2000 TWENTY FOURTH ANNUAL FORAGE SYMPOSIUM AND MEETING

Getting the Most From Silo Bags and Bunkers

Nutritional Considerations

View the above as a PowerPoint slide set.............................................................................

............. Jim DeMatteo, Dairy Nutrition – Roswell, NM

Cost of Silage Storage.............................................................................................................

............. John Roach, F & L Farm Business Consulting

Session A Palatability of Forages

Diurnal Variation in Forage Quality Affects Animal Preference and Production..........................

............. Hank Mayland, USDA-ARS – Kimberly, ID

Session B Cost of Production “Buying, Selling and Growing Forage”

Calculating Production Costs Per Acre, Ton, Bushel, Etc..........................................................

............. Gary Frank, Center for Dairy Profitability – Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison

Determining Custom Harvest Charges......................................................................................

............. Jim Faust, Extension Agent – Dunn County

Session C Potato Leaf Hopper Resistance in Alfalfa

Advances in Breeding Alfalfa for Resistance to Potato Leafhopper............................................

............. Mark McCaslin, Forage Genetics – West Salem, WI

Potato Leafhopper Damage to Alfalfa......................................................................................

............. Dave Hogg, University of Wisconsin – Entomology

Session D Lessons Learn from Grazing Experience

From Confinement to Grazing to Future....................................................................................

............. Dave Forgey, Forgey’s River-View Farm Inc. – Logansport, IN

My Years of Grazing Experience..............................................................................................

............. Charles Opitz, Grazing Dairy Farmer – Mineral Point, WI

Session E Economics of Grazing

Cost of Production for Grazing.................................................................................................

............. Tom Kriegl, Center for Dairy Profitability – Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison

Forgey’s River-View Farm Economic Comparison...................................................................

............. Dave Forgey, Forgey’s River-View Farm Inc. – Logansport, IN

Comparing Selected Characteristics of Two Types of Graziers in the Wisconsin Dairy Grazing Profit

............. Study Using 1995 Acre and Cow Data

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Land Use and the Changing Face of Wisconsin Agriculture.......................................................

............. Doug Jackson-Smith, Program on Agricultural Technology Studies – Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison

Red Clover in the “Twenty-First” Century................................................................................

............. Dick Smith, USDA Dairy Forage Center – Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison

Session F Reducing Field Losses – Each Pound of Loss is Money Out of Our Pocket

Alfalfa Cutting Height to Maximize Forage Yield and Qualtity...................................................

............. Dan Wiersma, UW - Marshfield Research Station, Marshfield, WI

Machinery Designs and Adjustment for Minimized Field Loss...................................................

............. Ron Schuler, Biological Systems Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison

Session G Inoculants & Preservatives for Hay & Silage

Advances in Inoculants for Silage.............................................................................................

............. Bill Kautz, Director of Technical Services, CHR Hansen BioSystems – Milwaukee, WI

Systems to Improve Storage Characteristics of Large Square Bales in a Humid Climate............

............. Kevin Shinners, Biological Systems Engineering – Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison

Session H Need More Forage From Pasture?

Stockpiling Forages for Fall Grazing.........................................................................................

............. Greg Cuomo, Forage Agronomist – Univ. of Minnesota

Nitrogren Management for Grass Pastures...............................................................................

............. Greg Cuomo, Forage Agronomist – Univ. of Minnesota

White Clover for Wisconsin Pastures & Kura Clover...............................................................

............. Ken Albrecht, Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison

Establishing Kura Clover Stands..............................................................................................

............. Ken Albrecht, Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison