Forages

Marketing & Economics | Production Information | Pest Management | Harvesting & Storage | Additional Links

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Marketing & Economics

• Hay Alert (Connecting Hay Buyers & Sellers) - NCDA
• Forage Budgets

Production Information

• Forage Needs for Meat Goats and Sheep
• alfalfa.info - USDA
• Alfalfa Management
• Forage Production Information
• -Virginia Tech
• North American Alfalfa Improvement
• Dallisgrass Poisoning
• Extending the Grazing Season

  Variety Selection & Planting

  • Carostan Flaccidgrass
  • Certified Spriggers
  • Forage Seed Selection and Quality

  Fertilization

  • Careful Soil Sampling: The Key to Reliable Soil Test Information
  • Dairy Manure as a Fertilizer Source
  • Land Application of Municipal Sludge - Advantages and Concerns
  • Nutrient Content of Fertilizer and Organic Materials
  • Permit Guidelines for Application of Municipal Sludge on Agricultural Lands
  • Poultry Manure as a Fertilizer Source
  • Swine Manure as a Fertilizer Source
  • Using Municipal Solid Waste Compost
  • Waste Analysis
  • Septage Management in North Carolina
  • Water Quality and Waste Management Rules for Livestock Farms in North Carolina
  • Senate Bill 1217: An Act to Implement Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Study Commission on Agricultural Waste - General Permits

Pest Management

• Agicultural Crops Pest Management Information - Forages and Pasture Crops
• North Carolina Pest News
• Scouting Alfalfa

• Insect Management

  • Pests of Forages and Pastures
  • Scouting for Insects in Alfalfa

  Weeds

  • Johnsongrass
  • North Carolina Noxious Weed List - NCDA
  • Federal Noxious Weed Program - USDA APHIS
  • Weed Identification Guide - Virginia Tech
  • Plants Toxic to Horses

Harvesting & Storage

• Characteristics of Quality Horse Hay

Additional Links

• Hay Alert (Connecting Hay Buyers & Sellers) - NCDA
• Purdue Forage Information Page Purdue University