goslee, S.C., Skinner, R.H. 2012. Competition for water among plants: resolving the root system. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Paper No. 204.

Cassida, K.A., Foster, J.G., Gonzalez, J.M., Zobel, R.W., Sanderson, M.A. 2012. Available soil phosphorus affects herbage yield and stand persistence in forage chicory. Agronomy Journal. 104:807-816.

Cassida, K. A., J. G. Foster, J. M. Gonzalez, R. W. Zobel & M. A. Sanderson. 2013. Response of Forage Chicory Seedlings to Available Soil Phosphorus in Two Soils in a Controlled Environment. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. DOI:10.1080/00103624.2013.788657.

Colby, J. 2012-2013. Vermont Pasture Network Calendar. Published monthly by the Vermont Pasture Network. At: http://www.uvm.edu/~pasture/Documents/calendar.pdf

Dell, C.J., Kleinman, P.J., Schmidt, J.P., Beegle, D.B., Johnson, K. 2012. Low disturbance manure incorporation effects on ammonia and nitrate losses. Journal of Environmental Quality. 41:928-937.

Dias, C.C., Moraes, M.P., Weiss, M., Diaz San Segundo, F.C., Perez-Martin, E., Salazar, A.M., De Los Santos, T.B., Grubman, M.J. 2012. Novel antiviral therapeutics to control foot-and-mouth disease. Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research. 32(10):462-473.

Dougherty, M., Burger, J.A., Feldhake, C.M., Abdelgadir, A.H. 2013. Calibration and use of plate meter regressions for pasture mass estimation in an Appalachian silvopasture. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 59(2):305-315.

Flack, S., Daley, C., Soder, K.J. 2012. How to avoid costly mistakes in pasture management. Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance newsletter. 12(5):22,32-33.

Gilker, R. and K. Voth. 2013. On-Pasture Website. At: OnPasture.com Livestock for Landscapes, 6850 W CR 24, Loveland, Colorado 80538

Goslee, S.C. 2012. Quantitative site type delineation for pastures in the northeastern United States[abstract]. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology. Abstract #79.

Goslee, S.C. 2013. Monitoring grazinglands with satellite imagery. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Paper No. 0127.

Grubman, M.J., Diaz San Segundo, F.C., Dias, C.C., Moraes, M.P., Perez-Martin, E., De Los Santos, T.B. 2012. Use of replication-defective adenoviruses to develop vaccines and biotherapeutics against foot-and-mouth disease. Future Virology. 7(8):767-778.

Hafla, A.N., Soder, K.J., Rubano, M.D., Stout, R.C. 2013. Application of a rising plate meter to estimate forage yield on dairy farms in PA[abstract]. Northeast Pasture Consortium Conference. p. 1.

Halvorson, J.J., Gonzalez, J.M., Hagerman, A.E. 2012. Changes in Soluble-N in forest and pasture soils after repeated applications of tannins and related phenolic compounds. International Journal of Agronomy. DOI: 10.1155/2012/163054.2012.

Hoffman, K. 2012-2013. GLCI Grazette Newsletter. NYS GLCI. Published monthly.

Hristov, A.N., Oh, J., Lee, C., Meinen, R., Montes, F., Ott, T., Firkins, J., Rotz, C.A., Dell, C.J., Adesogan, A., Yang, W., Tricarico, J., Kebreab, E., Waghorn, G., Dijkstra, J., Oosting, S., Gerber, P.J., Henderson, B., Makkar, H. 2013. Nutritional and management strategies to mitigate animal greenhouse gas emissions. IN: Ruminant Nutrition Conference Proceedings, February 5-6, 2013, Gainesville, Florida. p. 1-8.

Katiki, L., Ferreira, J.F., Gonzalez, J.M., Zajac, A., Lindsay, D., Chagas, A., Amarante, A. 2013. Anthelmintic effect of plant extracts containing condensed and hydrolyzable tannins on Caenorhabditis elegans and their antioxidant capacity. Veterinary Parasitology. 192(1-3):218-227.

