IN THIS ISSUE OF AG UPDATE
- Pesticide Applicator Training Hosted Zoom Session
- The Midwest Grazing Exchange
- 2023 Wisconsin Fungicide Test & Disease Management Summary
- Arlington Planter Clinic
- 2023 Weed Science Research Report
- Field Notes Episode 15: Grazing Cover Crops Interseeded into 60" Row Corn
- Reproduction Roadshow Meetings
- 2024 CAFO Update
- Feed additives, an alternate to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in dairy cattle
- Badger Dairy Insight
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Arlington Planting Clinic | Arlington Agricultural Research Station, Public Event Bulding
February 8. 2024, 10:30am - 3:00pm
On-Farm Energy & Efficency Workshop | Dane County UW-Extension Bldg, 1st Floor
February 12, 2024, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Badger Dairy Insight | Balancing diets for energy and amino acids to maximize milk components
February 20, 2024, 11:00am, to register click HERE
Focus on Forage | Forage Insurance & Alfalfa
February 22 & 28, 2024, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, 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
Forage Council Winter Meeting & Forage Contest | Pizza Ranch, Beaver Dam WI
March 1, 2024, 11:00am - 3:00pm, 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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2023 Wisconsin Fungicide Test & Disease Management Summary Now Available!
Each year the Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Program conducts a wide array of fungicide and disease management tests on alfalfa, corn, soybeans, and wheat. These tests help inform researchers, practitioners, and farmers about the efficacy of certain fungicide products on specific diseases and how to pair them with other disease management strategies. We hope you find this report useful in making decisions for the 2024 field season.
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2023 Wisconsin Weed Science Research ReportThe purpose of this report is to share the results of corn, soybean, and spring wheat herbicide evaluation research trials conducted by the Wisconsin Cropping Systems Weed Science (WiscWeeds) Program during the 2023 growing season. Also check out the visual research reports containing data and images from 12 corn, 7 soybean, and 1 spring wheat herbicide evaluation research trials:
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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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CAFO Meeting 2024
Jointly sponsored by UW Madison Division of Extension's Conservation Professional Training Program and Wisconsin DNR, these workshops are designed for livestock operations with WPDES permits or farms near permit size (CAFOs) -- owners/management and key staff, their agronomic and engineering consultants, and agency staff and others who work with these operations.
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Feed Additives, an Alternative to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emmissions in Dairy Cattle
The contribution of the dairy production system to climate change is small compared to electricity generation or transportation. The U.S. EPA’s 2022 report showed that the contribution of the agriculture sector to the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S was around 10% on a million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMtCO2e) basis in 2020 (Figure 1), and about 39.5% of this 10% is represented by livestock methane emissions from the enteric fermentation and manure management.
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Balancing Diets for Energy and Amino Acids to Maximize Milk Components
3rd Tuesday of each month from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST
Sebastian I Arriola Apelo, Assistant Professor of Metabolism at UW-Madison in the Animal & Dairy Sciences Department, will discuss amino acid balancing when feeding different energy sources to maximize milk protein and fat. Discussion will include various scenarios, including consideration of an induced milk fat depression. Amino acid balancing strategies will be focused on commercially available rumen protected amino acids and bypass proteins.
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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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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