Fond du Lac County Agriculture Extension Newsletter
Extension Fond du Lac County Agriculture (dairy and agronomy) newsletters are provided both digitally and hard-copy to Fond du Lac County farmers and agri-business professionals in the immediate area. Published most weeks, the email newsletter features dairy, crops & soils, and farm management educational resources, dates of upcoming meetings, and other timely information.
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Current Newsletter
- Video: Pricing Corn Silage
- UW Nitrogen (N) Guidelines for Corn
- Video: Don’t Gamble the Farm Away
- Corn N Rate App
- Events: Dairy Beef Cross Meeting; Badger Dairy Insight; Farm Management Friday
- Regional Agriculture Team
2022 Ag Email Newsletters
February 28, 2022
- Video: Connecting the Dots-Forage Quality
- Video: Feeding Grasses in Dairy Diets
- February 24 Dairy Market Outlook
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight; Manure Applicator 101 Training; Cattle Feeder Virtual Clinic; Farm Management Friday; PAT In-Person Training; Dairy Beef Cross Meeting
- Regional Agriculture Team
February 21, 2022
- Video: How Can We Make Disbudding Easier?
- Hay Market Report – February 14, 2022
- Cultivating Your Farm’s Future 2.0
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight; Manure Applicator 101 Training; Cattle Feeder Virtual Clinic; Farm Management Friday; PAT In-Person Training; Dairy Beef Cross Meeting
- Regional Agriculture Team
February 14, 2022
- Fine Tuning Udder Health Monitoring
- Video: Animal Care Starts With the Calf
- 2022 Manure Applicator 101 Training
- Events: Agronomy Day; Farm Management Friday; Badger Dairy Insight; Manure Applicator 101 Training; PAT In-Person Training
- Regional Agriculture Team
February 7, 2022
- Badger Dairy Insight: Silage Quality
- 2022 CAFO Update Series: February 15-16
- Improving Soil Health & Farm Profitability Event
- DBIA Grant Application Now Open
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight; Focus on Forage; Agronomy Day; Farm Management Friday; PAT In-Person Testing
- Regional Agriculture Team
January 31, 2022
- Factors Affecting Teat Skin Condition in Winter
- Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference
- Video: Questions Regarding the DMC Program?
- Managing Multiple Generations on the Farm
- Events: Focus on Forage; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat; Farm Management Friday; Badger Dairy Insight; PAT In-Person Testing
- Regional Agriculture Team
January 24, 2022
- Aspirin After Calving: What About Udder Health?
- Badger Dairy Insight: Diving Into Dairy Data Projects
- Video: 2022 Outlook on Pesticide Shortages
- Fond du Lac County Soil Health Program
- Register for January 27 DBIA Grant Webinar
- Video: Farm-Gate Economic Outlook
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight; Focus on Forage; Sheboygan County Forage Council; DBIA GRant Webinar; Farm Management Friday; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat; PAT In-Person Testing
- Regional Agriculture Team
January 17, 2022
- Regional Agriculture Team
- Saving Money on Your Calf Program
- Exploring High-Quality Grasses in Dairy Forage Systems
- Video: Strategic Thinking
- Upcoming Farm Management Friday Webinar Series
- Events: Farm Management Friday; Badger Dairy Insight; Focus on Forage; Sheboygan County Forage Council; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat; PAT In-Person Testing
- Regional Agriculture Team
January 10, 2022
- Regional Agriculture Team
- Clean Feed is Key to Dairy Nutrition
- Video: Root Causes of Manure Spills
- Upcoming Farm Management Friday Webinar Series
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight; USDA Dairy Margin Coverage Update; Farm Management Friday; Focus on Forage; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat; PAT In-Person Testing
January 3, 2022
- Regional Ag Educators Support 4-County Area
- Badger Dairy Insight Virtual Series Returns
- Hay Market Report: December 27, 2021
- Negotiating Agriculture Leases
- Events: Virtual Agronomy Update Meetings; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat; Farm Management Friday; PAT In-Person Testing; Badger Dairy Insight; USDA Dairy Margin Coverage Update
2021 Ag Email Newsletters
December 20, 2021
- Happy Holidays
- Video: Using Genetics to Improve Herd Health
- Hay Market Report: December 12, 2022
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat: Strategic Thinking
- Events: Nutrient Management Training; Virtual Agronomy Update Meetings; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat: Strategic Thinking; Farm Management Friday: Farm-Gate Economic Outlook; PAT In-Person Testing; CAFO Update; Farmer Roundtable; PAT In-Person Training
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December 13, 2021 Email Newsletter
- 2022 CAFO Update Series
- Farmer Roundtable: Redefining the Soil Health Conversation
- Financial Losses from Transition Period Diseases