Kokko, C., Soder, K.J., Brito, A.F., Hovey, R.C., Berthiaume, R. 2013. Effect of time of cutting and maceration on forage composition, nutrient flow, microbial protein synthesis, and digestibility in dual-flow continuous culture. Journal of Animal Science. 91:1765-1774.

McCrory, L. 2012-2013. Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA) E-Newsletter. Published monthly. At: www.nodpa.com NE Organic Dairy Producers Alliance | 30 Keets Road | Deerfield | MA | 01342.

Pandya, M., Pacheco Tobin, J., Bishop, E.A., Kenney, M.A., Milward, F., Doel, T., Golde, W.T. 2012. An alternate delivery system improves vaccine performance against foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). Vaccine. 30(20):3106-3111.

Pega, J., Bucafusco, D., Di Giacomo, S., Malacari, D., Capozzo, A., Arzt, J., Perez-Beascoechea, C., Maradei, E., Rodriguez, L.L., Borca, M.V., Perez-Filgueira, M. 2012. Early adaptive immune responses in the respiratory tract of foot and mouth disease-infected cattle. Journal of Virology. 87(5):2489-2495.

Perez-Martin, E., Weiss, M., Diaz San Segundo, F.C., Pacheco Tobin, J., Arzt, J., Grubman, M.J., De Los Santos, T.B. 2012. Bovine type III interferon significantly delays and reduces the severity of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle. Journal of Virology. 86(8):4477-4487.

Piechnik, D.A., Goslee, S.C., Veith, T.L., Bishop, J.A., Brooks, R.P. 2012. Topographic placement of management practices to reduce water quality impacts from pastures. Landscape Ecology. 27:1307-1319.

Rai, D.K., Schafer, E.A., Singh, K., McIntosh, M., Sarafianos, S., Rieder, A.E. 2013. Repeated exposure to 5D9, an inhibitor of 3D polymerase, effectively limits the replication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in host cells. Antiviral Research. 98(3):380-385

Rotz, C.A. 2012. Managing livestock to mitigate nitrogen losses and adapt to climate change[abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Paper No. 180-5.

Rotz, C.A., Chianese, D.S., Montes, F., Hafner, S.D., Jarvis, R. 2012. Dairy gas emissions model: reference manual. World Wide Web. Available: https://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/19020000/DairyGEMReferenceManual.pdf

Skinner, R.H. 2012. Relationship between annual canopy photosynthesis and ecosystem respiration in humid-temperate pastures[abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Paper No. 81-15.

Skinner, R.H. 2012. Understanding growth and development of forage plants. In: Pereira, O.G., da Fonseca, D.M., Ribeiro, K.G., Chizzotti, F.H.M., editors. Proceedings 6th Symposium on Strategic Management of Pasture, November 15-17, 2012, Vicosa, Brazil. p. 183-198.

Skinner, R.H. 2013. Respiration partitioning during pasture regrowth. Crop Science. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2012.10.0572.

Soder, K.J., Brito, A.F., Rubano, M.D., Dell, C.J. 2012. Effect of incremental flaxseed supplementation of an herbage diet on methane output and ruminal fermentation in continuous culture. Journal of Dairy Science. 95(7):3961-3969.

Soder, K.J., Brito, A., Rubano, M.D. 2013. Short communication: effect of oilseed supplementation of an herbage diet on ruminal fermentation in continuous culture. Journal of Dairy Science. 96(4):2551-2556.

Soder, K.J., Brito, A., Rubano, M.D. 2013. Effect of supplementing orchardgrass herbage with a total mixed ration or flaxseed fermentation profile and bacterial protein synthesis in continuous culture. Journal of Dairy Science. 96:3228-3237.

Soder, K.J., Hautau, M., Hafla, A.N., Rubano, M.D., Moyer, B., Stout, R.C. 2013. Case study: dairies utilizing ultra-high stock density grazing in the northeast[abstract]. Northeast Pasture Consortium Conference. p 1.

Turner, K.E., Cassida, K.A., Zajac, A.M. 2012. Weight gain, blood parameters, and fecal egg counts when meat-goat kids were finished on alfalfa, red clover, or orchardgrass pastures. Grass and Forage Science. DOI: 10.111/j.1365-2494.2012.00893.

