IN THIS ISSUE OF AG UPDATE
- Field Notes podcast / Frost Seeding
- Waterhemp survey summary
- Meet Dr. Marta Kohmann, Extension Specialist in Agroecology
- Dodge County Forage Council Annual Winter Meeting
- Farmer Round Table Talk with light lunch at Higher Grounds Coffee
- Badger Dairy Insight
- Resources
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Field Notes Podcast
March is mud month in Wisconsin. While this season may not be particularly pretty on the eyes, the freeze and thaw of the soil presents farmers with an opportunity to seed small-seeded plants like clovers into a fall-established wheat crop. The benefits are numerous: weed control, diversity, nitrogen for the following corn crop, forage and grazing opportunities. We cover it all with Jefferson County farmer Scott Schultz.
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Summary of 5 year Waterhemp survey in Wisconsin
Waterhemp is native to the United States and is an increasingly troublesome weed in corn and soybean fields across the Midwest. In Wisconsin, waterhemp emergence starts in mid- to late-May and continues throughout the season. Read below the six R's of waterhemp management and then move to view results of a waterhemp summary.
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UW hires Extension Specialist in forage agroecology
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Dodge County Forage Council Annual Winter Meeting
Producers, consultants, agronomists, and nutritionists are invited to attend the Dodge County Forage Council 2023 Annual Winter Meeting on Friday, March 24, 2023, at the Pizza Ranch in Watertown, WI. Registration begins at 10:45 AM.
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Farmer Round Table Talk | Wednesday, March 22, 2023 @ 1 PM
Higher Grounds Coffee Shop, N7156 E. Plaza Dr., Beaver Dam
Meet your UW-Extension Regional Dairy Educator, Alison Pfau, along with guest speakers Jim Versweyveld and local dairy farmer Chris Conley. A light lunch will be served! Registration is required so we have a count for lunch. RSVP required HERE.
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Badger Dairy Insight | Virtual | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
March 14, 2023 - Emerging technologies - During this webinar, Doug Reinemann will share the latest information on Milking BioModels and Management on Robotic Milking Systems. Extension Educators Jackie McCarville and Angie Ulness will also hit on concerns and considerations for Somatic Cell Counts and Foot Health in robotic milking systems.
March 21, 2023 - Stimulating cow conversations: providing an enriching enviroment for your herd - Dr. Jennifer Van Os is an Animal Welfare Specialist. During this webinar, learn that cattle have natural behaviors that may be constrained due to indoor or confined housing. Providing environmental enrichment allows the animals to explore their natural behaviors and allows them to experience a more positive affective state, allowing them to be able to better cope with challenges.
Extension Educators Tina Kohlman and Aerica Bjurstrom will also share how transportation of any animal can be stressful, but perhaps more so for newborn calves and market cows. Best management practices can help reduce stress and improve animal welfare for those animals which go on the long haul.
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Hay market price is steady. Drought areas have strong prices with very tight supply. Hay market may be lower where there is adequate hay supply.
Learn the most up-to-date information on topics including diary and livestock production, forages and farm management.
Dairy resources from UW-Madison Division of Extension
The Farmer to Farmer Hay, Forage and Corn List put Wisconsin's farmers in touch with one another for the purpose of buying and/or selling corn and forage.
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| Will Fulwider
Regional Crops Educator - Dodge and Dane County Extension
Email: will.fulwider@wisc.edu l Ph: 608 220 3577
Alison Pfau
Regional Dairy Educator - Dodge, Dane, Jefferson, Rock & Walworth County Extension
Email: alison.pfau@wisc.edu | Ph: 970-402-9710
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