- Events: Farm Management Friday: Ag Pricing, Leasing, & Contract; Nutrient Management Training; Virtual Agronomy Update Meetings; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat; PAT In-Person Testing; USDA DMC Update; CAFO Update; Farmer Roundtable; PAT In-Person Training
December 6, 2021 Email Newsletter
- FDL County Dairy-Forage Day
- New Extension Project Supports the Growth of Wisconsin’s Maple Syrup Industry
- Recommendations for 2022 ARC/PLC
- Events: Virtual Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management Update Meetings; Dairy-Forage Day; Farm Management Friday: Ag Pricing, Leasing, & Contract; Nutrient Management Training; Virtual Agronomy Update Meetings; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat; PAT In-Person Testing; PAT In-Person Training
November 29, 2021 Email Newsletter
- FDL County Dairy-Forage Day
- Hay Market Report – November 22, 2021
- Focus on Forage Series
- New Farm Management Newsletter
- Events: Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat; Virtual Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management Update Meetings; Dairy-Forage Day; Farm Management Friday: Ag Pricing, Leasing, & Contract; Nutrient Management Training; PAT In-Person Testing; PAT In-Person Training
November 22, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Happy Thanksgiving
- FDL County Dairy-Forage Day
- Farm Ready Research Sessions Begin December 2021
- 2022 WI State Fair Sesquicentennial and Century Farm Applications Available
- Events: Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat, Dairy-Forage Day, Farm Management Friday: Ag Pricing, Leasing, & Contract, Nutrient Management Training, PAT In-Person Testing, PAT In-Person Training
November 15, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Hay Market Report – November 8, 2021
- 2021 WI Corn Hybrid Performance Trials
- Nutrient Management Trainings Announced
- Events: Field Day-FDL LWCD, Pest Management Update Meeting-Virtual; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat, Nutrient Management Training
November 8, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Hoof Health Starts with Heifers
- UW Nutrient Management Program Video: Growing Crops with Manure N-P-K Credits
- Nutrient Management Trainings Announced
- Events: Pest Management Update Meeting-Virtual; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat, Nutrient Management Training
November 1, 2021 Email Newsletter
- FDL County Land and Water Conservation Department Has Moved
- Video: Calf and heifer development is crucial in growing a heifer into a successful milk cow
- Hay Market Report: October 25, 2021
- UW Nutrient Management Program Video: Fall Soil Sampling-Keys to Success
- New Milwaukee River Watershed Incentives Program Available for Agricultural Lands
- Teat End Scorer App
- Events: Pest Management Update Meeting-Virtual; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat
October 25, 2021 Email Newsletter
- What’s Your Premium on Breeding Dairy for Beef?
- Video: Corn Harvest and Tar Spot
- Preliminary Silage Yields for UW Corn Hybrid Evaluation Trials
- Tarspotter App
- Events: BQA Certification In-Person Meeting; Badger Crop Connect: 2021-2022 Grain Marketing Outlook; Pest Management Update Meeting-Virtual
October 18, 2021 Email Newsletter
- How Overstocking Affects Cow Performance
- Video: Combine Cleaning to PRevent Spreading Weed Seeds
- Events: Hands-On Soil Health Clinic; BQA Certification In-Person Meeting; Badger Crop Connect: 2021-2022 Grain Marketing Outlook; Pest Management Update Meeting-Virtual
October 11, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Raising Calves that Thrive in Winter
- Hay Market Report – October 11, 2021
- Video: Cover Crops After Corn Silage
- Turn Signals on Farm Equipment Could Reduce Accidents
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Seed Trait Selection; Hands-On Soil Health Clinic; BQA Certification In-Person Meeting; Badger Crop Connect: 2021-2022 Grain Marketing Outlook
October 4, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Aflatoxins and Dairy Cattle
- Video: Manure Hauling Safety is Important
- Farm Safety Check: Fatigue
- Calf VIGOR Scorer App
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Seed Trait Selection; Hands-On Soil Health Clinic; BQA Certification In-Person Meeting; Badger Crop Connect: 2021-2022 Grain Marketing Outlook
September 27, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Hay Market Report-September 27, 2021
- Top 8 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2021
- BQA Certification In-Person Meetings Set
- Calf VIGOR Scorer App
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Winter Wheat and Soil Carbon; Hands-On Soil Health Clinic; BQA Certification In-Person Meeting
September 20, 2021 Email Newsletter
- National Farm Safety and Health Week 2021
- Getting the Dairy Herd You Want Through Improved Genetic Selection
- Is Your Dairy Ready for Disaster?
