Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council Wforaging aroundW ‘lndustry, Farmer, Scientist Working Together Toward A Sounder Grassland Program’ Award-Winning Alfalfa Grower Understands Vital Role Of Good Workers “There’s no secret to doing this,” Bob Oswald, Nazareth, told Lancaster Farming on his farm on a bright, crisp autumn day last year. A couple of months before, Oswald picked up the grand champion ribbon for the alfalfa later cutting division, field-dried only category, from the annual hay show con ducted at Ag Progress Days in Rockspring. Photo by Andy Andrews DUANE E. PYSHER Grassland Management Specialist Natural Resources Conservation Service S:iliircl;i\, l ehi u;in 13 SWCS/Mid-Atlantic No-TiU Confer- Fora B e Production, Wesley Grange, ence. Embers Inn, Carlisle, 9 Baricewille, 7 o.m. a.m.-3:25 am. Pennsylvania Forage & Grassland Council Newsletter Section, February 13,1999 In the past few weeks I was at home recuperating from some surgery, and as a result I had a lot of time to sit and think. The thing I thought the most (Turn to Pago 6} ► ~!**» "fA. *&*!• " tsilllS rt* ' *. |i?r;trr w -o- Farm Calendar -a ''‘l'WM HV'* k fW * Tluirs(hi>, Kebruurx IS eiiMi HI (Turn to Page 5) Plan To Attend Conference GRANTVILLE (Dauphin Co.) - The 1999 Pennsylvania Grazing Conference March 3-4 will feature numerous presentations and discus sions focusing on pastures. This con ference is being co-sponsored by the Dr. Matt Sanderson, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), spoke about estimating forage yields In pasture and demonstrated var ious grass measurement devices at a Project Grass field day In north ern Huntingdon. For more about the field day, see page 15. ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff NAZARETH (Northampton Co.) Bob Oswald admits there is no sec ret to growing prize-winning alfalfa. Simply put, Oswald surrounds him self with good employees, trusts the work of his crop assistant, takes care of his fertile soil, and carefully times the cutting and drying of his crop. “There’s no secret to doing this,” he told Lancaster Farming during a visit to his farm on a bright, crisp autumn day last year. A couple of months before, Oswald picked up the grand champion ribbon for the alfalfa later cutting division, field-dried only category, from the annual hay show conducted at Ag Progress Days in Rockspring. Oswald narrows his management down to a few time-tested strategies that can almost guarantee success: making the most of good, well-drained soils; soil testing regularly; andcutting the alfalfa on time and getting it stored when ready. “I do it right or I don’t do it,” he said. “I love what I’m doing and that makes me care.” Oswald manages 700 acres of com, 400 acres of soybeans, 120 acres of alfalfa hay, and 75 acres of wheat on about 1,295 acres for his dairy enter (Turn to Page 8) Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council and the Grazing Research and Education Center. If you have interest in extending the grazing season, using TMR on (Turn to Page 2)
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