Pasture
Management
Pastures
for Profit- A Guide to Rotational Grazing - .pdf file
UWEX Bulletin A3529
Supplementation
on Pasture
Dr. Dan Undersander, Proceedings of the 1999 Wisconsin
Forage Council Symposium
Ryegrass
Overseeding on Pasture
Dr. Dan Undersander, Proceedings of the 1999 Wisconsin
Forage Council Symposium
Evaluation
of a Simple Method for Measuring Pasture Yields
Dr. Dennis Cosgrover, Proceedings of the 1999 Wisconsin
Forage Council Symposium
Raising
Stocker Cattle on Pasture
Larry Smith, Proceedings of the 1999 Wisconsin Forage
Council Symposium
Animal
Health
Bloat
Dr. Dan Undersander, UWEX Agronomy Advice, April 1993
Preventing
Bloat on Pasture
Dr. Ray Smith University of Manitoba, from the 2001
Wisconsin Forage Council Proceedings
Nitrate
Poisoning in Cattle, Sheep and Goats
Dr. Dan Undersander et.al. UWEX Agronomy Advice, April
199
Do
You Have Poisonous Weeds in Your Pasture and Forages?
Dr. Jerry Doll, 2002 Wisconsin Forage Council Proceedings
Fencing
Systems
Grounding Electric Fences
Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX
Understanding the Basics of Electric Fence Energizers
Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX
Keeping the Current Flowing on an Electric Fence
Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX
Protecting an Electric Fence From Lightning
Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX
Post Selection
Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX
Setting Posts
Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX
Using High Tensile Wire
Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX
Installing Braces
Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX
Line Posts
Tom Cadwalleder and Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX
Water
Systems
Water Systems for Grazing Livestock
Ben Bartlett
Overwintering
The
Ins and Outs of Outwintering
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Stockpiling
Fall Stockpiling of Forage on Pasture
John Cockrell et. al
Extending the Grazing Season
John Cockrell
Stockpiling
Pasture
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Stockpiling
Revisited
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Winter
Pasture
for Horses
Pastures
for Horses - .pdf file
UWEX Bulletin A3680
Identification
and Growth Characteristics of Grasses and Legumes
Birdsfoot
Trefoil for Grazing and Harvested Forage - .pdf file
North Central Regional Publication NCR474
Red Clover -
Establishment, Management and Utilization - .pdf file
UWEX Bulletin A3492
Ryegrass
Types for Pasture and Hay
Dr. Dennis Cosgrove, et.al. UWEX Agronomy Advice,
Oct. 1996
Uses
of Brassica Crops in Grazing Systems
Dr. Dan Undersander, UWEX Agronomy Advice, Dec. 1996
Identifying Pasture
Grasses - .pdf file
UWEX Bulletin A3637
Identifying Pasture
Legumes - .pdf file
UWEX Bulletin A3787
Maturities
of Cool-Season Forage Grasses
Dr. Dan Undersander
Palatability
of Cool-Season Forage Grasses
Dr. Dan Undersander
Native
Grasses for Warm Season Pasture
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Is
Kura Clover Worth the Wait
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Broadleaf
Perennials
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Emergency
Forage Plantings
Paul Peterson and others, University of Minnesota.From
the 2003 Wisconsin Forage Council Proceedings. Includes information of
millets and other warm season annuals for grazing.
Red
Clover in the 21st Century
Dr. Richard Smith, USDA Dairy Forage Research Center.
From the2000 Wisconsin Forage Council Proceedings.
Establishing,
Evaluating and Improving Pastures
Forage
Variety Update for Wisconsin
UWEX Bulletin A1525
Forage
Variety Trial Results
Compilation of variety trial
results from 1996 to present. Includes grasses and red clover.
Marketers
and Traits for Grasses
Descriptions of grass characteristics
and marketers
Marketers
and Traits for Red Clover
Descriptions of red clover characteristics
and marketers
Determining
Pasture Condition
UWEX Bulletin A3667
Frost
Seeding of Forages
Dr. Dan Undersander
Frost
Seeding Legumes and Grasses into Pastures
Mike Rankin, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Fond du Lac
County
Pasture
Seeding Mixes: the More, the Merrier?
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
The
Fine Art of Grass Species Selection
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County and Michael Casler- UW Agronomist
Beyond
Red Clover: Legume Choices for Wisconsin Pastures
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County and Ken Albrecht- UW Agronomist
Establishment
and Management of Switchgrass
Dr.Dan Undersander
Increasing Pasture Quality and Sward Density
Dennis Cosgrove, UWEX Forage Specialist
Establishing
Kura Clover Stands
Ken Albrecht, University of Wisconsin Agronomist
White
Clover for Wisconsin Pastures
Ken Albrecht, University of Wisconsin Agronomist
Root
and Crown Rots and Viral Diseases of Alfalfa and Clover
Dean Malvek, UNiversity of Illinois. From the2002
Wisconsin Forage Council Proceedings.
