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Alfalfa Corn Silage Forage Feeding Red Clover Other Legumes Grasses Alternative Forages Cereal Forages Pastures/Grazing Economics/Budgets Harvesting/Storage Decision Software HOME WI Crop Manager USDA-DFRC UW Forage Extension UW Dairy Extension UW Corn Extension WI Custom Operators Midwest Forage Assn.	Variety and Species Selection University of Wisconsin Forage Variety Performance Results This link takes you to results from the most recent UW forage variety testing information. It is viewable as html or downloadable as a .pdf file in the form of UW Extension bulletin A1525 (Perennial Forage Variety Update for Wisconsin). Marketers and Traits for Grass Varieties Comparing Cool Season Grasses by yield by grazing intake and palatability Harvested yields, grazing intake yields, and palatability of cool-season grasses as tested in University of Wisconsin field trials, 1996 to present Forage Fescues in the Northern USA A publication from the UW Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and authored by M. Casler et. al A Bright Future for Grasses A presentation given by Mike Casler, USDA Dairy Forage Res. Ctr. Grass Breeder, at the 2005 Wisconsin Fertilizer, Ag Lime, and Pest Management Conference Sorghums, Sudangrasses, and Sorghum-Sudan Hybrids A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet written by Dan Undersander, UW-Extension Forage Agronomist Rust on Orchardgrass and Ryegrass A MS Power Point presentation by Dan Undersander, UW-Extension Forage Agronomist Ryegrass Types for Pasture and Hay by Dr. Dennis Cosgrove, et.al. UWEX Agronomy Advice, Oct. 1996 Identification Identifying Pasture Grasses UWEX Bulletin A3637 Fertilization Should Calcium be Applied to Wisconsin Soils? A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet written by John Peters and Keith Kelling, UW Extension Soil Scientists. Soil Fertility Influences on Cation Levels in Forages A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet written by John Peters and Keith Kelling, UW Extension Soil Scientists. Nutrient Application Guidelines for Field, Vegetable and Fruit Crops UW Extension Bulletin A2809 - available for viewing only in a .pdf format. Provides current soil test and fertilizer recommendations for all field crops (including most grasses). Establishment and Management 1-27-12 Getting a Good Forage Stand A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet written by Dan Undersander, UW-Extension Forage Agronomist 5-23-08 Italian Ryegrass as a Companion for Alfalfa Seeding A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet written by Nick Schneider, Winnebago Co. Agricultural Agent and others. Frost Seeding of Forages by Dr. Dan Undersander, UW Extension Forage Agronomist Frost Seeding Legumes and Grasses into Pastures by Mike Rankin, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Fond du Lac County Establishment and Management of Switchgrass by Dr. Dan Undersander, UW Extension Forage Agronomist Reed Canarygrass for Fond du Lac County by Mike Rankin, UWEX Crops and Soils Agent, Fond du Lac County Feeding 12-27-11 Grass Forages and Magnesium Status of Dairy Cattle by Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist and John Peters, UW Extension Soil Scientist. A "Focus on Forage" Fact Sheet. Heat Damaged Forages: Effects on Forage Quality by Wayne Coblentz, US Dairy Forage Research Center, and Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist. A "Focus on Forage" Fact Sheet. Effects of bale moisture and bale diameter on spontaneous heating, dry matter recovery, in vitro true digestibility, and in situ disappearance kinetics of alfalfa-orchardgrass hays by Wayne Coblentz, US Dairy Forage Research Center, and Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist. Effects of spontaneous heating on fiber composition, fiber digestibility, and in situ disappearance kinetics of neutral detergent fiber for alfalfa-orchardgrass hays by Wayne Coblentz, US Dairy Forage Research Center, and Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist. Feeding Grass or Alfalfa-Grass Silage to Dairy Cows by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist Performance of lactating dairy cows fed alfalfa silage or perennial ryegrass silage by Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, Marshfield Ag Research Station Development of a novel system to estimate protein degradability in legume and grass silages by Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, Marshfield Ag Research Station Palatability of Cool Season Grasses Tall fescue and Kura clover for dairy and beef stockers a research brief from the UW Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Nitrate Poisoning in Cattle, Sheep and Goats Written by several UW-Extension Forage and Animal Specialists Poisonous Weeds of Pastures & Forages An article written by Jerry Doll, UW Extension Weed Specialist, discussing potential toxicity from various weed species found in hay and pasture forages. Back to top