- Crop Calculators App
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Winter Wheat and Soil Carbon; Hands-On Soil Health Clinic
September 13, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Diverse Forages for Dairy Operations
- Hay Market Report – September 13, 2021
- New Idea for Your Farm? Attend Grant-Writing Webinar for Farmers
- Manure Tracker App
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Winter Wheat and Soil Carbon; Hands-On Soil Health Clinic
September 6, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Corn Silage Dry Down Days September 7 Results
- Buying and Selling Corn Silage: What’s a Fair Price?
- WI Waterhemp Herbicide Resistance Project
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Corn Silage Pricing App
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Fall Manure Management; Ripon Plot Day; Badger Crop Connect: Winter Wheat and Soil Carbon
August 30, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Happy Labor Day-Thank you
- Corn Silage Dry Down Days August 31 Results
- Hay Market Report – August 23, 2021
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Video: Farmer Perspectives On-Farm Trials
- Maximizing Corn Silage Yield and Quality
- Video: Dinner Conversations
- SilageSnap App
- Events: FDL County Corn Silage Dry Down Days, Badger Crop Connect: Fall Manure Management; Ripon Plot Day
August 23, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Corn Silage Dry Down Days
- Wisconsin Soybean & Corn Disease Update
- Pricing Corn Silage
- Video: Traditions Today and Tomorrow
- Difficult Decisions in Grain Marketing
- Corn Silage Pricing App
- Events: FDL County Corn Silage Dry Down Days, Diverse Forages for Dairy Operations, Agronomy/Soils Field Day, 5th Annual Healthy Soil-Healthy Water Field Day, FDL County Corn Silage Dry Down Days, Exploring Alternative Forage Systems for Soil Health & Profitability
August 16, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Corn Silage Dry Down Days
- Hay Market Report – August 9, 2021
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Video: FDL LWCD Field Day-Roller Crimped Rye in Soybeans
- Video: Weber’s Farm Store: Six Generations of Resiliency
- Seasonal Grain Price Patterns
- SilageSnap App
- Events: New Ways for New Challenges Field Day, FDL County Corn Silage Dry Down Days, Diverse Forages for Dairy Operations, Agronomy/Soils Field Day, FDL County Corn Silage Dry Down Days, Exploring Alternative Forage Systems for Soil Health & Profitability
August 9, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Breed Heifers Based on Weight Not Height
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Badger Crop Doc-Soybean & Corn Situation
- SilageSnap App
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Corn Silage Harvest, FDL County Holstein Association Open Barn, New Ways for New Challenges Field Day, Diverse Forages for Dairy Operations, Agronomy/Soils Field Day, Exploring Alternative Forage Systems for Soil Health & Profitability
August 2, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Winter Wheat Performance Trials
- Hay Market Report – July 26, 2021
- Events: Calumet County Field Plot Tours, Peninsular Ag Research Stations Field Plot Tours, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat: Dinner Conversations, Badger Crop Connect: Corn Silage Harvest
July 26, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Determining Dairy Profitability When Using Beef Semen
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Bumper Crops Video: Wheat Harvest, Crop Rotation, and Cover Crops
- Building Knowledge about Wisconsin’s Cover Crops: A Farmer Research Project
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Late Summer Forages and Research Update, Calumet County Field Plot Tours, Badger Crop Connect: Corn Silage Harvest
July 19, 2021 Email Newsletter
- It’s National Ice Cream Month
- Bumper Crops Video: Beans and Wheat Update
- Wisconsin Soybean & Corn Disease Update
- Bumper Crops Video: Early Season Weeds and Dry Weather
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Late Summer Forages and Research Update
July 13, 2021 Email Newsletter
- It’s Fair Week
- Five Minute Farm Focus Video: Accelerated Calf Feeding Program
- Hay Market Report: July 13, 2021
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Video: white Mold on Soybean
- Insights on In-Season Corn Disease
- Drought Impacts on Insects and Mites
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Legumes in Cover Crops and Climate Change
June 28, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Happy 4th of July
- Dairy x Beef Calf Management Survey
- June 2021 Dairy Situation and Outlook
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Video: Corn Planter Closing Wheel Research
- An App Makes It A Snap: Sporebuster
- Events: Small Grains Field Day; Heart of the Farm: Traditions; Badger Crop Connect: Legumes in Cover Crops and Climate Change
June 21, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Video: Calves Feel the Heat Too!
