Birdsfoot trefoil resources

Birdsfoot trefoil resources developed under the USDA NIFA OREI Project (Sept. 2012 – Aug. 2017). 

Additional resources will be developed and updated as part of the USDA NIFA Organic Transitions Program project entitled, Overcoming barriers to transitioning small ruminants to organic production:  Effects of feeding birdsfoot trefoil on parasite control, nutritional status & profitability (Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2021).

Current Project Resources:

Guide For Establishing Birdsfoot Trefoil For Pasture and Hay – Fact Sheet April 2014

BFT_recordkeeping_March 2020 Update – BFT Establishment Recordkeeping Worksheet (MS Excel)

Legume_recordkeeping_March 2020 Update – Legume Establishment Recordkeeping Worksheet (MS Excel)

View details from 7 On-farm Birdsfoot Trefoil Demonstration Sites in NY and Maine (2015 and 2016)

Additional resources on Birdsfoot Trefoil
Birdsfoot Trefoil – Penn State Agronomy Facts 20
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/uc087.pdf

Birdsfoot trefoil for grazing and harvested forage – North Central Regional Extension Publication 474 (Univ. of Wisconsin)
https://fyi.uwex.edu/forage/files/2014/01/NCR474.pdf

Birdsfoot Trefoil, a Valuable Tannin-Containing Legume for Mixed Pastures – MacAdam, J. et al., 2006. Online. Forage and Grazinglands doi:10.1094/FG-2006-0912-01-RV. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/43263801_Birdsfoot_Trefoil_a_Valuable_Tannin-Containing_Legume_for_Mixed_Pastures

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative under Agreement No. 2012-51300-03654.orei_all