IN THIS ISSUE OF AG UPDATE
- Pesticide Applicator Training Hosted Zoom Session
- The Midwest Grazing Exchange
- Arlington Planter Clinic
- Field Notes Episode 15: Grazing Cover Crops Interseeded into 60" Row Corn
- Reproduction Roadshow Meetings
- National Beef Quality Audit Webinars - Results that Impact You
- Cultivating Your Farm's Future: Farm Succession Workshops
- 2024 WI Women in Agriculture Conference
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Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic l Alliant Energy Center, Madison
January 10-11, 2024, to register click HERE
Wisconsin Women in Agriculture | Three Bears Resort, Warrens WI
January 12-13, 2024, (More info below) to register click HERE
Badger Dairy Insight | Selection of dairy cows for consistant performance under unpredicable conditions
January 16, 2024, 11:00 am, to register click HERE
Farmers for the Upper Sugar River Annual Meeting
February 6, 2024, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soils Healthy Waters Soil Health Expo
February 7, 2024, 8:30am - 3:00pm, to register click HERE
Badger Dairy Insight | Balancing diets for energy and amino acids to maximize milk components
February 20, 2024, 11:00 am, to register click HERE
Pesticide Applicator Training and Test (In Person Instructor) | Arlington Research Station, Arlington WI | February 20, 2024, 9:00am - 4:00pm, to register click HERE
Pesticide Applicator Training and Test (Zoom Instructor) | Dodge County Admin Bldg, Juneau
February 27, 2024, 9:00am - 4:00pm, to register click HERE
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Pesticide Applicator Training Hosted Zoom SessionGeneral Farming Training
February 27, 2024 - Dodge County
Dodge Extension, 127 E Oak Street, Juneau, WI 53039
County Contact: Amber Griswold - 920-386-3790
Cost: $10
Registration is required to attend. You must purchase a training manual before attending. Manuals will not be available at training.
To register please go to the UW PAT Store or download this order form. Walk-ins will not be allowed.
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The Midwest Grazing Exchange
Aims to connect graziers and landowners. This service matches livestock to land. Graziers can search for forage to graze and landowners can search for livestock to graze their land. Integrating livestock on the landscape is a win-win for soil and animals - let the matchmaking begin!
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Arlington Planter ClinicJoin fellow farmers and learn how others have successfully setup their planters for high residue systems.
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Field Notes Episode 15: Grazing Cover Crops Interseeded into 60" Row Corn
Whereas most grain farmers with a livestock grow crops to feed their cattle, Jeff Gaska a farmer between Beaver Dam and Columbus in Dodge County is trying to grow his cattle to feed his crops. One of the ways he is moving towards this goal is by grazing cover crops interseeded into 60″ row corn. We talk with Jeff about this system, the results that he has had over the last couple of years, especially with drought, as well as the approach to how he is determining if it is an economically viable practice for his farm.
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Reproduction Roadshow Dairy Meetings
To help Wisconsin Dairy Farmers get the most current and up-to-date research information, the UW-Extension Dairy program has developed the “Reproduction Roadshow.” This roadshow is an update on UW-Madison dairy reproduction research, covering heifer reproduction, sexed semen, the high fertility cycle, and more. Meeting dates and locations:
February 19, 2024, 10:00 am Lafayette County Multipurpose Building (11974 Ames Rd. Darlington)
February 20, 2024, 10:00 am UW-River Falls Dairy Learning Center (129 South Glover Rd. River Falls)
February 20, 2024, 1:30 pm Barron Electric Cooperative (1434 WI – 25 North Barron)
February 21, 2024, 10:00 am Edgar Family Restaurant (127590 Opportunity Ln. Edgar)
February 22, 2024, Noon Wisconsin Farm Discovery Center (7001 Gass Lake Rd. Manitowoc)
February 23, 2024, 11:00 am Rex's Innkeeper Restaurant, Waunakee (301 N. Century Ave. Waunakee)
Pre-registration by February 12, 2024 is required.
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National Beef Quality Audit Webinars - Results that Impact You
The UW-Madison Division of Extension and Wisconsin Beef Council are offering two webinars that will review results from the 2022 National Beef Quality Audit. They will be held on January 18th, with a session starting at 11:30 a.m. for dairy producers and another at 7:00 p.m. for beef producers. Each program will last about an hour.
Based on individual interviews with stakeholders from across the cattle industry as well as in-plant research, key learnings for fed cattle from the 2022 NBQA include:
- Market segments no longer consider food safety as a purchasing criterion, but an expectation.
- When comparing 2016 and 2022 NBQAs, the largest improvement was overall increased efficiency across the beef supply chain.
- Foreign materials continue to present a problem, but the industry is making strides to decrease incidence.
- There was an increase in usage of electronic identification (EID).
- There was an increase in the frequency of Prime and Choice quality grades, while Select decreased drastically.
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Selection of dairy cows for consistent performance under unpredicable conditions
3rd Tuesday of each month from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST
Kent Weigel is Professor and Chair of the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences at UW-Madison. He holds research, extension and teaching appointments and serves as a technical consultant for numerous companies and organizations in the dairy genetics industry. In this session, Dr. Weigel will present current research on the day-to-day consistency of dry matter intake, milk yield, and the genetics behind it.
There is no charge to participate, however pre-registration is required to allow access to the session. Click below to register:
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Cultivating Your Farm's Future: Farm Succession Workshops
Have you been thinking about your farm’s succession plan, and want to learn more about the steps? Register for Cultivating Your Farm’s Future - a virtual workshop series that starts on January 31, 2024.
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2024 Wisconsin Women in Agriculture Conference
Women at the forefront of Wisconsin’s diverse agriculture community should plan to attend the Wisconsin Women in Agriculture Conference this January 12 and 13, 2024 at the Three Bears Resort in Warrens, WI. The Wisconsin Women in Agriculture Conference will be a one and a half-day event designed to provide research-based and practical educational opportunities for all women interested in any aspect of agriculture. Through workshops and presentations, attendees will learn how to better manage risk, improve their farms, and become more successful farm owners, operators, and ag professionals.
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Learn the most up-to-date information on topics including diary and livestock production, forages and farm management.
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| Will Fulwider
Regional Crops Educator - Dane and Dodge County Extension
Email: will.fulwider@wisc.edu l Ph: 608 220 3577
Alison Pfau
Bilingual Regional Dairy Educator - Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock & Walworth County Extension
Email: alison.pfau@wisc.edu | Ph: 970 402 9710
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