Van Hekken, D.L., M.H. Tunick, M. Paul, E.R. Ingham, R. Seidel, and P.M. Tomasula. 2013. Case History: Tracking the nutritional value of milk from transitioning-to-organic dairy herd. Northeast Pasture Consortium Conference Abstracts p. 7.

Zobel, R.W. 2012. Lolium perenne L. root systems are a collection of Gaussian curve shaped meso diameter class length distributions. Plant and Soil. DOI:10.1007/s11104-012-1298-0.

06/27/2014

Bishopp, Troy. 2013-2014. The Grass Whisperer Website.

At: http://www.thegrasswhisperer.com/.

Bosworth, S. 2014. Characteristics of Forage and Pasture Grasses Found in the Northeast U.S. University of Vermont Extension, January 2014.

Colby, J. 2013-2014. Vermont On-Line Pasture Calendar.

At: http://www.uvm.edu/~pasture/?Page=Calendar&agenda=Network,Vermont%20Pasture&period=twomonth

Del Prado, A., P. Crosson, J. Oleson, C.A. Rotz. 2013. Whole-farm models to quantify GHG emissions and their potential use for linking climate change mitigation and adaptation in ruminant-based farming systems. Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Greenhouse Gasses and Animal Agriculture. Dublin, Ireland. 23-26 June, 2013.

Gilker, R. and K. Voth. 2013-2014. On Pasture Website. Published weekly. At: OnPasture.com Livestock for Landscapes, 6850 W CR 24, Loveland, Colorado 80538. R. Gilker is a Northeast Pasture Consortium member from NY.

Goslee, S.C. 2013. Pasture monitoring with Landsat[abstract]. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology. Publication Acceptance Date: February 14, 2013.

Goslee, S.C., T.L. Vieth, R.H. Skinner, and L. Comas. 2013. Optimizing ecosystem function by manipulating pasture community composition. Basic and Applied Ecology. 14(8):630-641.

Goslee, S.C. and D. Piechnik. 2013. Water quality effects and placement of pasture best management practices in the Spring Creek Watershed (Centre County, PA). USDA-NRCS Technical Note. Publication Acceptance Date: June 5, 2013.

Hoffman, K. 2013-2014. GLCI Grazette Newsletter. NYS GLCI. Published monthly.

Orr, A.N. 2013. Pasture quality variation throughout the grazing season. Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance Newsletter. http://www.nodpa.com/production_forage_pasture_quality_variation_073013.shtml.

Orr, A.N., Soder, K.J., Hautau, M. 2014. Dairy farmers using mob grazing in Pennsylvania and New York. Electronic Publication. Available: http://onpasture.com/2014/04/07/how-mob-grazing-works-for-dairies-in-the-northeast/.

Rotz, C.A., B.J. Isenberg, K.R. Stackhouse-Lawson, and E.J. Pollak. 2013. A simulation-based approach for evaluating and comparing the environmental footprints of beef production systems. Journal of Animal Science. 91:5427-5437.

Rotz, C.A. and R.H. Skinner. 2013. Farm simulation can help adapt dairy production systems to climate change[abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Publication Acceptance Date: April 25, 2013.

Skinner, R.H. 2013. Nitrogen fertilization effects on pasture photosynthesis, respiration, and ecosystem carbon content. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 172:35-41.

Skinner, R.H. 2013. Water, temperature, and defoliation effects on perennial grassland respiration[abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Publication Acceptance Date: May 3, 2013.

Skinner, R. H. and A.V. Stewart. 2014. Narrow-Leaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) Selection for Increased Freezing Tolerance. Crop Science. 54: 3: 1238-1242.

Soder, K.J., Hautau, M., Hafla, A.N., Rubano, M.D., Moyer, B., Stout, R.C. 2013. Case study: dairies utilizing ultra-high stock density grazing in the northeast[abstract]. Joint Abstracts of the American Dairy Science and Society of Animal Science. Publication Acceptance Date: March 10, 2013.