Fertilization
Soil
Test Recommendations for Field, Vegetable and Fruit Crops
UW Extension Bulletin A2809 - available for viewing
only in a .pdf format. Contains fertility recommendations for pastures
Nitrogen Fertilization of Pastures
Dr.Dan Undersander
Pasture
Fertilization
Dr. Kieth Kelling, Proceedings of the 1999 Wisconsin
Forage Council Symposium
Pasture Fertilization: Dealing with the
high price of nitrogen
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Building
a Pasture Savings Account
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Nitrogen
Management for Grass Pastures
Greg Cuomo,University of Minnesota-Morris, Proceedings
of the 2000 Wisconsin Forage Council Symposium
Nitrogen Management in Rotationally Grazed Pastures
Dennis Cosgrove UWEX Forage
Specialist.
Weed
Control
Pest
Management in Wisconsin Field Crops
UW Extension Bulletin A3646 - available for viewing
only in a .pdf format. Includes information on controlling perennial
weeds in pasture
Bull, Plumeless, Musk and Canada Thistle: Their
Biology and Management in Pastures
Dr. Jerry Doll, UWEX Agronomy Advice
Weed Control in Pastures Without Chemicals
Drs. Dennis Cosgrove and Jerry Doll, UWEX Agronomy
Advice
Pasture
Ecology
Conservation Benefits of CRP vs. MiG
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Grass
Management for the Birds
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
The
(Grass) Farmer as Conservationist: Aldo Leopold's Legacy
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County
Managed Grazing and Stream Ecosystems
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County and John Lyons, WDNR
Forage
Palatability and Animal Preference
Laura Paine, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Columbia
County and Dick Ryan
Software
Determining
Pasture Needs - download as an Excel file
A spreadsheet to help evaluate pasture resource needs
based on animal numbers
Pasture Nitrogen Fertilizer Profit Calculator - download as an Excel file
A spreadsheet to help evaluate the cost versus return for urea applications to pastures
Pasture Dry Matter Intake Calculator for Dairy Cows - download as an Excel file
A spreadsheet which uses net energy values to etsimate pasture dry matter intake for grazing dairy cows
Economics
Management
Intensive Rotational Grazing on Wisconsin Dairy Farms: the 1990s.
Results of a study conducted by the Program on Agricultural Technology
Studies at UW-Madison on
the use of rotational grazing on Wisconsin Dairy Farms
Wisconsin
Grazing Profitibility Analysis I
Tom Kriegl, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitibility. Fifth year summary
of a study analyzing factors
affecting dairy grazing profitibility.
Wisconsin
Grazing Profitibility Analysis II
Tom Kriegl, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitibility. Summary of a presentation
at the 2001 Wisconsin Forage
Council Annual Meeting
Wisconsin
Grazing Profitibility Analysis III
Tom Kriegl, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitibility. Excel spreadsheet
showing cost of production for
grazing versus confinement dairies.
Wisconsin
Grazing Profitibility Analysis IV
Tom Kriegl, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitibility. Several additional
Excel spreadsheet showing cost of
production for different types of grazing dairy farms.
Acres
vs. Cows-Comparing Financial Measures
Tom Kriegl, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitibility
Teaching
Aides
Beef Grazing Opportunities
Power Point Presentation by Craig Saxe, UWEX Crops
and Soils Agent, Juneau County
Pasture for Horses 2000
Power Point Presentation by Craig Saxe, UWEX Crops
and Soils Agent, Juneau County
Sheep Grazing Opportunities
Power Point Presentation by Craig Saxe, UWEX Crops
and Soils Agent, Juneau County
Stockpiling
Cool-Season Grasses for Winter Grazing
A Presentation on research conducted to determine
species and fertility aspects of stockpiling.
Backgrounding Calves on Pasture
Power Point Presentation by Scott Hendrickson, UWEX
Crops and Soils Agent, ManitowocCounty
Increasing Pasture Quality and Sward Density
Power Point Presentation by Dennis Cosgrove UWEX Forage
Specialist.
