uw-extension fond du lac county...dr. loretta ortiz-ribbing, along with amanda young, uwex dairy...
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Dr. Loretta Ortiz-Ribbing, along with Amanda Young, UWEX Dairy & Livestock Agent Dodge County, and Tina Kohlman created an Agricultural Needs Assessment. To help make this survey easier for you and more efficient for us, we have combined the Crops and Livestock areas into one slightly longer survey.
In order to help us provide useful and effective programming, it is necessary to assess our clients’ agricultural needs in both Dodge and Fond du Lac Counties. Your input is vital for prioritizing and planning future educational programs and research topics that will impact your production and our counties. Your input and thoughts are important to UWEX.
We would appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete the entire assessment survey. Please read all question directions carefully, as proper ranking will help indicate the highest priority program needs to best serve the agriculture industry in both counties. This is a confidential survey, and all personal information will not be shared.
The online survey can be found at by visiting the QR code or http://fyi.uwex.edu/fdlag/ under Agricultural Needs Assessment Survey.
UW-Extension Fond du Lac County
December 2016
227 Admin/Extension Building 400 University Drive
Fond du Lac, WI 54935 Phone: 920.929.3171
Web: http://fyi.uwex.edu/fdlag
Fond du Lac County Educators: Tina Kohlman Dairy & Livestock Agent
Amanda Miller FoodWIse Coordinator & Family
Living Educator
Pam Nelson FoodWIse Nutrition Educator
Dr. Loretta Ortiz-Ribbing Area Crops & Soils Agent
Araceli (Shelly) Oswald 4-H Youth Development Assistant
Patty Percy Urban Garden Coordinator
Denise Retzleff 4-H Youth Development Educator
Kris Schaeffer FoodWIse Nutrition Educator
Shelley Tidemann Family Living Educator
Diana Tscheschlok Community Resource Development
Educator
Mike Winkler Entrepreneur Educator
Program Assistants: Pam Bartoli Tina Engelhardt Angela Folske Ann Kaiser
Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities or limitations should be made
prior to the date of the program or activity for which it is needed. Please do so as early
as possible prior to the program or activity so that proper arrangements can be made.
University of Wisconsin, State Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin counties cooperating. An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment
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UW-Extension Fond du Lac County We Need Your Input on Agricultural Needs
Tina Kohlman Dairy & Livestock Agent UW-Extension Fond du Lac County Email: [email protected] Phone: 920.929.3180 FAX: 920.929.3181
Dr. Loretta Ortiz-Ribbing Area Crops and Soils Agent UW-Extension Fond du Lac & Dodge Counties Email: [email protected] Phone: 920.929.3175 Work Cell: 920.296.5293
Good cheer, great hope, and the best that the
Christmas season has to offer for you and your family!
Merry Christmas! Your UW-Extension Fond du Lac County Agriculture Team
Tina K. , Loretta & Tina E.
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brush under running water after every calving and can last up to 5 years when properly maintained.
The AfiAct II Leg Tag is an automatic heat detection system that shows direct correlation between the timing of estrus and the cow’s increased walking activity. The sensor measures the walking, resting, and standing activity of cows and heifers. The AfiAct II now has incorporated a calving alert system sending an alert wirelessly from a leg-mounted sensor to your cell phone within 4 hours from the onset of calving. The device will send another alert if calving is prolonged. It can integrate with AfiMilk’s farm and milking parlor system and also available as a standalone system.
The Cow Call is a compact light- and temperature-sensitive device inserted intravaginally up to 14 days prior to calving to measure spikes in body temperature. The device activates when the cow’s water breaks and it is pushed out; it will then detect light and send a message to your cell phone. The device can sync with up to 5 phones, and the inserts can be washed, sterilized, and reused for up to 2 years.
The Vel’Phone is a thermometer placed in the vaginal canal just behind the cervix approximately 7 to 10 days before expecting calving and informs you via text message of the day-to-day changes in temperature, the proximity of calving, and when a cow is in active labor. When the cow is within 36 to 48 hours of calving, her internal temperature will begin to significantly drop and a text message will be sent to you. Another text message will be sent when the thermometer is expelled when the water breaks to inform you of when the cow is in active labor. This device requires a radio base for collecting the thermometers' data.
Calving sensors and temperature-sensitive devices can significantly improve calf survival, cow and calf health, and the profitability of your operation. These devices are an effective management tool that work well in combination with human observation of periparturient cattle.
Calving Alert Systems: Know When Your Cow is Calving Knowing when a cow is going to calve can improve calf survivability as assistance can be provided during difficult calvings and colostrum can be fed promptly after birth. A prolonged and difficult calving may cause acidosis and hypoxia in the calf, which can negatively affect immunoglobulin G absorption and influence calf health and future production. Providing calves with high quality colostrum immediately after calving will increase calf survival by protecting the calf against diseases. Inadequate colostrum consumption shortly after birth can result in reduced growth rates, increased risk of disease and death, increased risk of being culled, and decreased milk production in their first lactation.
