Research Project: Developing Climate-Smart Forage and Animal Management Strategies and Precision Technologies for Integrated Crop-Pasture-Livestock Systems in the Northeast

Location: Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Supplementation of soybean meal and canola meal with ethylenediamine dihydroiodide and Ascophyllum nodosum on iodine metabolism, production performance, and nutrient utilization in dairy cows - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Partially replacing baleage with grazed forage canola in a component feeding system: Effects on production performance, enteric methane emissions, and nutrient utilization in dairy cows - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Silva, L.H., Zang, Y., Ghelichkhan, M., Dillard, L.S., Soder, K.J. 2025. Partially replacing baleage with grazed forage canola in a component feeding system: Effects on production performance, enteric methane emissions, and nutrient utilization in dairy cows. Animals. 19(8):101583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2025.101583.

Interseeding crabgrass and berseem clover into sorghum-sudangrass for improved herbage accumulation, nutritive value, and weed suppression - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Evaluating the agronomic impact of warm-season annual grasses interseeded into orchardgrass - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Burt, J.C., Soder, K.J., Jaramillo, D.M. 2025. Evaluating the agronomic impact of warm-season annual grasses interseeded into orchardgrass. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management. 11(1). Article e70044. https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.70044.

Effect of addition of Ascophyllum nodosum and Asparagopsis taxiformis, alone or in combination, to an herbage-based diet on in vitro fermentation in continuous culture - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Andreen, D., Billman, E.D., Brito, A., Soder, K.J. 2025. Effect of addition of Ascophyllum nodosum and Asparagopsis taxiformis, alone or in combination, to an herbage-based diet on in vitro fermentation in continuous culture. Journal of Dairy Science. 108(7):6978-6989. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2024-26024.

Integrating livestock and cropping systems: interseeding cereal rye into corn for grazing - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Soder, K.J., Adler, P.R., Dell, C.J., Williamson, B. 2025. Integrating livestock and cropping systems: interseeding cereal rye into corn for grazing. Journal of Environmental Quality. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.70026.

Can Brix predict energy in forages? - (Other)
Soder, K.J., Billman, E.D., Horst, J., Balk, K. 2025. Can Brix predict energy in forages?. Hay and Forage Grower. 16-17.

Short communication: Rearing hogs on pasture minimally impacts pork composition. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Becker, C., Campbell, J., Soder, K.J., Hines, E. 2024. Short communication: Rearing hogs on pasture minimally impacts pork composition.. Translational Animal Science. 8. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txae114.