- Hay Market Report – June 14
- Video: Three Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
- What You Should Know About Farm Leases
- An App Makes It A Snap: Sporecaster
- Events: Conservation Agriculture Field Day; Badger Crop Connect: Soybean and Disease Update
June 14, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Summer Feed Storage and Feed Bunk Management with Video
- Video: Terminating Rye Cover Crops
- Events: Forage Council Twilight Meeting; Conservation Agriculture Field Day; Badger Crop Connect: Soybean and Disease Update
- Video: Field Traffic in Alfalfa
- New and Updated Weed Identification Factsheets
- Video: Waterhemp in Wisconsin
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Tar Spotter App
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Soybean Herbicide Use and Alt Forage; Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat: Weber’s; Forage Council Twilight Meeting; Conservation Agriculture Field Day
- Video: Socially Stable Calving Pens
- Hay Market Report – May 10
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- 2021 Alfalfa Forage Quality Watch is Here
- Video: WI’s Pre-sidedress Nitrate Test (PSNT)
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Walking Strong: Hoof Health Session 2; Weathering the Storm: Preparing for the 2021 Financial and Climate Unknown; Badger Crop Connect: Soybean Update and Roller Crimping Rye
- Rising Feed Costs Impact Heifers & Dry Cows
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Video: Bumper Crops – Planting Soybeans
- Video: FARMing for Health
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Walking Strong: Hoof Health Session 1; Badger Crop Connect: Corn and Insect Updates; Weathering the Storm: Preparing for the 2021 Financial and Climate Unknown
- Hay Market Report – April 26
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Determining the Value of Standing Alfalfa
- Video: Bumper Crops – Wheat, in Spring
- 2020 Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide
- Video: Healthy Minds, Healthy Farms
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Corn and insect Updates
April 26, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Video: Animal Care on the Farm and Beyond
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Video Series: Improvements to Soil Health from Spring Cover Crops
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Wheat Fungicides and Corn Nitrogen Management
April 19, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Dairy Brain Project
- Hay Market Report – April 12
- Video: Calf Success: The First 24 Hours
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Small Ruminant: Designing Your Sheep and Goat Grazing System; Farm Management Friday: FARMing for Health
April 12, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Heat Stress and the Often Forgotten Heifers
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Video: Considerations Prior to Cereal Rye Cover Crop Termination
- Sporebuster App
- PPP Loans Now Open Until May 31
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect: Planting Field Conditions and Planter Set-up
April 5, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Brisket Locator – Is It Necessary?
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Identifying and Managing Soil Compaction in Field Crop Production
- Video: Early Season Management Options for White Mold in Soybean
- Sporecaster App
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Farm Management Friday: Healthy Minds, Healthy Farms
March 29, 2021 Email Newsletter
- March 22 Hay Market Report
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Video: Your Farm Startup
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Wi Manure Applicator Training; Badger Dairy Insight: Robotic Farm Management; WI Cover Crops & Conservation Conversation
March 22, 2021 Email Newsletter
- March 2021 Dairy Situation and Outlook
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Video: Developing Your Farm Product Brand
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Wi Manure Applicator Training; Beef and Small Ruminant: Meat Marketing and Cornell Calculator; Badger Crop Connect: Early Season Weed Control; Corn Rootworm Management Update Virtual Meeting; WI Cover Crops & Conservation Conversation
March 15, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Youth Tractor and Machinery Safety Certification Course
- March 8 Hay Market Report
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Interseeding Alfalfa into Silage Corn
- Video: Building Positive Farm Culture
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Improving Efficiency Through Genetics; Small Ruminant: Direct Marketing; Farm Management Friday: Your Farm Startup; WI Cover Crops & Conservation Conversation
March 8, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Video: Calf Health and Welfare
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- 2020 Field Crops Fungicide Test Summary
- Video: Is Fair Equal?
