Thanks Geo for this suggestion. I just added this document to the
Resources section of the CBC website:
http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources. It's right at the end.
I'm more than happy to accept other suggestions for similar additions.
-Paul
On 3/15/2016 10:13 AM, Geo Kloppel wrote:
> I wou
I would like to suggest that the Hayfields & Grassland Birds link below might
be a useful addition to the Cayuga Bird Club webpage, so that club members and
visitors can easily re-locate this valuable but rather deeply buried resource.
http://www.nysenvirothon.net/Referencesandother/Hayfields_Gr
Prompted by Mike Palermo to go to the _correct_ section, I find that the
collection of Cooperative Extension documents he shared does contain just what
the livestock guy at Winter Market needs. Readers can navigate to it as Mike
described (you have to hunt for the link labeled "Hayfields & Grass
The NYDEC and Cornell Cooperative Extension documents that were mentioned seem
to be oriented toward management for grassland wildlife, so they say that no
cutting should take place between late April and mid August. That's fine if
you're managing a nature preserve, but it's probably not practic
Hi Michael,
This should be helpful if you haven't come across it yet.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/86582.html
Marc
On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Michael O. Engle wrote:
> Hi,
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> I had a chat with a local livestock raiser at Winter Market this weekend.
> He hays a number of fields and w
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Engle
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 4:03 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] help determining the time to mow fields
I'm fine with the discussion taking place on the list. I think it would be
good, in the end, if one person could work d
I'm fine with the discussion taking place on the list. I think it would be
good, in the end, if one person could work directly with the livestock guy I
talked with to advise/train/support him over time. It's certainly a useful kind
of knowledge for livestock producers who manage fields for hay.
Here's my take:
I think a cut-off date (a one-date-fits-all approach) is pretty hopeless, as it
forces you to postpone all your cutting until quite late, reducing the economic
viability of your business operation.
In my opinion it's much better to do an assessment year-by-year and
field-by-fi
While I can understand why Michael wants to keep the conversation with the
livestock person off the list, I think it would benefit many of us if we knew
what are the recommendations are for when is the best time to mow hay or grass
fields with regard to protecting nesting grassland birds and the