University of Wisconsin - Extension

Lancaster, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin Lancaster Ag Research Station will host its 9th Annual Profitable Pastures Field Day from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, 2009,

The Field Day will feature updates on current research and pasture management issues, including:

-- Winterhardiness Concerns with Pasture Grasses, Dan Undersander, UW-Extension and Research Forage Agronomist, UW-Madison

-- Grazing Heights and Weed Seedling Suppression, Marie Schmidt, Graduate Student, Agronomy Department, UW-Madison

-- Winter Feeding Options for Pasture Finishing Systems Rhonda Gildersleeve, UW-Extension Grazing Research Specialist, LARS

Following lunch cooked by the Grant County Cattlemen’s Association, a research station tour will provide the opportunity to discuss current projects, including: soy hulls as a pasture finishing supplement; grazing BMR sorghum sudangrass and corn; managed grazing of kura clover/soft leaf tall fescue at two steer stocking rates; Teff grass; and fall herbicide applications effects on spring red clover seedings.

Cost for the program is $10, including lunch. Please pre-register via phone by Aug. 10 to help us plan for lunch to: Rhonda Gildersleeve, UW Lancaster Ag Research Station, 7396 State Hwy 35 & 81, Lancaster, WI; phone 608-723-6243 or 723-2580 or email: rhonda.gildersleeve@ces.uwex.edu.

The field day will be held rain or shine, so please dress appropriately for August Wisconsin weather and light walking. The UW Lancaster Research Station is located approximately 5 miles west of Lancaster at 7396 State Highways 35/81.