Observation during calving can be beneficial to both the dam and the calf; however, it is difficult to predict time of calving on the basis of visual signs alone. Using technology to identify cows in active labor can help minimize prolonged calving and improve the overall health and profitability of your operation. Researchers have found that almost 50% of all calf deaths within the first 24 hours after birth are a result of calving difficulty. While monitoring heifers and cows due to calve is vital in improving calf survival, it can be difficult to carry out as calvings can occur at any time of the day and night.
Calving sensors and temperature sensitive devices are available on the market that will send a text message to your cell phone, alerting you that a cow is calving. This technology can provide peace of mind as you will be warned of imminent calvings, allowing you to sleep peacefully. Here are brief descriptions of 4 calving alert systems. This list may not include all available products. No discrimination is intended and no endorsement is implied.
The Moocall is a non-invasive, tail-mounted sensor that measures tail movement patterns triggered by labor contractions. The device is placed on the tail of the cow opposite her vulva. When the cow reaches a certain level of intensity and tail movement, the Moocall sends a text alert; on average the alert happens 1 hour prior to calving. If calving has not occurred after 4 days, the device should be taken off for around 4 hours before placing it back on the tail. Moocall devices can be washed gently with a
Source: Penn State Dairy Digest, December 2016 Colleen Chapman, Extension Educator
desirable. To understand the relative significance of feeding high ash content forages, we offer the following example. If a dairy producer fed 25 lbs of dry matter from forage containing 18.0% ash, the dairy producer may actually be feeding 2.5 lbs of supplemental soil to his or her cows. In general corn silage has less ash as compared to legume-grass forages. The normal ash content of corn silage is approximately 5.0% of DM.
The normal ash content in TMR’s is 9.0% of dry matter which includes endogenous minerals, exogenous minerals and supplemental minerals. In extreme situations, ash contents of TMR’s have contained up to 17.0% ash. In these situations a lactating dairy cow consuming 55 lbs of dry matter would be consuming a net of 4.4 lbs of excessive soil, mineral supplement or its total equivalent.
Why are some ash values high? Laboratory observations alone cannot pin-point why ash contents are high in some forages and TMRs. New forage harvesting and storage practices used on many dairy operations may play a role. A short list of possible explanations is as follows. For example, new disc-type hay-bines which lift forages with negative air pressure may also draw soil into the forage. Forages lodged due to heavy rains and wind maybe more contaminated with unwanted soil. Forages stored in bunkers, piles and silage bags on earthen bases may result in soil contamination in the loading process. Pack tractors and trucks can drag soil into bunkers and silage piles during the filing and packing process. Sand laden manure, spread on fields between first and second crop forage harvest, may result in harvesting equipment pulling the dried sand laden manure residue back into the second crop and severely elevating the ash content of the second crop forage. In the case of TMRs, these factors combined with excessive mineral, buffer, or salt supplementation may contribute to high diet ash contents.
Many of these situations are unavoidable in making forages and managing diets but paying close attention to ash contents in forages and TMRs may yield valuable management insights for future management decisions.
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Ash Content of Forages Dairy producers and their nutrition consultants seldom discuss nutritional aspects and possible ramifications of feeding high ash content forages and diets to dairy cows. It is a subject that generally falls off the radar screen. The ramifications of feeding cows diets or forages high in ash content are not well understood, but excessive ash contents in forages or in dairy cow diets could be a silent antagonist in the nutrition program performance.
What is ash? Ash is the total mineral content of a forage or diet. Ash content of a forage or total mixed ration is easy and economical to measure in a forage testing laboratory. The forage or TMR is burned at 500°C for 2 hours and the residual minerals, often called inorganic material, are determined. It is important to understand the procedure measures the simple sum of all minerals in the feed. Minerals in feeds can be broken down into two general categories: endogenous and exogenous.
Endogenous minerals can be loosely defined as minerals plants normally contain such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, etc. Many endogenous minerals are of nutritional value for lactating dairy cows and we often want the value, such as in the case of calcium to be high to reduce supplementation cost. Exogenous minerals are minerals exterior to normal plant minerals, such as silica.
In TMRs a third category of ash, supplemental minerals, is also represented in a total ash measurement. Supplemental premixes, salt and buffers would be the major contributing supplements to this category. The total ash procedure does not however distinguish between endogenous, exogenous or supplemental minerals but a sum of all of the minerals in a feed.
