The University of Vermont Extension’s Champlain Valley Crop, Soil and Pasture Team recently wrapped up a two-year grant project bringing new manure injection technology to Addison County hay fields and pastures. Perennial forages are the largest crop by acreage in the state, providing important livestock forage for cows and other livestock. Perennial crops are typically at low risk for erosion as they have deep roots with permanent coverage of grass, legume and forb plants, which protect the soil surface a … (read more)