07/22/2015

Bishopp, Troy. 2014-2015. The Grass Whisperer Website. At: http://www.thegrasswhisperer.com/. Click on writings and then click on hotlinks to web pages listed under writings to see numerous articles on grazing management.

Bowdridge, S.A., A.M. Zajac, D.R. Notter. 2015. St. Croix sheep produce a rapid and greater cellular immune response contributing to reduced establishment of Haemonchus contortus. Vet. Parasitol. 208:204-210.

Jacobs, J.R., S.P Greiner, S.A. Bowdridge. 2015. Serum interleukin-4 (IL-4) production is associated with lower fecal egg count in parasite-resistant sheep. Vet. Parasitol. 211:102-105.

MacKinnon, K.M., S.A. Bowdridge, I. Kanevsky-Mullarky, A.M. Zajac, D.R. Notter. 2015. Gene expression profiles of hair and wool sheep reveal importance of Th2 immune mechanisms for increased resistance to Haemonchus contortus. J. Anim. Sci. 93:2074-2082.

De Wolf, B.M., A.M. Zajac, K.A. Hoffer, B.L. Sartini, S. Bowdridge, T. LaRoith, K.H. Petersson. 2014. The effect of vitamin E supplementation on an experimental Haemonchus contortus infection. Vet. Parasitol. 205: 140-149

Alber, N., Brink, G.E. 2014. Above- and below-ground grass growth responds to grazing management. University of Wisconsin Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Experiment Station Bulletins. Research Brief No. 91.

Alber, N.B., Brink, G.E., Jackson, R.D. 2014. Temperate grass response to extent and timing of grazing. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 94:827-833.

Brink, G.E., Soder, K.J. 2015. Cool-season grass sward structure influences intake of grazing cattle. American Forage and Grassland Council Conference Proceedings [CD-ROM]. Number 16. St. Louis, MO: American Forage and Grassland Council.

Coblentz, W.K., Brink, G.E., Hoffman, P.C., Esser, N.M., Bertram, M.G. 2014. Fall-grown oat to extend the fall grazing season for replacement dairy heifers. Journal of Dairy Science. 97:1645-1660.

Mohammed, R., Brink, G.E., Stevenson, D.M., Neumann, A.P., Beauchemin, K., Suen, G., Weimer, P.J. 2014. Bacterial communities in the rumen of Holstein heifers differ when fed orchardgrass as pasture versus hay. Frontiers in Microbiology 5. 689:1-11.

Sabatier, R., Oates, L.G., Brink, G.E., Bleier, J.S., Jackson, R.D. 2015. Grazing in an uncertain environment: modeling the trade-off between production and robustness. Agronomy Journal. 107:257-264.

Vadas, P.A., Powell, J.M., Busch, D.L., Brink, G.E. 2014. Monitoring runoff from cattle-grazed pastures for a phosphorus loss quantification tool. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 199:124-131.

Antaya, N.T., Soder, K.J., Kraft, J., Whitehouse, N.L., Guindon, N.E., Erickson, P.S., Conroy, A., Brito, A.F. 2014. Incremental amounts of Ascophyllum nodosum meal do not improve animal performance but increase milk iodine output in early lactation dairy cows fed high-forage diets. Journal of Dairy Science. 98:1991-2004.

Brito, A.F., Petit, H.V., Pepeira, A.B., Soder, K.J., Ross, S. 2014. Interactions of corn meal or molasses with a soybean-sunflower meal mix or flaxseed meal on production, milk fatty acids composition, and nutrient utilization in dairy cows fed grass hay-based diets. Journal of Dairy Science. 98:443-457.

Brito, A.F., J. Chiquette, S.P. Stabler, R.H. Allen and C.L. Girard. 2015. Supplementing lactating dairy cows with a vitamin B12 precursor, 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole, increases the apparent ruminal synthesis of vitamin B12. Animal 9: 67-75.

Dorich, C.D., R.K. Varner, A.B.D. Pereira, R. Martineau, K.J. Soder, and A.F. Brito. 2015. Short communication: Use of a portable automated open-circuit gas quantification system and the sulfur hexafluoride tracer technique for measuring enteric methane emissions in Holstein cows ad libitum- or restricted-fed. J. Dairy Sci. 98:2676-2681.