Why is ash important? By nature ash or minerals are devoid of protein, calories, energy or nutrients that a dairy cow can ferment in her rumen. In fact, the reason we measure ash content of forages and TMR’s in forage testing laboratories is to estimate energy and calculate non-fiber carbohydrate content. Because feeding minerals to cows is a common and necessary practice, it is important to understand what constitutes a normal ash content in a forage or TMR and what constitutes an abnormal ash content. If the ash content of a forage or TMR is abnormally high, there is a very good chance the forage or TMR is contaminated with soil which is not
Source: Kewaunee County Foghorn Pat Hoffman, UW-Extension Dairy Specialist
resistance traits to the problems you have in that field! Every variety has a weakness and planting the same variety on the same land 2 years in a row will expose that weakness. Note that these varieties must be truly different. The same bean in a different color bag will greatly increase your risk of disease losses. Please see our 2016 Wisconsin Soybean Variety Performance Trials for information.
Test for SCN and select SCN resistant varieties. SCN proliferates in long-term soybean cropping systems.
Be prepared to scout your fields more intensively to get ahead of any disease problems. Increased disease pressure may provide an opportunity to see yield responses from fungicides and insecticides. You may need to include these costs into your original economic decisions.
Keep seeding rates lower if white mold was a problem in the field
Use a seed treatment at the max a.i. fungicide rate. Use a pre-emergence herbicide and use multiple
modes of action. If you had weed escapes, expect even larger problems in soybean after soybean.
Soil sample and replace K if needed: I know growers are going to want to cut back on inputs but 2016 brought us record yields. An 80 bushel soybean crop meant you removed ~98 pounds per acre of K20 equivalent fertilizer. Growers often routinely rely on carryover fertilizers for soybean when rotated with well-fertilized corn. Soybean after soybean may require additional fertilizer, especially K.
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Before we start, we fully acknowledge our title “Best management practices for growing second year soybeans” is a bit misleading as we do not advocate this practice (its not a BMP!) but we thought we could sucker you into reading this article if it had an enticing title!
Our main reason for writing this article stems from growers questioning their 2017 bottom line. This issue was highlighted in the article written by Gary Schnitkey and Darrel Good entitled 2017 Crop Budgets and Current Prices Say Switch to Soybeans and Expect Low Returns. It is thought farmers may plant 5 million more acres of soybean in 2017 than they did in 2016 based on current corn:soybean price ratios and input prices. Those acres have to come from somewhere and many of them will be from second-year soybean. (University of Illinois)
With all of that being said here are some recommendations to consider: Balancing short-term versus long-term profitability
(i.e. economic sustainability). Short-term profitability may drive some farmers to consider planting more soybeans in 2017. Data from our long -term rotation experiment clearly shows the benefit of crop rotation to the soybean crop. It is amazing after 5 years of corn, it only took 3 years of soybean for the yield to drop to continuous soybean (20+ years) yield levels. Good news is 2nd year soybean yielded the same as soybean in a corn-soybean rotation. We could hypothesize then the yield of the 3rd year of continuous soybean (in our experiment) would be similar to a 2nd year of soybean in a corn soybean (C-S-S) rotation. Our data clearly shows 3 or more years of continuous soybean gives you a 4+ bu per acre hit when compared to a corn-soy rotation and moves you close to that of continuous soybean. In short, you are setting your long-term profitability up for a hit. So what do you do? If it were my land I would stick to my rotations on my owned land and consider 2nd year soybeans on the rented ground.
Be aware soybean after soybean will alter the pest complexes in your fields. Some of these alterations may take years to undo as you will be making a long-term impact on your soil and resulting soil health. Also don't automatically think simply adding a cover crop to this S-S rotation will "fix" these issues.
Plant a different variety than was planted in that field last year and make sure it has strong disease
Best Management Practices for Growing Second Year Soybeans
Source: The Soy Report Blog, December 2016 Coauthored by: Shawn P. Conley, Seth Naeve and John Gaska
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Mark Your Calendars for Up Coming Agricultural Events
January 2017
4 W Agronomy Update Meeting, 12 noon, UW-Extension Fond du Lac County, (See enclosed flyer.)
7 Sa Fond du Lac County Market Livestock Beef Weigh-in & ID, 10 a.m. - 12 noon, Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds
10-11 Tile Drainage Design & Water Management Workshop, La Sure’s Hall Banquet, Oshkosh (See enclosed flyer.)
14, 21, 28 Dodge County Tractor Safety Program, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (See enclosed flyer.)
15 Su Fond du Lac County Holstein Breeders Association Annual Meeting, 12 noon, Holiday Inn, Fond du Lac
18 W Walking Strong Hoof Health Meeting, 1:00 pm, UW-Extension Fond du Lac County (See enclosed flyer.)
18 W WI Area Soybean Conference, 9:00 a.m. registration, 9:25 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Holiday Inn, Fond du Lac
18-19 Dairy Business Association Dairy Strong Conference, Monona Terrace, Madison
18 W Dodge County Nutrient Management Farmer Training, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Juneau
26 Th Dodge Fondy Corn Growers Meeting - Tentative, Time: TBA, Location: TBA, Cost: TBA
31 Tu Pesticide Applicator Safety Training in Spanish, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., UW-Extension Fond du Lac County
February 2017 1 W Annual CAFO Meeting, 12 noon-3:30 p.m., UW-Extension Fond du Lac County, (See enclosed flyer.)