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Safety for Ag Implements on the Road; Beef: Pasture Weed Management; Badger Crop Connect: Winter Wheat Management; WI Manure Applicator Training
March 1, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Video: Emerging Reproductive Strategies
- February 2021 Dairy Situation & Outlook
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- WI Cover Crop & Conservation Conversation Three-Part Webinar Series
- February 22 Hay Market Report
- Video: Be a Guardian of Your Equity
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Frost Seeding for Cover Crops; Badger Dairy Insight-Sexed Semen in Your Dairy Herd; Focus on Forage: Spring Green-Up; WI Manure Applicator Training; Farm Management Friday: Building Positive Business Culture; Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat: Developing Your Farm Product Brand
February 22, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Midwest Manure Summit
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- 2021 Agronomy Day – Eastern Wisconsin
- Video: Economic Outlook Forum
- March 15 Deadline for ARC/PLC
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Getting the Most Out of Your Forages, Beef: Hairy Heel Wart, Midwest Manure Summit, Focus on Forage: Alfalfa-Grass Mixtures, 2021 Agronomy Day – Eastern Wisconsin
February 15, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Sign Up: Farm Stressors and Challenges Focus Groups
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Tile Drainage School: Mach 8, 9, 11, 16
- 2021 Wisconsin Manure Applicator Training
- Video: Read & Understand Your Milk Check
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Getting the Most Out of Your Farm’s Data, Small Ruminant: Ethnic Marketing, Farm management Friday: Is Fair Equal?, Midwest Manure Summit, 2021 Agronomy Day – Eastern Wisconsin
February 8, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Hay Market Report – February 8, 2021
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference Update
- Video: Cash Flow in a Crisis
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Preventing Injuries Working with Cattle, Beef: Management of Newly Weaned Calves, Focus on Forage-Alternative Forages, Midwest Manure Summit, 2021 Agronomy Day – Eastern Wisconsin
February 1, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat – February 8
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- 2021 Soil Health Expo – Rolling into Covers
- ARC/PLC Program Deadline March 15, 2021
- Video: Tax Preparation Issues and Concerns
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Animal Care, Focus on Forage-Small Grains, Farm Management Fridays-Guard Your Equity, Midwest Manure Summit, 2021 Agronomy Day – Eastern Wisconsin
January 25, 2021 Email Newsletter
- January 2021 Dairy Situation and Outlook
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Hay Market Report: January 25, 2021
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-IVF Embryo Transfer, Focus on Forage-Grass and Mixed Grasses, Nutrient Management Training for Farmers
January 18, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Forage Council Annual Report and Virtual Forum
- Hay Market Report: January 11, 2021
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Navigating Your Farm Business in 2021 with Video
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- SnapPlus App
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Calf & Heifer Health, Focus on Forage-Alfalfa Production Goals, Farm Management Fridays-Economic Forum, Wisconsin Rural Economic Summit
January 11, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Coaching Versus Evaluations to Improve Employee Performance
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Grouping Strategies for Calves
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- Manure Tracker App
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Emergency Prep, Focus on Forage-Corn Silage, Farm Management Fridays, ARC/PLC Decision-Making Webinar
January 04, 2021 Email Newsletter
- Happy New Year!
- Disbudding and Dehorning Considerations
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation and Outlook Podcast
- 2021 ARC/PLC Recommendations
- Things to Consider When Buying Alfalfa Seed
- Hay Market Report December 28, 2020
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Feeding, 2021 Agronomy Update Virtual Meetings, Farm Management Fridays, WI Agribusiness Classic, CAFO Update Meetings
2020 Ag Email Newsletters
December 21, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Happy Holidays!