Resende, T.L., J. Kraft, K.J. Soder, A.B.D. Pereira, D.E. Woitschach, R.B. Reis, and A.F. Brito. 2015. Incremental amounts of ground flaxseed decreases milk production but increases n-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid in dairy cows fed high-forage diets. J. Dairy Sci. 98:4785-4799.

M.D. Casler, D.J. Undersander, Y.A. Papadopolous, S. Bittman, D. Hunt, R.D. Mathison, D.H. Min, J.G. Robins, J.H. Cherney, S.N. Acharya, D.P. Belesky, S.R. Bowley, B.E. Coulman, R. Drapeau, N.J. Ehlke, M.H. Hall, R.H. Leep, R. Michaud, J. Rowsell, G.E. Shewmaker, C.D. Teutsch, and W.K. Coblentz. 2014. Sparse-Flowering Orchardgrass Represents an Improvement in Forage Quality During Reproductive Growth. Crop Sci. 54:421-429.

Colby, J. 2014-2015. Vermont On-Line Pasture Calendar.
At: http://www.uvm.edu/~pasture/?Page=Calendar&agenda=Network,Vermont%20Pasture&period=two month

Dillon, J., Rotz, C.A. 2014. Environmental assessment of a representative grass-finishing beef operation in southern Pennsylvania[Abstract]. Joint Abstracts of the American Dairy Science and Society of Animal Science. Paper 6447.

Gilker, R. and K. Voth. 2014-2015. On Pasture Website. Published weekly. At: OnPasture.com Livestock for Landscapes, 6850 W CR 24, Loveland, Colorado 80538. R. Gilker is a Northeast Pasture Consortium member from NY.

Toledo, D.N., Sanderson, M.A., Herrick, J.E., Goslee, S.C. 2014. An integrated approach to grazingland ecological assessments and management interpretations. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 69(4):110A-114A.

Hunt, S.R., MacAdam, J.W., Griggs, T.C. 2014. Lignification and Tannin Localization During the Development of Birdsfoot Trefoil Stems. Crop Sci. 54(4):1876-1886.

Bailey, B. L., Griggs, T. C., Rayburn, E. B., Krause, K. M. 2014. Beef heifer growth and reproductive performance following two levels of pasture allowance during the fall grazing period. Journal of Animal Science. 92(8):3659-3669

Grabber, J., Min, D., Riday, H., Griggs, T.C., MacAdam, J.W., Cassida, K., Coblentz, W.K. 2014. Yield, Morphological Development, and Forage Quality Characteristics of European- and Mediterranean-Derived Birdsfoot Trefoil Cultivars Grown in the Colder Continental United States[Abstract]. American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting. 2014-11-03. Poster Number 758

Hoffman, K. 2014-2015. NYGC Grazette Newsletter. NY Grazinglands Coalition. Published monthly on-line at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ny/technical/landuse/pasture/?cid= nrcseprd366641

Orr, A.N., Soder, K.J., Brito, A., Rubano, M.D., Dell, C.J. 2014. Effect of sprouted barley grain supplementation of an herbage-based or haylage-based diet on ruminal fermentation and methane output in continuous culture. Journal of Animal Science. 97:7856-7869.

Orr, A.N., Soder, K.J., Rubano, M.D., Dell, C.J. 2014. Sprouted barley for dairy cows: Nutritional composition and digestibility. USDA-ARS fact sheet. p. 1.

Rayburn, E.B., Shockey, W.L., Seymour, D.A., Smith, B.D., and Basden, T.J. 2014. Residual forage mass and pasture growth. American Forage & Grassland Council 2014 Conference Proceedings. http://afgc.associationsonline.com/site_member_documents2.cfm?pk_association_document=7502

Rayburn, E.B. 2015. How to make good-quality, plastic-wrapped, round bale silage. Forage Magazine. Progressive Forage Grower. East Edition. Progressive Publishing. Main Office: Jerome, ID. 16(5):31-32.

