Central Wisconsin Agriculture Specialization

Culling and Replacement Strategies was a presentation given during the 2012 CWAS Dairy Meetings.  Click here for the presentation handout; Culling and Replacement Strategies

Maximizing Cow Comfort was a presentation given during the 2012 CWAS Dairy Meetings.  Click here for the presentation handout; Maximizing Cow Comfort CWDS

Marketing 101 was a presentation given during the 2012 CWAS Dairy Meetings.  Click here for the presentation handout; Marketing 101 -CWAS_HO

TMR Management Practices was a presentation given during the 2012 CWAS Dairy Meetings.  Click here for the presentation handouts; TMR_Management_HO ,  TMR_Mixer_Maintenance , TMR_Management_nHealthy_Rumen

We will be holding two meetings inCentral Wisconsinon March 9 and March 10. The meeting on March 9 will be held at the Lemonweir Valley Telephone Company office,127 US Highway12/16, Camp Douglas WI and the meeting on March 10 will be held at theJensonCommunity Center,487 N. Main St.,AmherstWI. Registration with coffee and rolls will be [...]

Click on the attachment below,  if you’re interested in knowing how much you have in those silo bags behind the barn.  And for additional information or Excel spreadsheets on storing silage go to the UW Team Forage Website at:  http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/storage.htm  .  You might also want to consider trying the SiloCAP spreadsheet on the Virginia Tech Dairy website [...]

Written land rental contracts are increasingly important in the farming world of today. Verbal agreements in most cases are not binding contracts and can result in costly issues for landowners and for those renting land. Here are two sample lease contracts that may work for your operation. If you have legal questions on any lease [...]

Heaving is a problem in some alfalfa stands each year in the midwest.  Click here to read more on the subject:  HEAVING

An Excel spreadsheet is now available to help with the math when applying fertilizer to a garden, lawn or small field plot.  Using a soil test report and six simple steps, this spreadsheet calculates the amount of fertilizer to be applied to a specific area.  Application rates and possible nutrient surpluses or deficiencies are calculated [...]

Presentation handouts on suggestions for harvesting high quality hay.  This presention was given in March 2011 by Ryan Pearcy, Hay Tools Product Manager, Kuhn North America Harvesting Quality Hay