Week of February 14, 2022

Fine Tuning Udder Health Monitoring

Stripping and checking foremilk for abnormalities (e.g., flakes and clots) prior to attaching a milking unit plays a key role in mastitis detection, according to the National Mastitis Council (NMC). With the advent and installation of automatic milking systems (AMS), detecting abnormal milk (clinical mastitis [CM]) with the naked eye is not possible anymore. Thus, detecting mastitis in AMS became an area of research and development interest.

Continue Reading from National Mastitis Council January 2022 Newsletter

Video: Animal Care Starts With the Calf

Pair or group housing of calves is growing in popularity due to research showing benefits of calf growth, development, and welfare. In this recent University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Agriculture "Badger Dairy Insight" Webinar "Successful Pair-Raising of Calves", UW-Madison Animal and Dairy Science Assistant Professor & University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Dairy Welfare Specialist Jennifer Van Os discusses best management practices to promote good health and welfare in calves raised in pairs or small groups.

2022 manure applicator 101 training dates

Manure Applicator 101 Training-March 1

Manure Applicator Training 101 is designed both as an introductory session for new farm and for-hire manure application business employees, as well as a refresher for experienced staff. The three-hour session focuses on the basics of understanding setbacks and regulations that impact manure application and on manure spill prevention/how to respond to an accidental spill or runoff situation. Application and equipment safety, including pressurized draglines, is addressed during the training, as well as steps that can be taken to improve the public image of manure application.

Two sessions are offered in Chilton on Tuesday, March 1: 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

Agronomy Day

February 17 | 10:00AM-3:00PM

Five Pillars Supper Club | W2990 County Road K | Random Lake, WI 53075

$5.00 per person, payable at the door.

Reservations due by Monday, February 14, 2022

Or email or call: tammy.zorn@wisc.edu | 920-459-5904

Farm Management Friday: Employee Trust & Engagement Through a Culture of Safety

February 18 | 11:00AM-12:00PM

Unfortunately, your employees may be viewing safety on the farm as an afterthought or even as an obstacle to getting work done. By creating a culture of safety, change happens through care and compassion versus reprimands and consequences. Farm managers lead by example and workers view safety as a priority. Extension Specialists Jim Versweyveld and John Shutske will discuss how to help your workers feel comfortable advocating for safety, recognize good and bad safety practices, and challenge each other to work safely every day.

Register for this and other Farm Ready Research Sessions

Badger Dairy Insight: Ins and Outs of Cocktail Forage Mixes for Dairy Rations

March 1 | 1:00-2:30PM

Cocktail forage mixes have been increasingly used in dairy cattle rations. However, little field or feeding research is available for these mixes. These mixes can often either be a boom or a bust depending on growing conditions and management. This talk will discuss how these mixes may fit into a forage rotation, useful tips for management, and recent field, feeding, and fermentation research being done in Wisconsin.

Register for this and other Farm Ready Research Sessions

Manure Applicator 101 Training

March 1 | 1:00-4:00PM OR 6:00-9:00PM

Two sessions are offered at the Courthouse Annex Room 025 in Chilton.

Registration is required.

Private Pesticide Applicator In-Person Training

March 8 | 9:00AM-3:00PM

Fond du Lac County is offering an in-person training session at the UWO Fond du Lac Campus. The current training manual is included in the $30 fee.

Registration is required.

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