Rayburn, E.B. 2015. Stepping up grazing management. Forage Magazine. Progressive Forage Grower. East Edition. Progressive Publishing. Main Office: Jerome, ID. 16(6):14-15.

Asem-Hiablie, S., Rotz, C.A., Stackhouse-Lawson, K., Battagliese, T. 2014. Assessing the sustainability of beef production[Abstract]. ASABE Annual International Meeting. p 1.

Powell, J.M., Rotz, C.A., Wattiaux, M.A. 2014. Abatement of ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions from dairy farms using milk urea N (MUN). Journal of Environmental Quality. DOI:10.2134/jeq2013.09.0375.

Snow, V.O., Rotz, C.A., Johnson, I.R., Hutchings, N.J., Eckard, R.J. 2014. The challenges of incorporating random animal-mediated nitrogen transfers in process-based modeling of grazed agricultural systems. Meeting Proceedings. Proc. 7th Inter. Meeting Environ. Modeling and Software, San Diego, CA. p. 1-7.

Snow, V.O., Rotz, C.A., Moore, A.D., Martin-Clouaire, R., Johnson, I.R., Hutchings, N.J., Eckard, R.J. 2014. The challenges – and some solutions – to process-based modeling of grazed agricultural systems. Journal of Environmental Modeling and Software. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.03.009.

Schrenker, D.L., Hall, M.H., Grantham, A., Kaye, J.P., Skinner, R.H. 2014. Production potential of warm-season annual pastures in rotation with corn silage. American Forage and Grassland Conference Proceedings. p 1.

Skinner, R.H., Dell, C.J. 2014. Comparing pasture c sequestration estimates from eddy covariance and soil cores. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 199:52-57.

Skinner, R.H., Smith, R.G., Bosworth, S.C., Kersbergen, R.J. 2014. Productivity and persistence of multi-cultivar perennial ryegrass[Abstract]. American Society of Agronomy Abstracts. p. 1.

Soder, K.J., Hafla, A., Hautau, M. 2014. Mob grazing for dairy cows. Lancaster Farming (Corn Talk & Foraging Around Special Section). p. E13-14.

09/13/2016

Bishopp, Troy. 2015-2016. The Grass Whisperer Website. At: http://www.thegrasswhisperer.com/. Click on Freelance Writing & Photography and then click on hotlinks to web pages listed under writings to see numerous articles on grazing management.

Bowdridge, S. A., C. S. Sotomaior, M. A. McCann, A. M. Zajac and S. P. Greiner. 2016. Effect of sire breed on gain, carcass characteristics and parasite resistance of Katahdin crossbred feedlot-finished lambs. Abstract. J. Anim. Sci. 94: supplement 1: 48-48.

Bowdridge, S. A., D. Mata-Padrino and D. P. Belesky. 2016. Effect of fish meal supplementation rate on parasitism and performance of grazing lambs. Abstract. J. Anim. Sci. 94: supplement 1: 49-49

Weaver, A. R., D. L. Wright, M. A. McCann, A. M. Zajac, S. A. Bowdridge and S. P. Greiner. 2016. Evaluation of terminal sire breeds for hair sheep production systems on lamb birth, weaning, and grazing performance. Abstract. J. Anim. Sci.

94: supplement 1: 53-53.

Brink, G.E., M.A. Sanderson and M.D. Casler. 2015. Grass and Legume Effects on Nutritive Value of Complex Forage Mixtures. Crop Science. 55: 3: 1329-1337.

Brink, G.E., W.K. Coblentz, and P. Hoffman. 2016. Performance of Dairy Heifers Reared on Pasture vs. Confinement. American Forage and Grassland Conference Proceedings. p. 1. Available at: http://www.afgc.org/proceedings/2016/

Brito, A.F., G.F. Tremblay, A. Bertrand, Y. Castonguay, G. Bélanger, R. Michaud, C. Lafrenière, R. Martineau, and others. 2016. Performance and nitrogen use efficiency in mid-lactation dairy cows fed timothy cut in the afternoon or morning

Dairy Sci. 99:7:5445–5460.