1 W Private Pesticide Applicator Training, UW-Extension Dodge County, Juneau
8 W Healthy Soil-Healthy Water Workshop - Juneau, with Ray Archuleta, Cost: $10, (See enclosed flyer.)
9 Th Follow-Up at the Farm Shop - with Ray Archuleta at Condon Farm in Dodge Co.
13 M Private Pesticide Applicator Training, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., UW-Extension Fond du Lac County
15 W Employer of Choice Agriculture Human Resource Meeting, 12 noon-3:30 p.m., UW-Extension Fond du Lac Co
21 Tu Nutrient Management Farmer Training (Refresher), 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., UW-Extension Dodge County, Juneau, 21-23 Midwest Manure Summit, (www.midestmanure.org) Radisson Hotel, Green Bay, (See enclosed flyer.)
March 2017 1 W Wisconsin State Fair Century & Sesquicentennial Farm Award Applications Due
2 Th Private Pesticide Applicator Training, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., UW-Extension Fond du Lac County
3 F Wisconsin Dairy & Beef Cattle Well-Being Conference, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Country Aire, Stratford
4 Sa Fond du Lac County ACs “Sg Showcase”, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm, Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds
8 W Raising Quality Dairy Heifers, 10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Liberty Hall, Kimberly
9 Th Employer of Choice Agriculture Human Resource Meeting, 12 noon-3:30 p.m., UW-Extension Fond du Lac Co
9 Th Private Pesticide Applicator Training - Juneau
10-11 Wisconsin’s Ag Women’s Summit, Madison Marriott West, Middleton
15-16 PDPW Annual Conference & Business Meeting, Alliant Energy Center, Madison
18 Sa Master Gardener’s Day in the Garden, UW-Fond du Lac
21 Tu Employer of Choice Agriculture Human Resource Meeting, 12 noon-3:30 p.m., UW-Extension Fond du Lac Co
23 Th Heart of the Farm Women’s Conference, 9:30 a.m. –3:00 p.m., Millhome Supper Club, Kiel
28-29 WPS Farm Show, EAA Grounds, Oshkosh
For additional dates and information, visit http://fyi.uwex.edu/fdlag/calendar
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Over the last few months we have had a few tragic deaths of humans and livestock from gas accumulation while emptying manure pits. Usually we are outside and air dissipates these dangerous gases. We do not notice any harmful events but sometimes the normal takes an unexpected turn for the worst.
When you enter confined spaces to either operate the system or to move manure, grain or other products, safety practices should be should be implemented. Develop a plan or SOP and then practice it. This way when work needs to be done or something goes wrong, precautions can be taken to prevent a disaster. Here is a list of items to consider: 1. Always work in pairs. One person can enter once you establish safe air and other parameters. Have a phone on the
person staying out of the confined space. 2. For grain bins, silos, feed bins. Lock out motors, wear harnesses and have person tethered. Also be aware that
grain can crust and then break through covering the farmer. 3. Manure reception pits and under the barn pits release gases which may be trapped in the area or create pockets of
gas that can kill as well. In working with a farmer it was determined a four gas meter was needed to determine safe air quality before entry. Ventilation will help but some gases are heavier than air and can form pockets of deadly gas. A four air meter will read Oxygen level, Flammable gas such as methane, Carbon Monoxide level and Hydrogen Sulfide. You can get one that clips onto your clothes, or one with a probe to read 3-5 feet in front of you. Better to know the area has bad air and not enter than to enter and not be able to retreat to safety because that one breath got you.
Once you decide what tools you need to be safe you may need to find the equipment necessary. In looking for a four gas meter, shop around. They can explain how a gas meter works, when to calibrate and other operation considerations. We need to be safe in working around products and commodities we have become accustom to, but have considerable risk to our life and health. Source: Zen Miller, UW-Extension Outagamie County Dairy & Livestock Agent
Confined Space Gas Meter
“Promoting Forage Profitability and Resource Conservation in Fond du Lac County"
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2017 MEMBERSHIP FORM
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Business: _________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
City/Town: ___________________________ State: ____________ Zip: _____________
Farm Phone: ________________________ Cell Phone: ____________________________
Email address: _______________________________________________________________ (Important to provide correct email if you wish to receive electronic information)
Select membership option:
Midwest Forage Association and Fond du Lac Co. Forage Council ($45) $________ (includes BOTH MFA and FdL County Forage Council benefits and mailings)
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Fond du Lac County Forage Council ($15) $________ (includes only FdL Co. Forage Council benefits and mailings)
TOTAL: $________
Make checks payable to: Fond du Lac County Forage Council
Please return by December 31st.
