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Spring Wheat Planting Date Trial, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais, Philip Halteman, Susan Monahan
Spring Wheat Planting Date Trial, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais, Philip Halteman, Susan Monahan
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
Growing demand for local organic food has inspired new efforts to revive a staple element of the New England food system. Weed management is one of the foremost production related challenge for organic growers. The objective of this research was to determine the impact of spring wheat cultivar selection and planting date on weed biomass, Fusarium head blight incidence and grain yield and quality.
Cover Crop Termination & Reduced Tillage Study, Heather Darby, Rosalie Madden, Erica Cummings, Amanda Gervais, Philip Halteman
Cover Crop Termination & Reduced Tillage Study, Heather Darby, Rosalie Madden, Erica Cummings, Amanda Gervais, Philip Halteman
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
In 2010, the University of Vermont Extension conducted the second year of an experiment to evaluate the impact of cover crop termination and reduced tillage strategies on soil health, soil nitrogen dynamics, and corn silage yield and quality. The goal is to document the positive and negative aspects of each strategy so farmers can decide the best way to terminate cover crops and implement reduced tillage on their farm.
The Effects Of Topdressing Organic Nitrogen Hard Red Winter Wheat, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais, Phillip Halteman, Susan Monahan
The Effects Of Topdressing Organic Nitrogen Hard Red Winter Wheat, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais, Phillip Halteman, Susan Monahan
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
The demand for local organic food is steadily increasing throughout Vermont and New England. Consumers are asking for bread baked with locally grown wheat; however bakers have been slow to incorporate local wheat flour because of the challenges associated with obtaining grains that consistently meet bread-baking standards. Addressing the quality issue is essential for expanding the bread flour market in the northeast. One of the major quality factors facing Vermont grain producers is protein content. Much of the winter wheat currently produced in Vermont has protein levels below what most commercial mills would consider suitable for flour production. Commercial mills …
Winter Canola Variety Trial, Heather Darby, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais, Erica Cummings, Philip Halteman
Winter Canola Variety Trial, Heather Darby, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais, Erica Cummings, Philip Halteman
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
In 2009, the University of Vermont Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Team initiated a winter canola variety trial in Alburgh, VT as a part of the 2009-2010 National Winter Canola Variety Trial. Growing winter canola holds many possible advantages for Vermont farms. Sown in early fall, winter canola can fit well into rotations following short-season grain crops, or short-season corn. Additionally, many farms are engaged in on-farm fuel production endeavors, and canola continues to be a high-yielding oilseed crop in areas where the growing season is relatively short. However, in order for on-farm fuel production to be feasible, farmers must …
Tineweeding Trials, Heather Darby, Rosalie Madden, Erica Cummings, Amanda Gervais, Philip Halteman
Tineweeding Trials, Heather Darby, Rosalie Madden, Erica Cummings, Amanda Gervais, Philip Halteman
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
In 2010, the University of Vermont Extension Crops and Soils Team conducted an evaluation of tineweeding as a weed management strategy in corn and sunflowers in Alburgh, VT. Tineweeding is a type of mechanical cultivation that is implemented early on in the field season (Figure 1). A tineweeder is a low cost and simple piece of equipment designed to disturb the root zones of weed seedlings while they are in the very delicate “white thread root” stage (Figure 2). This disturbance often results in weed seedling desiccation and death. Success of this practice is highly dependent on weather conditions at …
Barley And Oat Trials, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais
Barley And Oat Trials, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
In 2009, the University of Vermont Extension established malting barley and oat variety trials at the Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh. Several local breweries and distilleries approached us about growing malting barley in the region. One of the interested distillers is located in Hardwick; therefore a second trial site for malting barley was established at High Mowing Seeds in Hardwick.
Wheat Trials, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais
Wheat Trials, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Rosalie Madden, Amanda Gervais
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
In 2009, the University of Vermont Extension conducted winter and spring wheat variety trials at the Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, Vermont. In addition, an heirloom spring wheat variety trial was planted in North Troy. This was the third year of the heirloom wheat project; its primary purpose is to increase the amount of heirloom wheat seed in the region, while at the same time assessing each cultivar’s growth and quality characteristics. Due to the increasing demand for locally grown cereal grains, many of the cereal trials focused on grains grown for a foodgrade market.
Vermont Food Grade Soybean Performance Trial Results, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Amanda Gervais
Vermont Food Grade Soybean Performance Trial Results, Heather Darby, Erica Cummings, Amanda Gervais
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
In 2009, the University of Vermont Extension continued their evaluation of organic food grade soybean varieties at two locations. The purpose of the program was to provide yield comparisons, growth characteristic observations, and bean quality evaluations of food grade soybeans in Vermont’s climate. Performance trials were established as replicated research trials in northern Vermont.