A.B.D. Pereira, S.A. Utsumi, C.D. Dorich, A.F. Brito. 2015. Integrating spot short-term measurements of carbon emissions and backward dietary energy partition calculations to estimate intake in lactating dairy cows fed ad libitum or restricted. J. Dairy Sci. 98:12:8913–8925.

N.T. Antaya, R. Berthiaume, G.F. Tremblay, A.F. Brito. 2015. Short communication: Feeding red clover cut in the afternoon or morning to late-lactation dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 98:10:7335–7339

Colby, J. 2015-2016. Vermont On-Line Pasture Calendar.

At: http://www.uvm.edu/~pasture/?Page=exchange_calendar

Dillon, J., Rotz, C.A. 2015. A survey of grass-finished beef producers in Pennsylvania[Abstract]. American Forage and Grassland Conference Proceedings. p. 1. Available at: http://www.afgc.org/proceedings/2015/

Dillon, J., Rotz, C.A. 2016. Management characteristics of grassfed beef operations in the northeast. Progressive Forage Grower. p. 1. Available: http://www.progressiveforage.com/forage-production/management/management-characteristics-of-grass-fed-beef-operations

Dillon, J., Rotz, C.A. 2016. A survey of grass-finished beef producers in the northeastern U.S.[Abstract]. American Forage and Grassland Conference Proceedings. p. 1. Available at: http://www.afgc.org/proceedings/2016/Dillon_and_Rotz_AFGC_2016_Interpretive_Summary.pdf

Egan Jr, J.F., Goslee, S.C., Orr, A.N. 2015. Tradeoffs between production and perennial forages in dairy farming systems vary among counties in the Northeastern United States. Agricultural Systems. 139:14-28.

Gilker, R. and K. Voth. 2015-2016. On Pasture Website. Published weekly. At: OnPasture, 4435 E San Carlos Place N,

Tucson, AZ 85712. R. Gilker is a Northeast Pasture Consortium member from NY.

Goslee, S.C. 2015. Making landscape classification relevant for agriculture. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology World Congress, July 5-10, 2015, Portland, Oregon. p. 1.

Goslee, S.C., Sanderson, M.A. 2016. Pastureland ESD concepts and current development[Abstract]. Current Science, Technical Tools, and Strategies for Ecological Site Development and Description. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, January 31-February 4, 2016, Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 1.

Rauschert, E., Shea, K., Goslee, S.C. 2015. Plant community associations of the invasive thistles. AoB Plants. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plv065.

Hoffman, K. 2015-2016. NYGC Grazette Newsletter. NY Grazinglands Coalition. Published monthly on-line at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ny/technical/landuse/pasture/?cid= nrcseprd366641

Rayburn, E.B. 2016. Stocking Rate Affects Net Income Per Acre and Risk Management: A West Virginia Case Study. American Forage and Grassland Conference Proceedings. p. 1. Available at: http://www.afgc.org/proceedings/2016/

Rotz, C.A., Leytem, A.B. 2015. Reactive nitrogen emissions from agricultural operations. EM Magazine (September):12-16.

Skinner, R.H., Goslee, S.C. 2016. Defoliation effects on pasture photosynthesis and respiration. Crop Science. 56:2045-2053.

Skinner, R.H., Dell, C.J. 2016. Yield and soil carbon sequestration in grazed pastures sown with two or five forage species. Crop Science. 56:2035-2044.

Baron, V., Skinner, R.H., Belanger, G. 2015. Carbon sequestration potential for forage and pasture systems. Journal of Animal Science Supplement. S3: 530.

Soder, K.J., Hafla, A.N., Brito, A., Rubano, M.D., Dell, C.J. 2015. Effect of starchy or fibrous carbohydrate supplementation of an herbage diet on ruminal fermentation and methane output in continuous culture. Journal of Dairy Science. 98(E-Suppl. 2):49.

Soder, K.J., Hafla, A., Brito, A., Rubano, M.D. 2015. Feeding strategy and pasture quality relative to nutrient requirements of organic dairy cows[Abstract]. Proceedings of the 2015 National Grazing Lands Coalition meeting, December 13-16, 2015, Grapevine, TX. p. 1.

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