Wisconsin Beef Quality Assurance – BQA does more than just help beef producers capture more value from their cattle: BQA also reflects a positive public image and instills consumer confidence in the beef industry. When producers implement the best management practices of a BQA program, they assure the cattle they sell are the best they can be. Certification dates are available and registration is required.

Small Grain Research Plots highlight diversity of small grain varieties, disease control and treatment practices. Speakers presenting on a variety of topics, such as Fungicide treatments in Malting Barley, Disease issues in wheat, barley, and oats, and many more!

Cover crops are a vital part of farming. Join us for a tour and see cover crop research plots, equipment being used, trials, and more. No cost to attend!

What does your play area on the farm look like? Is there a clear line between the play area and the busy farm areas? What do you look for? Large equipment and livestock, coupled with a child’s curiosity, can lead to a tragic incident. Therefore, it is important to create a play area for children that is both fun and safe with a physical barrier separating it from the busy, active workplace of the farm. All these questions and more are answered by Jana Davidson, Education Content Specialist, Progressive Agriculture Foundation.

When it comes to health issues on a dairy farm, lameness is usually a main concern along with mastitis and reproductive issues. Lameness includes any abnormality which causes a cow to change the way she walks. Join the Walking Strong: A hoof health webinar series to learn more! It is FREE to attend but does require pre-registration.

The 2021 Virtual Crop Scout School is available now and is free to the general public. The scout school consists of 22 webinars from crop protection specialists at eleven Midwest Universities and is offered through the Crop Protection Network (CPN). CPN has partnered with Universities all over the Midwest (see below) to make these webinars a reality. This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management Program through the North Central IPM Center.

Since 1991, AgrAbility of Wisconsin has been promoting success in agriculture for farmers and their families living with a farm injury, disability, or limitation. AgrAbility of Wisconsin is a partnership between the University of Wisconsin Extension and Easter Seals Wisconsin. AgrAbility of Wisconsin has created a significant impact on Wisconsin agriculture by providing assistance to 2,500 farmers and farm families who have been able to continue farming or return to the farm worksite through AAW intervention. A strong partnership between Easter Seals and Extension has been key to making Wisconsin’s project one of the most successful of its kind in the country.

The I-29 Moo University Collaboration will host its seventh annual Dairy Beef Short Course March 23. This year the educational opportunity will be offered as a webinar rather than face-to-face due to the COVID-19 situation. The event is geared toward producers and industry involved in dairy beef production but is open to the public.

Every year the Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Program (led by NPM Faculty Director Damon Smith) conducts a wide array of fungicide trials on alfalfa, corn, soybeans, and wheat. These tests inform researchers, practitioners, and farmers about the efficacy of certain fungicide products on specific diseases.