All forage seminars are held in the arena building on the forage seminar stage. The forage seminar schedule includes:
Wednesday, Oct. 1
- 10:00 a.m. "Making quality baleage with annual forages." Mike McCormick, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
- 1:30 p.m. "Using propionic acid to preserve more hay." Wayne Coblentz, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Marshfield, Wisconsin
Thursday, Oct. 2
- 10:00 a.m. "Undigested NDF and updates to NDF digestibility: New tools in forage analysis." Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- 1:30 p.m. "Make sure your kernel processor is doing its job." Kevin Shinners and Brian Luck, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Friday, Oct. 3
- 10:00 a.m. "Redesigning alfalfa for improved protein utilization." John Grabber, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin
- 1:30 p.m. "Manure on forage crops: Benefits and challenges." Bill Jokela, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Marshfield, Wisconsin
Grazing seminars are also offered on Friday, Oct. 3, in the Mendota number three room and include:
- 10:00 a.m. "Pasture forage selection, fertility and cover crops"
- 12:00 p.m. "Grazing genetics and crossbreeding programs" – Producer panel. Moderated by Rhonda Gildersleeve, University of Wisconsin – Extension
- 1:30 p.m. "Maximize your grazing dollars" – Producer panel. Moderated by Jeff Swenson, DATCP Livestock Consultant
Saturday, Oct. 4
- 10:00 a.m. "Do higher seeding rates improve alfalfa stand persistence and yield?" Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin – Madison
