The expansion of soybean production is an interesting story.  Records show it was used in China since the 11th century BCE and was introduced to North America possibly during the American Revolutionary era.  It was researched in the Southern United States for its forage production capabilities during the 1800’s, but acreage committed to the crop remained low.

Between World Wars I and II, trade disruptions encouraged the domestic production of vegetable oil, and soybean was discovered to be a good fit.  It wasn’t until after World War II that it moved significantly to the Midwest, and since the 1980’s that acreage advanced considerably in Wisconsin.

Today we know it as the world’s number one oilseed and protein meal crop, and production in South America often exceeds that of the US.  Farmers in Europe are unable to import it, as it is associated with the recent destruction of tropical rainforests.  Also, since most North American soybean is GMO, there are barriers with many countries for both the oil and soybean meal.

Katelyn Goldsmith is the new Statewide Dairy Outreach Specialist. Her favorite part about the job is helping dairy farmers achieve their goals by bridging the gap between science and practical on-farm management.

If Katelyn could travel anywhere, she would go to New Zealand.  She visited there while in college but would love to go back and explore the plains, mountain ranges, and fjords of the South Island.

3rd Tuesday of each month from 11 am - 12 pm CST

Preparing Calves for the Road Ahead

Dr. Catie Cramer will discuss stressors associated with transport data (WI and US) from a fit-for-transport survey conducted by Colorado State University and offer some ways to mitigate transport stress. 

Reducing enteric methane emissions in US Holstein cows

Reducing enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle” showing an overall of the project objectives, our efforts in collecting methane data in research and commercial farms, some traits definitions, and preliminary results on methane prediction using milk spectra data. Guillermo Martinez Boggio, Post Doctoral Research Associate at UW-Madison, is the featured speaker.

Please make requests for reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to educational programs as early as possible preceding the scheduled program, service or activity.

For communicative accommodations in languages other than English, please contact oaic@extension.wisc.edu.

For communicative accommodations based on a disability, please contact Heather Lipinski Stelljes at: heather.stelljes@wisc.edu for the public.

All hay prices quoted are dollars per ton FOB point of origin for alfalfa hay unless otherwise noted. The information presented in this report is compiled from public and private quality tested sales and reports in the Midwest. 

Annual CAFO Update meeting 

DMC and ARC/PLC update,

webinar 

Cultivating your Farm's Future,

webinar workshop series 

 Badger Dairy Insight, webinar

Dairy Feeding School, workshops

Midwest Manure Summit, Green Bay 

 Milking Robots, meeting

VITAL meeting, Manitowoc 

This program is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension with special support from the following Extension Educators: 

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.