Mid-July 2024

Providing unbiased, research-based resources to the agriculture community to improve profitability, productivity, and vitality.

Wild Weather For Making Hay

This growing season has rendered making dry hay nearly impossible across much of the state. So, what do we do to make the most of a bad situation? This webinar from Michigan State provides some great insight on how rain during different phases of the drying process affects overall quality and provides recommendations for managing through harvest.

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READ: PROPIONIC ACID PRESERVATIVES FOR HAY

Wisconsin Cover Crop Citizen Science Network

Join the farmer citizen science network and help create better information on the who, what, why, where and how of cover crops. This network helps provide insight to other farmers how cover crops can be integrated into a number of farming systems.

Fill out a fall survey on your cover crop practices, receive a kit to collect and mail samples, receive a $100 stipend and FREE results on cover crop biomass, nutrient analysis and forage quality.

The data gathered is shared through an interactive map and data reports. Learn more & sign up today!

WI COVER CROP CITIZEN SCIENCE NETWORK

One Good Idea Shop Talks

If you are a row crop or livestock producer looking for opportunities to troubleshoot on-farm challenges related to improving soil and water resources - or just want to hear what other producers are doing - this meet-up series is for you! Virtual Meetups will be held August 1st, 8th & 15th.

Good Idea Shop Talks are where producers can exchange ideas and problem solve together about how to be good stewards while protecting profitability.

Whether you are "conservation curious" or have been doing conservation practices for years, join us! All Shop Talks take place at 11:30am CT / 12:30 ET via Zoom.

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Beef x Dairy Management Workshop - Green Bay - July 29

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, in cooperation with the UW-Madison Animal and Dairy Science Department, will be hosting four in-person Beef X Dairy-focused workshops from July 29 – August 1, 2024. These workshops will provide Wisconsin’s dairy producers and cattle feeders with research-based information on nutrition, feedlot management, and carcass composition for beef x dairy crossbred cattle.

For more information & to register, click the button below.

Safeguarding your well-being—and your bottom line—with health insurance

Recognizing how complex and confusing the health insurance system can be—and how crucial health coverage is to people’s well-being—Covering Wisconsin helps Wisconsin residents navigate the system.

A program of UW-Extension and a free community resource, Covering Wisconsin has Health Insurance Navigators located within communities throughout the state who help people understand their options, compare plans, connect with programs that provide financial help, and sign up. Farmers can get help understanding how being self-employed impacts their eligibility in programs and how to find affordable coverage.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Badger Crop Connect - Mid-Season Soybean & Disease Update

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2024 - 12:30 - 1:30 P.M.

Carbon, Crops + Cows

WEDNESDAY - JULY 31 - Columbus, WI

There's a lot of talk about carbon and emissions these days – and now even the cows are part of the conversation. In a one-day session designed specifically for agronomists and conservationists, we'll take a look at who is driving all this, and why farmers are caught in the middle. Learn more & register at the link below.

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Beyond the Build - Sustainable High Tunnel Management

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 - 9:30 A.M. - 3 P.M.- OAK CREEK, WI

At this event, you’ll learn hands-on in the high tunnels from farmers and ag professionals about environmental controls, soil management, growing tomatoes and cucumbers, and a lot more. Afterwards you will understand high tunnel growing better.

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Field Day: Demonstrating Soil Health in the Badger State:

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 - 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. - ARLINGTON, WI

Join the Soil Health Alliance for Research and Education (SHARE) on at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station to learn about soil health demonstrations taking place throughout Wisconsin.

An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.

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