Low Cost Parlor Options
Power Point Presentation by Vance Haugen UWEX Crops
and Soils Agent, Crawford County and Dave
Kammel, UW- Madison
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Grass Varieties
Power Point Presentation by Mike Casler, Dept.ot Agronomy,
UW- Madison
Grazing
Network Information
Wisconsin
Grazing Network Directory
GLCI Steering Committee Members
GLCI Education Grant Information
Upcoming
Events/Pasture Walk Schedule
Click
Here to Link to Grassworks, Inc Schedule of Upcoming Events and Network
Pasture Walk Schedules.
2008 Wisconsin Grazing Schools
Current
Research
Biological
control of Canada thistle: more work needed .
2003. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Wisconsin's
grazing success: Grazing dairy farms show profit and promise .
2005. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Pastures
of plenty: Financial performance of Wisconsin grazing dairy farms.
2005. Tom Kriegl and Ruth McNair. UW-Madison Center for Dairy Profitability
and UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Dairy
goat enterprise budget.
2004. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Dairy
grazing can provide good financial return .
2000. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Grazing's
potential: expansion's effects on cash flow .
1998. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Grazing's
potential: predicting expansion's cost, profit .
1998. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Management
intensive rotational grazing's sense...and dollars.
1996. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Outwintering
dairy cattle: the fate of manure components .
1999. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Outwintering
dairy cattle: manure management issues.
1998. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Outwintering
dairy cattle: animal health issues.
1998. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Poultry
enterprise budget makes management decisions easier.
2003. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Large-scale
pastured poultry farming in the U.S..
2003. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Poultry
enterprise budget.
2003. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Raising
poultry on pasture.
2001. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Pastured
poultry study addresses broad range of issues.
1999. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
The
status of dairy grazing in Wisconsin.
2005. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and UW-Madison
Program on Agricultural Technology Studies.
The
social implications of management intensive rotational grazing: an annotated
bibliography .
2005. Matthew J. Mariola, Kaelyn Stiles, and Sarah Lloyd. UW-Madison
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
The
status of dairy grazing in Wisconsin: Pasture use on dairy farms widespread
.
2005. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and UW-Madison
Program on Agricultural Technology Studies.
Flavor,
not health claims, key in marketing pasture-based cheese.
2003. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Ovsynch
results variable on grass-based dairy farms .
2002. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Starting
your own dairy farm.
2001. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Starting—and
succeeding—as a Wisconsin dairy farmer.
2001. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Wisconsin
grazing networks: a status report.
2000. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Wisconsin
grazing networks: a status report.
2000. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Cropping
systems trial provides unique analysis .
1999. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
New
Zealand's dairy career path: could it work in Wisconsin?
1998. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Women
on dairy farms: juggling diverse roles and responsibilities.
1998. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Dairy
farmer career paths: getting in, out, and by.
1998. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Spreading
the word: ag professionals and MIRG.
1998. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Manure
management research from an integrated perspective .
1996. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Farmer-to-farmer
networks: effective grass-roots sharing.
1996. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Land
stewardship practices on the Krusenbaum organic dairy farm.
1995. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
An
organic dairying overview from the Krusenbaum farm studies.
1995. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Project
evaluates forage production and potential in northern Wisconsin.
1993. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Milk
production and quality of pastured cows rival confinement feeding.
1993. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Grazing
project combines strength of on-farm, research station studies.
1993. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
Long-term
study evaluates impacts of six Wisconsin cropping systems.
1993. UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
The use and performance
of management intensive rotational grazing among Wisconsin dairy farms
in the 1990s.
2000. Marcia R. Ostrom and Douglas B. Jackson-Smith. UW-Madison Program
on Agricultural Technology Studies.
Management intensive
rotational grazing on Wisconsin dairy farms: the 1990s.
2000. UW-Madison Program on Agricultural Technology Studies.
Grazing in dairyland:
The use and performance of management intensive rotational grazing among
Wisconsin dairy farms.
1996. Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, Brad Barham, Monica Nevius, and Rick
Klemme.
Management intensive
rotational grazing among Wisconsin dairy farms: a brief summary of recent
ATFFI research results.
1996. Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, Brad Barham, Monica Nevius, and Rick
Klemme.
Management intensive
rotational grazing in Wisconsin: Who's doing it?
1996. UW-Madison Program on Agricultural Technology Studies.
Pictures
Water System Photos
Fencing Photos
Links
Wisconsin State Grazing Lands
Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
Grassworks, Inc
Grazers' Notebook
A series of Fact Sheets and Research Reviews related to grazing.
Grass Clippings
A quarterly newsletter published by the Center for Intergrated Agriculture Systemsa nd UW-Extension with timely articles of interest to grazers.
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