Abstract
Producing high quality forage crops is exceedingly challenging in Vermont as climate change progresses with more precipitation, faster rates of precipitation, and higher annual temperatures (Faulkner, 2014). Knowing which cropping systems, annual or perennial, and which forage species will grow best in this challenging environment is crucial to the success of our forage-based farm operations. Increased species and variety diversity has been shown to increase resiliency or tolerance to pests and environmental stress, however it can also make it more difficult to harvest at peak quality and yield. This project evaluates the productivity of both perennial and annual forage systems with varying levels of species complexity. The 2018 data presented in this report is from the second year of the trial.
Keywords
Vermont, University of Vermont
Publication Date
2018
Recommended Citation
Darby, Heather; Ruhl, Lindsey; Gervais, Amanda; Gupta, Abha; and Ziegler, Sara, "Forage Intercropping for Resiliency Experiment" (2018). Northwest Crops & Soils Program. 296.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/nwcsp/296