Return to: Fond du Lac Co. Forage Council 227 A/E Bldg., UW-Fond du Lac 400 University Dr. Fond du Lac, WI 54935
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2017 Agronomy Update Meeting Registration Form Registration Deadline : Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Speakers: Extension Agronomists—University of Wisconsin
Joe Lauer Shawn Conley Dan Undersander
3.0 CEU Crop management Credits will be offered for this program
Discussion Topics
Forages
Forage quality in 2016
Flood damage to fields
Quality losses during harvesting
Corn
Why was 2016 so productive for corn?
Corn seed treatment performance
What is the best maturity to grow on your farm?
Soybeans and Small Grains
Characterizing the Soybean Yield Gap in WI and Across the US Soybean Belt
Soybean Yield Response to ILeVO and Reduced Seeding Rates
2017 Agronomy Update Meeting Wednesday, January 4th
UW-Fond du Lac 11:30 am Registration
400 University Dr, Room UC-113/114, Fond du Lac 12:00 pm Lunch/Meeting
Cooperative Extension Dodge County University of Wisconsin Extension
127 East Oak Street, Juneau, WI 53039 Phone: 920-386-3790
Website: http://dodge.uwex.edu/
Youth Farm Tractor & Machinery Safety Training Registration Registrations due by January 6 for best price. Pre-registration is required.
Juneau - Dodge County UW-Extension (UWEX), in cooperation with high school agriculture instructors and others will again offer the Youth Farm Tractor and Equipment Operations Safety Training program. This program includes classroom instruction and a practical test and is held only once each year.
This course’s curriculum is the model for county programs across the country and includes instruction on topics: Safety-It’s an Attitude; Livestock Safety; Pesticide Safety; Electrical Safety; Confined Space Safety and many others.
2017 Classroom Dates are three Saturdays - January 14, January 21 and January 28. All Classes will be held in the Dodge County Administrative Building Auditorium, 127 East Oak Street, Juneau. Classes are 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., with a short break in the morning and afternoon and lunch about noon. Students must bring their lunch. Parents should plan on attending the first 45 minutes of the first class for orientation. Dates for the late April/early May practical driving test at the fairgrounds will be announced to participants when registrations are confirmed.
Pre-registration is required. Registration fees are $35/youth if registered by January 6 and $45 after January 6, 2017. To register, complete a registration form for each youth and return with payment to the Dodge County UWEX Office, 127 East Oak Street, Juneau. WI 53039. Registration forms are available at the Dodge County UWEX Office and online at http://dodge.uwex.edu.
Wisconsin state law (Act 455) requires that any youth under the ages 12--16 who operates a tractor or self-propelled equipment on the highway for a parent, must successfully complete a Tractor and Machinery Safety program. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require those youths ages 14-16 that work for a non-parent must complete an approved farm safety course. Class participants younger than 14 will receive their federal certificate after they turn 14.
For more information, contact the Dodge County UW-Extension office at 920-386-3790, visit the Dodge County UW-Extension website at http://dodge.uwex.edu/ or connect with us on Facebook.
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Registration is $35/youth By January 6, 2016 and $45/youth AFTER January 6, 2017 Mail your registrations and fees, payable to “Dodge County UW-Extension”, to Dodge county UW-Extension
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2017 Tractor Safety & Machinery Training
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7:30 Check-in and Registration
8:00 Introductions and Announcements
Kevin Erb, University of Wisconsin-
Extension
8:15 First Things First: Considerations Before
You Begin a Tiling Project
Brad Carlson, University of Minnesota
Extension
8:45 Design Session 1: Soil Factors in
Drainage Design
Brad Carlson
9:15 Design Session 2: Introduction to
Drainage Design
Dr. Gary Sands, University of Minnesota
Extension
10:30 Break and Exhibits
11:00 Be Safe When You Tile
Jim Walker, Barnett Bros
Noon Lunch and Exhibits
12:45 Drainage Law: What You Need to Know
Before You Install
Atty. Paul Kent, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
1:15 Drainage Permits & Drainage Districts
Chris Clayton, DATCP
2:00 Break and Exhibits
2:20 Drainage Session 3: Comprehensive
Drainage Design Project (hands-on)
Dr. Gary Sands, Dr. John Panuska,
University of Wisconsin Madison and Jason
Forgette, Prinsco
3:50 Drainage Design Software Demonstration
TBD
4:30 Break and Exhibits
5:30 Evening Program: Tiler Experiences
Registration Form
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Tile Drainage Design & Water Management
Workshop. Deadline: December 22, 2016.
