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Alfalfa
Best Practices (slide presentation)
No-Till Establishment of Forages
Wisconsin Forage Council AM-PM forage harvest study
Alfalfa
cutting height to maximize forage yield and quality
Effect of Wheel Traffic on Alfalfa Yield
Effect of Wheel
Traffic on Alfalfa Yield (slide presentation)
Minimizing
Wheel Traffic Damage to Alfalfa
How to Manage Hail Damaged Alfalfa and Red Clover
Pasture and Hay Seeding Rate Calculator
Seeding Rate of Different Alfalfa Seed Lots
Winterkilled
Alfalfa: What farmers need to consider
Cold Temperatures and Winter Kill (slide presentation)
Diagnosing and
Managing Winter Injury
Italian
Ryegrass as a Cover Crop Seeded with Alfalfa
Getting the Most from Drought Stressed Forages
What to do When Drought
Stresses your Forages
Change
in Yield and Quality of Alfalfa
Low Lignin
Alfalfa for Reducing Labor and Increasing Yield
Seeding
Rate and Date for Forages in Wisconsin
Late
Summer Seeding in Alfalfa
Alfalfa
response to summer manure applications
Sulfur status and responses on Wisconsin alfalfa
Identifying and Managing Soil Compaction in Field Crop Production Nutrient Management
Considerations When Applying Manure to Alfalfa
Alfalfa Best Practices (slide presentation)
Forage quality of first cutting due to wet spring
Predicting relative feed value using plant height and maturity (PEAQ)
Predicting neutral detergent fiber using plant height and maturity (PEAQ)
Understanding Forage Quality view as a PDF file (requires Acrobat Reader)
Diurnal Cycling Effect on Forage Quality
Diurnal Variation in Forage Quality Affects Animal Preference and Production
Palatability of
Alfalfa and Grasses (slide
presentation)
Relative Forage Quality Indexing Legumes and Grasses
for Forage Quality
Comparing Relative
Forage Quality to Relative Feed Value
Change in
RFV and RFQ of Alfalfa During the Spring Growth
Alfalfa Cutting Height to Maximize Forage Yield and Quality
New
Developments in Analytical Evaluation of Forages and Total Mixed Rations
Economic
Impact of Forage Quality
Using
Digestible NDF to Determine Forage Quality
Getting
the Most from Drought Stressed Forages
Change
in Yield and Quality of Alfalfa
Alfalfa Best Practices (slide presentation)
Minimizing Losses in Hay Storage and Feeding view as a PDF file (requires Acrobat Reader)
Hay Dessicants and Preservatives
Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa
Large Baler Research and Storage Ideas
Systems to Improve Storage Characteristics of Large Square Bales in a Humid Climate
Estimating how much silage is in a chopper wagon
Using
High Quality Alfalfa Varieties to Stagger Harvest (slide presentation)
Plastic Wrapping Bales at Different Moistures and at Different Times after Baling
Successful
Wrapping and Storage of Square Bales or view as a PowerPoint
set
Fine Tuning Cutting Height to Maximize Forage Yield
Calculating
Optimal Cutting Date and Net Return per Acre (Excel spreadsheet)
Getting
Most from Mower-Conditioner
Comparing Forage Drydown Rates Using a Super Conditioner
Machinery Designs and Adjustment for Minimized Field Loss
Drying Forage for
Hay and Haylage
Effectiveness of Equipment to Speed Hay Drying
Equipment to Rake and Merge Hay and Forage
Cutting Alfalfa Very Frequently
Getting
the Most from Drought Stressed Forages
Change
in Yield and Quality of Alfalfa
Low Lignin
Alfalfa for Reducing Labor and Increasing Yield
RoundUp Ready Alfalfa (slide presentation)
Alfalfa Best Practices (slide presentation)
Performance of Potato Leafhopper Resistance in Alfalfa (slide presentation)
Advances in Breeding Alfalfa for Resistance to Potato Leafhopper
Potato Leafhopper Damage to Alfalfa
Update: Potato Leafhopper Resistant Alfalfa
Aphanomyces Root Rot in Alfalfa
Aphanomyces Race 2 in Alfalfa
New Diseases – Aphanomyces Race 2 and Phytoplasma
Aphanomyces
Race 2 (slide presentation)
Leaf Miner
Do
You Have Poisonous Weeds in Your Pastures and Forages?
Root and Crown Rots and Virus Diseases of Alfalfa and Clover
Buying and Selling Hay and Straw
Economics of RoundUp Ready Alfalfa
Hay Market Demand and Price Report for Upper Midwest
Calculating Risk of Alfalfa Winter Injury
Wisconsin
Tested Hay Auctions (annual price summaries)
Economics of Alfalfa Persistence
How to Price Standing Forage (Calculator for Pricing Your Standing Forage)
Wisconsin Labor Standards Laws and Farm Related Businesses
Value
of Short Rotations for Alfalfa Profitability
Economics
of Alfalfa Rotations (slide presentation)
Determining Custom Harvest Charges
Calculating Production Costs Per Acre, Ton, Bushel, Etc.
