Workgroups

1.   Forage Crop Production
Issues: Co-leaders: Members:
  • Variety/Hybrid evaluation
  • Yield enhancing management practices
  • Fertilizer/manure issues
  • Pest management issues
  • Coordinate on-farm research/demonstrations
  • Coordinate alfalfa scissor cutting program  and corn silage moisture determination projects
  • Joe Lauer
  • Richard Holopka
  • Scott Reuss
  • Eileen Cullen
  • Mike Rankin
  • Carrie Laboski
  • Mike Ballweg
  • Heidi Johnson
  • Dan Undersander
  • Jason Cavadini
  • Mike Bertram
  • Bill Halfman
  • Damon Smith
  • Greg Blonde
  • Mark Renz
  • George Koepp
  • Ted Bay
  • Steve Okonek

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2.   Forage Economics
     
Issues: Co-leaders: Members:
  • Pricing / buying forages
  • Corn silage pricing
  • Forage production costs
  • Risk Management
  • Development of budgets/analysis software
  • Forage enterprise decisions (custom harvesting , etc.)
  • Machinery share systems
  • Ken Barnett
  • Kevin Jarek
  • Ryan Sterry
  • Joe Lauer
  • Jim Leverich

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3.   Forage Harvesting, Storage, and Handling Systems
     
Issues: Co-leaders: Members:
  • Harvest systems
  • Storage systems
  • Handling systems
  • Craig Saxe
  • Jerry Clark
  • Brian Holmes (emeritus)
  • Brian Luck
  • Trisha Wagner
  • Richard Muck
  • Kevin Shinners
  • Wayne Coblentz
  • Jamie Patton

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4.   Forage Testing and Feeding
     
Issues: Co-leaders: Members:
  • Forage testing procedures
  • Current forage feeding issues/new developments
  • Evaluation of inoculants
  • Randy Shaver
  • Wayne Coblentz
  • Dan Undersander
  • Matt Lippert
  • Ryan Sterry

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5.   Grazing Systems
     
Issues: Co-leaders: Members:
  • Pasture forage management
  • Grazing systems
  • Supplemental forage feeding systems
  • Pasture forage species performance evaluation
  • Rhonda Gildersleeve
  • Peg Reedy
  • Dan Undersander
  • Gene Schriefer
  • Geoff Brink
  • Dan Marzu
  • Stephanie Plaster
  • Ken Barnett
  • Carrie Laboski
  • Mark Renz
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