|
|
Extension Regional Ag UpdateJanuary 2024
| |
Badger Dairy InsightJanuary 16, 2024
Selection of dairy cows for consistent performance under unpredictable conditions (co-hosted by Regional Dairy Educator, Ryan Sterry)
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.
| |
Farm Pulse Series: Crop Insurance and Grain Marketing
Jan 24th, Feb 8th, Feb 29th, Mar 13th
Crop Insurance and Grain Marketing is an online course with planned in-person meetings for farmers interested in learning the importance of risk management, crop insurance, and grain marketing. This course will help farmers in identifying production and marketing risks of their farm business to assist them in making decisions that will improve their farm profitability.
| |
| Small Ruminant Webinars 2024
| |
|
Upcoming CAFO Workshop Series
| |
NW WI Farmer-Led Regional Events
Regional Farmer-Led Row Crop Meetup
10:00 – 2:00 January 31st, 2024
Phoenix Bar & Grill Baldwin, WI
Uncommon Converstaions
7:00 PM February 5th, 2024
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Glenwood City, WI
Check out our Neighbor’s to the East!
Red Cedar Conservation Farmers
10:00 AM February 13th, 2024
Viking Bowl, Colfax
Regional Livestock Event
February 24th Luncheon
| |
|
Cultivating Your Farm’s Future: Farm Succession Workshops Start Jan. 31, 2024
| |
Join our UW-Madison Division of Extension Farm Management Specialists, Joy Kirkpatrick, Steph Plaster, Kevin Bernhardt, Kelly Willfert, and Outreach Specialist, Kaitlyn Davis as they lead discussions and activities during the Cultivating Your Farm’s Future workshop series. This program will provide tools and resources for farmers who want to start their succession plans.
The program will explore the three-step process of planning your business succession:- Where are you now?
- Where do you want to be?
- How do you get there?
This workshop series will prepare you to shape and communicate your ideas about the future of the farm and business as well as save time by having these crucial conversations before visiting with professionals.
Who should attend?
This program is for farm businesses and farm families interested in shaping the future ownership of their farm. If you are the owner generation you may be wondering how to transfer a viable business to the next generation or develop a fair inheritance distribution plan. If you are the next generation you may have questions or ideas about your future role in the farm business. Multi-generations of the farm or family are encouraged to attend together.
| |
|
Pesticide Applicator Testing 2024
| |
Manual: All manual sales will be done through the UW PAT Program. PLEASE NOTE: No Manuals will be sold at County Extension office.
Training: Self Study, Online General Farming Training, Zoom Training, In-Person Training
Testing: At County Extension Offices
| |
PAT Zoom Watch Parties and Testing in 2024
Several office will offer a group ZOOM Training followed by testing on the following dates and locations. Cost is $10.00.
Pierce County:
Date: February 5, 2024
Time: 9:00 am; training will last about 3.5 hours. Test will be administered direclty following training.
Location: Pierce County Courthouse Annex, 432 W Main St, Ellsworth, WI
Barron County:
Date: February 15, 2024
Time: 9:00 am; training will last about 3.5 hours. Test will be administered direclty following training.
Location: Barron County Governement Center, 330 E Monoe Ave, Barron, WI
St. Croix County:Date: February 27, 2024
Time: 9:00 am; training will last about 3.5 hours. Test will be administered direclty following training.
Location: Ag and Education Buidling, 1960 8th Ave, Baldwin, WI
Contact your local county Extension office to scheudule a test or if you have questions.
| |
|
UW-Madison Division of Extension Dairy Program “Reproduction Roadshow” Meetings – February 19-23, 2024
By Jackie McCarville, Alison Pfau, Heather Schlesser, Ryan Sterry, and Angie Ulness
UW-Madison Division of Extension – Dairy Program Educators
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. The roadshow features Dr. Paul Fricke, Professor and Extension Specialist in Dairy Cattle Reproduction, and Dr. JP Martins, DVM, Ph.D. from the Department of Medical Sciences – School of Veterinary Medicine UW-Madison.
We want to thank Parnell for sponsoring the Reproductive Roadshow this year.
Join this event the week of February 19 around Wisconsin and take the opportunity to learn from and discuss with experts on the dates below:
Farmer specific meetings:
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 Farm Wisconsin 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.
| |
|
|
|
|