Economic Impact of Forage Quality
Low Lignin
Alfalfa for Reducing Labor and Increasing Yield
Forage quality of first cutting due to wet spring
Understanding
and reducing mold growth in hay
Mycotoxin effects on dairy cattle
Long Term Effects of Seeding Year
Understanding autotoxicity in alfalfa
Alfalfa Autotoxicity (slide presentation)
Alfalfa Autotoxicity Risk Assessment Worksheet
Importance of First Year Alfalfa Yields
Effect of
Seeding Year Stress on Future Alfalfa Yields
Importance of Seeding Year Alfalfa Yields (slide presentation)
Enhancing
Seeding Year Alfalfa with Grasses and Nitrogen (slide presentation)
Seeding Rate and Date for Forages in Wisconsin
Late
Summer Seeding in Alfalfa
Ryegrass Types for Pasture and Hay
Alfalfa-Grass Mixtures (slide presentation)
Rust on Orchardgrass and Ryegrass (slide presentation)
Establishment
and Management of Switchgrass
Maturities of
Cool-Season Forage Grasses
Palatability of
Cool-Season Forage Grasses
Stockpiling Cool-Season Grasses for Winter Grazing
Compare
Cool-Season Grasses
by Harvested Yield
Compare Cool-Season
Grasses by Grazing Intake & Palatability
Nitrogren Management for Grass Pastures
Getting
the Most from Drought Stressed Forages
Seeding Rate and Date for Forages in Wisconsin
Photosensitization
of Sheep and Goats from Switchgrass Hay
Evaluation
of corn silage types for best performance
Corn
Silage types for best performance
Impact of crop processing on corn silage utilization by dairy cattle
Corn Silage Sampling
and Analysis
HOW TO PROCESS CORN SILAGE or view as a PowerPoint set
Keys to Higher Corn Forage Yields
UW-Agronomy Corn Silage
Breeding Web Site
UW-Extension Corn
Silage Web Site
Getting
the Most from Drought Stressed Forages
What to do When Drought
Stresses your Forages
Back to the UW Forage Extension Home Page
Birdsfoot Trefoil for Grazing and Harvested Forage
Small grain
forage yields view
as a PDF file (requires Acrobat
Reader)
Alternative Field Crops Manual
Red Clover in the “Twenty-First” Century
White Clover for Wisconsin Pastures
NFTA Forage Analysis Procedure
Sorghums, sudangrasses, and sorghum-sudangrass hybrids for Forage
New Forage Analyses (slide presentation)
How to Manage Hail Damaged Alfalfa and Red Clover
Root and Crown Rots and Virus Diseases of Alfalfa and Clover
Influence of oat seeding dates on grain and forage yield, forage quality and milk yield view as a PDF file (requires Acrobat Reader)
Influence
of barley seeding dates on grain and forage yield, forage quality and milk
yield view as a
PDF file (requires Acrobat
Reader)
Sainfoin
Not Recommended for Wisconsin
Seeding
Rate and Date for Forages in Wisconsin
Pasture
and Hay Seeding Rate Calculator
Supplementing
stockers on pasture
Wisconsin
Grazing Profitability Analysis
Seeding
Rate and Date for Forages in Wisconsin
Grazing economics-Guell Brothers Farm
Forgey’s River-View Farm Economic Comparison
Comparing Selected Characteristics of Two Types of Graziers in Wisconsin
Cost of Production for Grazing
Establishing Kura Clover Stands
White Clover for Wisconsin Pastures
Ryegrass Types for Pasture and Hay
Ryegrass overseeding on pasture
Uses of Brassica Crops in Grazing Systems
Nitrate Poisoning in Cattle, Sheep and Goats
Frost Seeding Legumes and Grasses into Pastures
Calculating
Grazing Forage Needs and Pasture Availability - (download as an EXCEL version 5 spreadsheet)
Nitrogren Management for Grass Pastures
Supplementation
on pasture
Evaluation of a
simple method for measuring pasture yield
Rust on Orchardgrass and Ryegrass
Establishment
and Management of Switchgrass
Maturities of Cool-Season Forage Grasses
Palatability of
Cool-Season Forage Grasses
Stockpiling Cool-Season Grasses for Winter Grazing
Stockpiling
Forages for Fall Grazing
Do You Have Poisonous Weeds in Your Pastures and Forages?
From Confinement to Grazing to the Future
My Years of Grazing Experience
Land Use and the Changing Face of Wisconsin Agriculture
Getting
the Most from Drought Stressed Forages
Improving
Existing Horse Pasture
Extending Grazing
and Reducing Stored Feed Needs
Photosensitization
of Sheep and Goats from Switchgrass Hay
Back to the UW Forage Extension Home Page
Variability of bypass
protein in forages
Digestion kinetics of
forages
Balancing use of corn silage and alfalfa in dairy rations
-Nutritional
Considerations
-Economic Considerations
Low Potassium in
Forages
Diurnal Variation in Forage Quality Affects Animal Preference and Production
Photosensitization
of Sheep and Goats from Switchgrass Hay
Back to the UW Forage Extension Home Page
Nutrient Management
How much phosphorus do
dairy cows need?
How much phosphorus
do crops need?
Survey results of
forage nutrient management of MN farms
Reducing
phosphorus risk with management
Micronutrient status of manure
Nitrate Poisoning in Cattle, Sheep and Goats
Identifying and Managing Soil Compaction in Field Crop Production Nutrient Management
Nutrient Mgmt Briefings-Review of 2002’s Nutrient Mgmt Plans
Regulatory Update: Comprehensive Nutrient Mgmt. Plans
Wisconsin Water Quality – Agricultural Performance Standards
Back to the UW Forage Extension Home Page
Alternate
Harvesting and Storage Systems
Feeding Losses and
Forage Storage System Costs
Nutritional
Considerations for Silo Bags and Bunkers
Nutritional
Considerations for Silo Bags and Bunkers(PowerPoint
Presentation)
Cost of
Silage Storage
Farmers doing contract
feeding
Working Successfully
with a Custom Operator
Maximizing
Profits with Bunker Silos
Silage Density In Bunker and Bag Silos
Advances in Inoculants for Silage
Forage Storage Options, What’s Right for You
Deciding
on a Silage Storage Type
Back to the UW Forage Research and Extension Homepage
If you have questions or comments about this page email Dan Undersander at djunders@facstaff.wisc.edu.