Do You Have Poisonous Weeds in Your Pastures and Forages?

Do You Have Poisonous Weeds in Your Pastures and Forages? by Jerry Doll, Extension Weed Scientist UW Agronomy Department 1575 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706 Introduction Livestock managers seem to have an increasing awareness that poisonous plants can affect livestock. Part of this is due to the ever-increasing population of horse owners in Wisconsin and to the […]

Does Forage Quality Pay?

Does Forage Quality Pay? by Dan Undersander, UW Extension Forage Agronomist University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 email: djunders@wisc.edu Does forage quality pay? Absolutely, it pays in many ways for different situations. It may help produce the maximum return through high milk or meat production; it may increase breeding success; it may help a producer allocate different […]

Aphanomyces Root Rot in Alfalfa

Aphanomyces Root Rot in Alfalfa by Dan Undersander and Paul Esker Aphanomyces root rot (Aphanomyces euteiches) is an important alfalfa disease. It occurs all over the Midwest U.S. The pathogen that causes Aphanomyces root rot is an oomycetous fungi that are especially present in wet and poorly drained soils (Schneider et al. 2008). Aphanomyces stunts and kills seedlings. […]

Hay Market Report 06-12-17

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UW Tested Commercially Released Cool-Season Grasses

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Comparison of Cool-Season Grasses by Grazing Intake & Palatability

Grazing intake yields and palatability of cool-season grasses as tested in University of Wisconsin field trials, 1996 to present Open in a New Window aIntake reported as percent of season intake, based on difference between before-graze and after-graze pasture plate measurements bPALAT.=Palatability rating 0=0%, 1=20%, 2=40%, 3=60%, 4=80%, 5=100% grazed spacePalatability of grasses under grazing […]

Comparison of Cool-Season Grasses by Harvested Yield

Yields of cool-season grasses as tested in University of Wisconsin Field Trials, 1996 to present *A high beta means more consistent season-long yield; a more negative beta means higher percentage of yield in first cut. **Winter Survival: 1=superior, 2=good, 3=average, 4=poor, 5=none 〉Cuts reported as percent of season yield Open in a New Window