- Do They Grow?
- December Dairy Situation and Outlook
- Hay Market Report December 14, 2020
- 2021 WI Agribusiness Virtual Classic
- Updated PAT Certification
- Video: Year End Tax & Spending Considerations
- Project Recovery
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Feeding, 2021 Agronomy Update Virtual Meetings, Farm Management Fridays, WI Agribusiness Classic, Farm Ready Research
December 7, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Badger Dairy Insight Zoom Focuses on Calf Management
- Updated PAT Certification
- 2020 UW Crop Performance Trial Results
- PPP Loan Forgiveness Webinar
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat Webinar
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Dairy Insight-Skid Steer, Farm Management Update Webinar, PPP Loan Forgiveness Webinar, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat Webinar, Badger Dairy Insight-Calf Managment, Farmland Markets & Leasing Contracts Webinar
November 30, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Calf Success: The First 24 Hours
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Equivalent Price/Ton of high Moisture Shelled Corn
- Hay Market Report – November 23, 2020
- Private Pesticide Applicator Certification
- Farm Management Update Webinar
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Soil, Water, and Nutrient Virtual Meetings, DMC Program Decision-Making Webinar, Estimating Hay Needs & Heifer Enterprise Budget Decision Tools Webinar, Farm Management Update Webinar, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat
November 23, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Happy Thanksgiving
- Why All The Fuss About Calf Pair Housing?
- November 2020 Dairy Situation & Outlook
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- 2020 Soil, Water, and Nutrient Meetings
- Video: Prioritizing Financial & Market Decisions
- Private Pesticide Applicator Certification
- Dairy Margin Coverage Program Webinar
- PPP Loan Forgiveness
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Soil, Water, and Nutrient Virtual Meetings, DMC Program Decision-Making Webinar, Farm Management Update Webinar, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat
November 16, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat Series
- Two Heads Are Better Than One – A Starter Guide to Pairing Dairy Calves
- Video: Feeding the 2020 Corn Silage Crop
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- ARC/PLC Sign Up Underway
- 2020 WDATCP Wisconsin Pest Bulletin
- Farm Ready Research Webinar Series
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: DMC Program Decision-Making Webinar, Farm Management Update Webinar, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat
November 9, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Prioritizing Financial & Market Decisions Webinar
- Video: Pandemic, Prices, and PPDs…What Will 2021 Offer?
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Hay Market Report – November 9, 2020
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Mastitis-Causing Pathogens: Klebsiella
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Events: Prioritizing Financial & Market Decisions Webinar
November 2, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Winter Calf Care
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Video: Multi-Species Cover Crop
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat Series
- Events: Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat Webinar, Pest Management Update Virtual Meetings
October 26, 2020 Email Newsletter
- October 2020 Dairy Situation & Outlook
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Hay Market Report – 10/26/2020
- Pest management Update Virtual Meetings
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat Series
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat Webinar, Pest Management Update Virtual Meetings
October 19, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Weed Seed Movement via Combines
- Video: Combine Cleaning
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Dairy Market & Nutrition Update Webinar
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Dairy Market & Nutrition Update Webinar, Pest Management Update Meetings
October 12, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Dairy Market & Nutrition Update Webinar
- NMC’s Latest Factsheet: Post Milking Teat Disinfection
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Hay Market Report – 10/12/2020
- Video: Calibrating a Manure Spreader
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Dairy Market & Nutrition Update Webinar
October 5, 2020 Email Newsletter
- WI Custom Rate Guide for Harvesting
- Hay Market Report – 9/29/2020
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- NPK Credits App
- Events: FDL County Public Information Meeting
September 28, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Farewell Joe Zimbric
- Video: Farm Safety & Women
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Top 7 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2020
- Soybean Yield Contest
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect Webinar, FDL County Public Information Meeting
September 21, 2020 Email Newsletter
- National Farm Safety & Health Week 2020: Every Farmer Counts
- Badger Crop Connect
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Farm Management Update for Ag Professionals
- FDL County Farmland Preservation Plan Update Public Meeting #1
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect Webinar, Farm Management Update for Ag Professionals, FDL County Public Information Meeting
September 14, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Hay Market Report – September 14, 2020
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Badger Crop Connect
- Silage Season Safety – Processing and Packing
- Farm Management Update for Ag Professionals
- How Does Farm Culture Apply to Your Farm?
