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During late winter and early spring, cattle are prone to a complex set of metabolic problems, pneumonia, and other difficulties that can lead to loss of milk production, expensive veterinary bills, and even the death of some animals.
University of Wisconsin-Extension dairy experts offer advice and information to help keep dairy herds healthy. ... to learn more |
DAIRY PROGRAMS IN WISCONSIN
RESOURCES
PARTNERS
WHAT WE DO
WHO WE ARE
CONTACTS
FOR TEAM MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES
DAIRY PROGRAMS IN WISCONSIN
Modernization/Transition
Cow Care and Management
- Milk Quality
Hispanic Labor
Livestock Siting and Land Use
Ag Literacy and Rural/Urban Relationships
RESOURCES
(see work group activities)
PARTNERS
Team Forage
Understanding Dairy Markets
UW-Center for Dairy Profitability
UW-Madison Dairy Science Department
UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS)
UW-Milking Research and Instruction Laboratory
Wisconsin Link - Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
World's Best Milk Quality Website
WHAT WE DO
Work Groups
Modernization/Transition
Contact: Dave Kammel
- Dairy Curriculum on Modernization
- Dairies in Transition project encouraging farm efficiency and profitability for the small dairy
- Heifer management
Cow Care and Management
Contact: Matt Jorgensen
- Midwest Herd Health Conference
- Publications: Johne's Disease, Five C's of Healthy Calves
Hispanic Labor
Contact: Zen Miller
- Hispanic labor meetings for employees and employers, conducted in Spanish
- Bilingual milking procedure and heat detection posters
- Hispanic labor training seminars
- UW-River Falls program to train tutors of English as a second language with an emphasis on the dairy industry.
Livestock Siting and Land Use
Contacts: Scott Gunderson and Greg Blonde
Livestock Facility Siting
The Livestock Facility Siting Law consists of a state statute (s. 93.90)
and rule (ATCP 51) that change how local governments can regulate the siting of
new and expanded livestock operations. Under the new law, if a local
government decides to require a farmer to obtain a conditional use or other
permit to operate, the livestock farmer must fill out a state
application to
show that they are in compliance with state standards. For more
information
and for a copy of the state application, visit the Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's web page.
Ag Literacy and Rural/Urban Relationships
Making a difference
Success stories and impact reports
The University of Wisconsin-Extension Dairy Modernization Team helped 1,804 dairy producers consider modernization options and management practices last year. These new facilities are increasing profitability and easing the back-breaking labor of milking cows.
 Modernizating Wisconsin dairy farms
Dairy producers who have updated their barns and milking facilities and added more cows to their herds need reliable employees who have been trained in modern dairy practices. Many dairy workers working on Wisconsin farms are Latinos from Mexico and Central America and may not speak much English.
Training Spanish-speaking dairy workers
Consumers demand milk produced under the most hygienic standards. They expect their milk to come from healthy cows. Production of high quality milk is essential to continued profitability of the Wisconsin dairy business community.
Teams make dairies more profitable
WHO WE ARE
CONTACTS
Team Co-leaders
Brian Holmes
UW-Madison/Extension Agricultural Engineering Specialist
(608) 262-0096
Bob Kaiser
UW-Madison/Extension Dairy Agent, Dodge County
(920) 386-3790
Matt Lippert
UW-Extension Agriculture Agent, Wood County
(715) 421-8440
Team Coach
Rick Klemme
Associate Dean/Program Leader
Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension
608-262-4591
FOR TEAM MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES
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