Central Wisconsin Agriculture Specialization

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 [...]

A handy tool to help calculate actual pure live seed, total number of seeds planted per square foot and total seed cost per acre seeding_rate_calculator

Grazing Basics Slideshow from the Belted Galloway (Beltie) Society Annual Meeting October 16, 2010.  The attached document has been converted to pdf. Grazing_Basics_BeltieV_SL

Go to this UW-Extension Grazing website and click on fencing systems to find a very complete discussion of fencing principles written by Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove Fencing Systems

  For the latest in research-based information on forage production and utilization go to the University of Wisconsin Extension Team Forage Website at:   http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/teamforage/index.html

Download a factsheet created by Rhonda Gildersleeve that lists just a few of the many web-based resources and print materials the provide useful information on managed grazing systems and pasture management for dairy and livestock producers.  GN-Useful_Grazing_Resources0909

Download an Excel spreadsheet file used to help evaluate pasture resource needs based upon animal numbers PASTURE_NEEDS

UW-Extension worksheet used to help determine stocking rate and acreage needed. This material is taken from Extension Publication A3529 “Pastures for Profit: A Guide to Rotational Grazing” Stocking_Rate_UWEX

Worksheet produced by New York SCS and Cornell that uses a 6 step process to estimate grazing stocking rates Stocking_Rates_NRCS

Grass Legume Pasture Establishment and Retention (3 pages, 61 KB .doc)