UW-Extension hosts Southwest Wisconsin Forage Meeting
The Regional Crops & Soils, Dairy, and Livestock Educators for Grant, Green, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties will be hosting a FREE event for agricultural producers involved in forage production and management on February 6th from 10:30 am – 2:00 pm at the Lafayette County Ames Multi-Purpose Building in Darlington.
Guest speaker Paul Mitchell, Extension Specialist and director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute, will be there to provide valuable information about forage insurance and risk management strategies in forage systems. Additional topics include fertilizing high-yield forages to achieve farm goals and maintain soil productivity, understanding the nutritional impacts of high mineral contents in forages on dairy cattle, and tackling seasonal challenges with alternative winter feeding strategies for beef.
Please register at https://go.wisc.edu/j26d5a to be included in the lunch count.
To make requests for reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to educational programs, contact Jackie McCarville at Jackie.mccarville@wisc.edu as early as possible preceding the scheduled program.
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