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Calf VIGOR Scorer App
- Crop Calculators App
- Events: Badger Crop Connect Webinar, Farm Management Update for Ag Professionals, Save the Date: Public Information Meeting
September 7, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Corn Silage Moisture Testing Results – September 8
- Updated Midwest Cover Crop Council Cover Crop Selection Tool
- Winter Wheat Planting Date Impacts on Grain Yield
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Be Aware of Your Imported Cottonseed
- Wisconsin Fruit News
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
August 31, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Corn Silage Moisture Testing Results – September 1
- Feeding Rye or Triticale Silage to Dairy Cows
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Badger Crop Connect
- Cover Crops After Corn Silage Publications
- Video Series: Cover Crops After Corn Silage
- Harvest of Hope Fund
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Manure Tracker App
- Events: Corn Silage Dry Down Days, Badger Crop Connect Webinar
August 24, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Corn Silage Moisture Testing Results – August 25
- August Dairy Situation & Outlook
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Nutrition for Agronomists Webinar
- Adjusting Corn Silage Contracts
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Corn Silage Pricing App
- Events: Corn Silage Dry Down Days, Nutrition for Agronomists Webinar
August 17, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Corn Silage Dry Down Days
- Soybean Aphids
- Video: Cover Crops for Corn Silage
- SilageSnap App
- Events: Corn Silage Dry Down Days
August 10, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Fall Forage Rye for Dairy Heifers & Dry Cows
- Hay Market Report – August 10
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Badger Crop Connect – August 12
- Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials 2020
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect
August 3, 2020 Email Newsletter
- How does the feeding of colostrum and milk, and weaning strategies affect gut health and development?
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Grain Bin Construction, Maintenance, and Safety Webinar – August 11
- Cover Crop Mixtures: Calculating Seeding Rates
- UW-Madison Extension Launches New Podcast that is in Search of New Crops for WI
- Badger Crop Connect – August 12
- WI Corn Tar Spot Update
- Hay Market Report – July 27
- Video: How to Scout for Corn Rootworm Beetles
- Video: Combine Cleaning to Prevent Spreading Weedn Seeds
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect; Grain Bin Construction, Maintenance, and Safety Webinar
July 27, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Badger Crop Connect – July 29
- Winter High Tunnel Spinach Production
- Optimizing Your Winter Wheat Planting Timing
- New Online Pasture Management Course
- Grain Bin Construction, Maintenance, and Safety Webinar
- Podcast: Your Brain on Stress
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- What are the Keys to Prevent Lameness in our Dairy Herds?
- July 2020 Dairy Situation & Market Outlook
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Events: Badger Crop Connect, Grain Bin Construction, Maintenance, and Safety Webinar
July 20, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Badger Crop Connect – July 29
- Timing Corn Silage Harvest
- Wisconsin Soybean Mold Update
- Cover Crops Following Wheat or Other Small Grains
- Lodged Corn/ Can You Dig It?!
- Hay Market Report – July 13
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Video: Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Stress
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect
July 13, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Badger Crop Connect
- Wisconsin Crop Update – July 13, 2020
- Wisconsin Crop Manager and Pest Bulletin Update
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- What is Farm Stress? Video: The Basics of Farm Stress
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect
- Staying Healthy on the Farm: New Video Demonstrates the Benefits of Wearing a Good Mask
- Understanding Your Farm Data: Milk Quality webinar presented in Spanish
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Cut-Bale-Scout for Potato Leafhoppers
- 5 Things to Know About the Haney Soil Health Test
- Soil Fertility Guidelines for Pastures in Wisconsin
- Farm Center Offers 24/7 Hotline, Offers Counseling Resources in New Pilot Program
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- An App in a Snap: Sporecaster and Sporebuster
- Events: Spanish presentation of Understanding Your Farm Data: Milk Quality
June 29, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Happy 4th of July!