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Address:________________________
City:____________________________
State:____________ Zip:___________
Cell Phone:______________________
Email: __________________________
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NO Refunds/NO WALK-INS (Please √ one)
□ $225.00/person postmarked before or on
December 22 - early registrations; (if registered by
early deadline, a $25 per person discount for the second
or additional people from the same firm, on same regis-
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to session, no hand-outs
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more information on this program.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2017
7:30 Check-in and Exhibits
7:55 Announcements
Kevin Erb
8:00 Conservation Drainage Practices
Brad Carlson
8:45 Design Session 4: Managed Drainage
Design
Dr. Gary Sands
10:00 Break and Exhibits
10:15 Design Session 5: Team Design Project
(Small teams design a field system)
Dr. Gary Sands, Dr. John Panuska, and
Jason Forgette
Noon Lunch and Exhibits
1:15 Design Session 5: Team Design Project
Continues
Dr. Gary Sands, Dr. John Panuska, and
Jason Forgette
2:15 Lift Station Usage and Design
Tom Scherer, North Dakota State
University Extension and Dr. Gary
Sands
3:15 Evaluation and Feedback
Kevin Erb
3:30 Adjourn
Registration and Information
Brown County UW-Extension
Joan Laehn
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 920.391.4610
AGENDA
Registration includes lunch and handouts.
For additional hoof health resources,
visit http://fyi.uwex.edu/dairy
Walking Strong
UW-Extension Dairy Team
A Hoof Health Meeting Photo Credit: A. Bjurstrom
University of Wisconsin, States Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin counties cooperating. An EEO/AA employer, UW-Extension provides
equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and American with Disabilities (ADA) requirements.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
10 am to 12 noon
Kewaunee County Fair Grounds
625 3rd Street, Luxemburg
1 pm to 3 pm
UW-Extension Fond du Lac County
400 University Drive, Fond du Lac
or
No fee for program,
but pre-registration is
encouraged by
January 16
to ensure materials and
light refreshments.
To register, or for more
information, please email
or call to location of choice:
Kewaunee County
Aerica Bjurstrom
Agriculture Agent
920.388.7138
Fond du Lac County
Tina Kohlman
Dairy & Livestock Agent
920.929.3180
When it comes to health issues on a dairy farm, lameness is usually a main
concern along with mastitis and reproductive issues. Digital dermatitis is one of
the most common foot diseases of the dairy cow and can be found in even well
managed dairy herds. Join us on January 18th as we learn more about digital
dermatitis, and how to manage it within your herd.
Program:
Effectively Managing Digital Dermatitis & Other Health Issues in the Dairy
Herd
Dorte, Döpfer, DVM, PhD, UW-School of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Döpfer is a leading authority on dairy cattle hoof health,
especially in the diagnosis and treatment of “hairy heel warts”
(digital dermatitis). She will share effective practices to manage
and reduce the spread of digital dermatitis within the herd.
Walking Strong-Eastern WI Field Survey on the Prevalence of Digital
Dermatitis and Hoof Health Management Practices
Aerica Bjurstrom, Agriculture Agent, UW-Extension Kewaunee County
Tina Kohlman, Dairy & Livestock Agent, UW-Extension Fond du Lac County
Despite increased awareness of lameness in dairy
cattle over the last few years, it remains a major
concern for the dairy industry. Controlling digital
dermatitis is fundamental to the successful management
of the dairy herd. Learn what the prevalence of digital dermatitis is on Eastern
WI farms and the practices farms are using to manage the disease.
For Registration Information: Email: [email protected] Fax: 920-391-4617 Brown County UW-Extension, Attn: Joan, 1150 Bellevue Street, Green Bay, WI 54302
January 31, 2017
Green Bay
8:00 am - 11:45 am
Tundra Lodge Conference Center
865 Lombardi Avenue
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New London
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Crystal Falls Banquet
1500 Handschke Dr. Registration deadline January 23, 2017
2017 Annual CAFO
Update
February 1, 2017
Manitowoc
8:00 am - 11:45 am
Silver Valley Banquet
1222 S. Alverno Road
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Fond du Lac
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
UW Fond du Lac
400 University Dr. Registration deadline January 23, 2017
$35 in Advance
$45 after registration
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(at the door)
Meal included
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BCT (Brown County
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– Welcome & Introductions
Kevin Erb, UW-Extension
– Building a Positive Work Culture
Liz Binversie/Darrell McCauley/UW-Extension staff:
– Production Site: How to stay in compliance with your permit
DNR Regional Specialist
– Runoff control/collection from feed storage areas and animal lots
DNR Engineer
—Monitoring, Reporting & Compliance:
DNR Regional Specialist
– Nutrient Management: Issues Observed
Joe Baeten, DNR
– Nutrient Management: Surface applications, CAFOs, and cover crops
Joe Baeten, DNR
– DNR Panel Q&A
DNR staff
2017 Annual CAFO Update How to stay in compliance with your permit
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An update meeting for WPEDES permitted CAFO owners & managers, nutrient management plan
writers, and engineers.
