Focus on Forage is a FREE, 7-part Extension webinar series highlighting research-based information and farmer strategies to optimize forage yield, quality, and profitability in Wisconsin. The series runs from January 13 to March 3. Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Credits are available.
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January 13
Corn Silage Top Ten by Jerry Clark, Agriculture Educator, Division of Extension UW-Madison, Chippewa County.
Discussion with Mike Jenson, Jr., Jenson Family Farms, LLC (Elk Mound, WI) and Carlyle Westendorp, West-Vale-Vue Dairy (Nashville, MI), 2020 World Forage Superbowl winners in the standard corn silage and BMR corn silage categories, respectively
Fine Tuning Conservation on Forages by Ashley Blackburn, University of Wisconsin, Nutrient Pest Management Outreach Specialist
2020 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Performance Trials
University of Wisconsin Corn Silage Resources
January 20
Managing Alfalfa in Wisconsin’s Changing Landscape by Kevin Jarek, Extension Outagamie County
Discussion with Aaron Barclay, Sunny Daze Dairy, LLC (Seymour, WI), 2019 World Forage Superbowl winner in the alfalfa haylage category
Soil Fertility and Conservation Considerations for Alfalfa Production by Dan Smith and Jamie Patton, University of Wisconsin, Nutrient and Pest Management Outreach Specialists
Wisconsin Team Forage Resources
January 27
Using Dairy Manure to Fertilize of Forage Stands by Richard Halopka, Extension Clark County
Optimizing Production of Grass and Mixed Grass Forages by Kevin Jarek, Extension Outagamie County
Discussion with Aaron Barclay, Sunny Daze Dairy, LLC and Kevin Jarek, Extension Outagamie County
Soil Fertility and Considerations for Grass and Mixed Forage Hay by Dan Smith, University of Wisconsin, Nutrient and Pest Management Outreach Specialist
February 3
Summer Annual Grains as Forage: Why, How? with Scott Reuss, Extension Marinette/Oconto Counties and Matt Akins, Extension Dairy Specialist
Optimizing Yield and Quality of Winter Cereal Grain Forages by Matt Akins, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin – Madison
February 10
Highlighting local Forage Councils and the Midwest Forage Association. with Chelsea Russell, MFA Local Council Coordinator, Craig Fietzer, Fietzer Dairy Farms; Todd Vogel, Riesterer & Schnell; and Randy Welch, CROPLAN®by WinField United
“Alternative Forage Strategies When Alfalfa Fails” by Tom Kilcer, Forage Consultant, Advanced Ag Systems
February 24
Alfalfa-Grass Mixtures for Dairy Forage: Using Meadow and Tall Fescues with Dr. Jerry Cherney, Cornell University
March 3
TBD