- Badger Crop Connect
- Cover Crops for Wheat
- A Visual Guide to Soybean Growth Stages
- Insights on In-Season Corn Disease Management Decisions
- Understanding Your Farm Data: Milk Quality webinar presented in Spanish
- Video: From Farm to Market: Maintaining Carcass Quality and Animal Welfare of Market Cows
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- An App in a Snap: Sporecaster and Sporebuster
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect, Spanish presentation of Understanding Your Farm Data: Milk Quality
June 22, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Wisconsin Farm Support Program Application Period Closes June 29
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Badger Crop Connect Special Edition – June 24
- Rock County Giant Ragweed Virtual Plot Tour
- Arlington Ag Research Station Cover Crop Termination Studies
- Hay Market Report – June 22
- When a Cow Starts Her Second Career
- Video: When a Cow Starts Her Second Career
- Dairy Situation & Outlook – June 18
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Events: Badger Crop Connect Special Edition
June 15, 2020 Email Newsletter
- Badger Crop Connect – June 17
- Wisconsin Crop Manager newsletter
- Wisconsin Agricultural Land Prices 2019
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Wisconsin Farm Support Program Application Period: June 15 – June 29
- Resources for Wisconsin Farmers Applying for CFAP Payments
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Badger Crop Connect
- Alfalfa Quality Watch Results
- Soil Bacterial Communities in a Corn-Soybean System
- Dicamba Use Over the top in Dicamba-Tolerant Soybean
- Badger Crop Connect – June 17
- Hay Market Report for June 8, 2020
- Dry Cow Management webinar – Prevention & Control of Intramammary Infections
- Fond du Lac County Agriculture Impact Report
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- $50 Million Wisconsin Farm Support Program
- CFAP Webinars hosted by USDA Farm Service Agency
- Resources for Wisconsin Farmers Applying for CFAP Payments
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: FSA CFAP Producer webinars, Dry Cow Management Webinar, Badger Crop Connect
- World Milk Day 20th Anniversary is June 1!
- Reduce Heat Stress in Your Baby Calves
- Dry Cow Management – Nutritional Management webinar
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat – Finding Financial Well-Being
- Managing Early Dry Off for Cows (video)
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Alfalfa Quality Watch
- Badger Crop Connect – June 3
- May 25 Hay Market Report
- Diagnosing Early Season Insect Damage in Corn
- Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Congratulations Ag Team!
- Events: Badger Crop Connect webinar, Dry Cow Management webinar, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat
- Managing the Dry Cow for a Successful Lactation Webinar
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat – Nurturing Healthy Relationships Under Times of Stress: Bidding for Connection
- May Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Alfalfa Quality Watch
- Post-emergence Corn & Soybean Herbicide Product Restrictions for Broadcast Applications
- #Grow20
- USDA’s New Direct Payments Program for Farmers
- USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Act
- Do Farmers Need to Provide Sick Leave?
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Dry Cow Management webinar, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat
- Looking Ahead for Dairy Webinar
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat – Exploring Perspectives to Improve Communication
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- Badger Crop Connect webinar series
- Pricing Standing Hay
- Hay Market Report: May 11
- National Farm Support Programs During COVID-19: Factsheet and Video
- What Farmers Need to Know About PPP and EIDL: Video
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Nitrogen Price App
- Events: Badger Crop Connect webinar, Looking Ahead for Dairy webinar, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat
- Deciding When a Cow Starts Her Second Career with Factsheet
- Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat – Structuring Your Day with Purpose
- Estimating Alfalfa RFV in the Field Using PEAQ
- Effects of Wheel Traffic on Alfalfa Yield
- Maximizing Forage in Winter Injured and Killed Stands
- Soybean Replant Decisions
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Economic Injury Disaster Loans
- Standing Alfalfa Pricing App
- Events: EIDL and PPP webinar, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat
- Managing the Surplus webinar resources
- April Dairy Situation & Outlook
- Center for Dairy Profitability Dairy Situation & Outlook Podcast
- 2020 Considerations for Cover Crop Termination
- Transitioning a Cover Crop into a Cash Grain Crop
- Pest Management Fast Facts
- Seed Placed Starter
- Economic Injury Disaster Loan
- Navigating Farm Support Programs During COVID-19
- Extension COVID-19 Agriculture-Related Resources
- Events: Managing the Surplus, Farm Management Through a Crisis, Heart of the Farm Coffee Chat
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