Registration begins 45 Minutes before start time
Buffet meal begins 25 minutes before start time
AGENDA
$35 in Advance
$45 after registration deadline and walk-ins (at the door)
Meal included
NO Credit/Debit Cards
Make check payable to: BCT (Brown County Treasurer) or cash only
8:30 —9:00 a.m. Registration (until Noon)
Continental Breakfast
9:00 — 9:20 Welcome & Meeting Logistics
9:20 — 10:05 Current Problems & Issues- How did we get here?
Five person panel—Producer & Organizations 10:05 –10:30 Break & Networking
10:30—12:30 Soil Health Key Note Speakers: Ray Archuleta, Justin Morris &
Jim Harbach
12:30 –1:15 Lunch Onsite
1:15—2:00 Producer Panel 1: Cover Crops Tony Peirick, Dale Macheel, and Steve Smits/Damon Re-abe.
2:00—2:45 Producer Panel 2: No-Till/Strip Till: Ricky Kratz, Jonathan Gibbs, and Ryan Nell.
2:45—3:00 Break with refreshments
3:00—3:45 Producer Panel 3: Manure/Nutrient Management: John Koepke, Kevin Roche, and Jor-dan Crave. 3:45— 4:00 Final Wrap-Up
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Registration 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Sessions start at 9:00 a.m.
Hosted by the Dodge Co. Farmer
To Farmer Nonpoint Workgroup
Juneau Community Center
500 Lincoln Dr.
Juneau, WI 53039
Registration Required
Limited Seating—Farmers First Website: http://dodge.uwex.edu
HOLD THE DATE
For A Special Follow-up At the Farm Shop
on Thursday, February 9th, 2017.
Details to be announced at the Feb. 8th meeting.
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Name:________________________________
Address:______________________________
City: ________________________________
Zip:___________
Cell Phone:____________________________
Email Address: ________________________
Farmer Other
Program Cost
Per Person $10.00
Number Attending: _________
Late Fee after Feb.1st - $5.00 ______
Total Amount Due: $ _________
Make checks payable to:
Dodge Co. Non-Point Runoff Workgroup
Return Registration to: Dodge County UW-Extension
Administration Building, Room 108 127 East Oak Street Juneau, WI 53039
For information call: 920-386-3790
Ray Archuleta aka “the Soil Guy”
Ray Archuleta, a soil health and cover crops spokesperson and Regional Soil Health Specialist with 25 years of experience working for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Health Division. Ray also farms 150-acres located in Seymour, MO.
Healthy Soil + Healthy Water =
More Profits
Learn why soil health and water quality
are important for your farm’s future.
Hear about soil health & water quality
principles & practices.
Cover Crops
No-till/Strip Till
Manure/Nutrient
Listen and learn from local producers
sharing their farm success stories.
Justin Morris Regional Soil Health Specialist
Justin Morris, is a Regional Soil Health Spe-cialist, in the new Soil Health Division of the NRCS since November 2015, and covers Wis-consin and Minnesota. Justin provides educa-tion and training on soil health and adaptively-managed grazing.
Jim HarbachPennsylvania Producer
Jim is a partner in Schrack Farms Resources LP. Schrack Farms dairy is located in central PA, and milks 1000 cows, operates a methane digester, and farms 2200 acres. They have used no-till for forty years and cover crops for tens years.
Registration required
Deadline Wednesday, Feb. 1,
2017 Seating Limited
Farmers have Preference
Farmer Panelists Panel #1—Cover Crops:
Tony Peirick Watertown Dale Macheel Randolph Steve Smits/Damon Reabe Waupun
Panel #2—No-Till/Strip Till:
Ricky Kratz Slinger Jonathan Gibbs Fox Lake Ryan Nell Beaver Dam
Panel #3—Manure/Nutrient Management:
John Koepke Oconomowoc Kevin Roche Columbus Jordan Crave Waterloo
An AA/EEO employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX and ADA requirements
La Universidad de Wisconsin-Extensión, un empleador con igualdad de oportunidades y ac-ción afirmativa (EEO/AA), proporciona igualdad de oportunidades en empleo y programas, incluyendo los requisitos del Titulo VI, Título IX, y de la Ley para Americanos con Discapacidades (ADA).
2017
Midwest
Manure Summit
February 22 – 23, 2017
LOCATION
Radisson Hotel & Conference Center 2040 Airport Drive Green Bay, WI 54313
A block of room has been reserved. Single rate is $82. Double rate is $92. Reserve by January 30, 2017 and mention the Midwest Manure Summit to get these rates. Call 1-800-333-3333 to book your room.
REGISTRATION
Conference early-bird registration is $225. Registration fees increase to $300 after February 6th and to $350 on the day of the event. Registration includes Wednesday lunch, Thursday breakfast and lunch, daily refreshments, and conference proceedings. CEUs have been applied for.
Please register online at www.midwestmanure.org or by mailing/faxing the enclosed registration form and payment.
Radisson Hotel &
Conference Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin
www.midwestmanure.org
For more information…
www.midwestmanure.org
- OR -
Liz Binversie
Brown County Agriculture Educator
(920) 391-4612
Stephanie Plaster
Ozaukee & Washington Agriculture Educator
(262) 335-4477
UW‐Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Pre-Conference Trainings Tuesday, February 21
For complete agendas, visit www.midwestmanure.org
CHOOSE 1: TRACK A (Digesters) or TRACK B (Safety)
A. WI Anaerobic Digester Program (9:00 am—5:00 pm)
Updates on National & WI Agricultural Biogas Outlook
UW-Oshkosh Perspective (operating 3 digesters)
Innovative solutions and current issues
CHP Maintenance
Upgrading to CNG
Limiting H2S production & post–production removal
Digestate Standard
Safety Equipment Showcase
B. Developing Safety Plans for Manure Storage and Handling (MSH) Systems (10:00 am—3:30 pm)
From barn to transport engineering designs and
safety controls
Identifying confined spaces and written plan
requirements
Assessing hazards in a MSH system
Basics of manure gases and gas monitors
Safety plans for respiratory, fall protection, chemical
safety, and rescue including training requirements
5:30 pm Dinner & Social (Optional)
Summit Agenda
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
9:00 am Registration and Refreshments
10:00 am Welcome and Introductions
10:15 am Manure Processing Technologies - Dr. Troy Runge, UW-Madison
11:00 am UW-Oshkosh Digesters - Keys to Success - Brian Langolf, UW-Oshkosh
11:45 am How Dairy Cattle Feed Efficiency Impacts Manure Nutrients - Dr. Randy Shaver, UW-Madison
12:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Considerations for the Use of Manure Irrigation Practices - Dr. Becky Larson, UW-Madison
2:00 pm Assessment of Human Health Risk Due to Airborne Pathogens During Spray Irrigation of Dairy Manure - Dr. Tucker Burch, USDA-ARS
2:45 pm Break
3:15 pm Manure Irrigation in Wisconsin and Human Health Concerns - Dr. Mark Borchardt, USDA-ARS
4:00 pm Competing Priorities. Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture in a Time of Increasing Antibiotic Resistance - Dr. Katharine Knowlton, Virginia Tech
5:00-7:00 pm Social hour & Cash bar
2017 Midwest Manure Summit—
Registration
Business / Farm Name ___________________________________
Name ______________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________
City ___________________________________________ State ______
Zip ________________ Phone ________________________________
Email ______________________________________________________
Payment Options
Check—Payable to UW-Madison
Credit Card—circle one: Visa Mastercard AMEX Discover
Card # _____________________________________________________
Expiration Date ___________________
Name on Card _____________________________________________
Signature __________________________________________________
Early registration ends February 6th!
* Summit attendees are welcome to the February 21 dinner.
**Walk-in registration is $350.
Mail or Fax Registration Form and Payment to:
UW-Madison CALS Conference Services
640 Babcock Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Fax Number: (608) 262-5088
Questions?? Call CALS at (608) 263-1672
You can also REGISTER ONLINE at:
www.midwestmanure.org
Cost per Person # Total
Pre-Summit
February 21
$150
($200 after 2/6)
=
X
Circle 1: Track A (Anaerobic Digesters) Track B (Safety)
Optional Dinner
February 21
$30* =
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Summit
February 22 & 23
$225**
($300 after 2/6)
=
x
TOTAL ENCLOSED
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
8:00 am Breakfast and Networking
9:00 am Manure Economics and Application Decisions - Where are We Headed? - Dr. Daniel Anderson, Iowa State
9:45 am Hydrogen Sulfide: Connecting the Dots From Cattle to Manure to People - Liz Binversie, UW-Extension
10:15 am Break
10:45 am Knock Me Over! Manure Gas and
Safe Practices with Gypsum
Bedded Dairies
- Dr. Eileen Fabian, Penn State
11:30 am Proactively Preventing Manure
Spills: Common Causes and Recent
Trends
- Kevin Erb, UW-Extension
12:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Manure Safety -
2016 Learning Lessons
- Cheryl Skjolaas, UW-Madison
2:00 pm Manure Safety Panel Discussion - Mary Bauer, OSHA - Matt Komro, Komro Sales & Services Inc. - Cheryl Skjolaas, UW-Madison
3:00 pm Adjourn