UW–Madison Extension is hosting a free cover crop and forage field day at the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station on May 7 from 10am–12:30pm. Light refreshments will be provided.
This field day is designed for farmers, conservation staff, crop advisers, and agronomist to learn how cover crops can be implemented in Northern Wisconsin. Additionally, attendees will learn how our winter conditions affected the alfalfa crop and options for renovating it.
May 7
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Marshfield Ag Research Station
208356 Drake Ave N, Stratford, WI 54484
Free to attend
Light refreshments provided
Agenda
10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Board Wagons
Stop 1: Near Weather Station
10:05 a.m.
Intro to Eau Pleine Partnership for Integrated Conservation (EPPIC) and Watershed groups
Caleb Armstrong, WI Land + Water Conservation Specialist
10:20 a.m.
Winter Rye Following Corn Silage, Early and Late Fall and Spring Manure Treatments
Hannah Francis, UW–Madison Department of Soils and Environmental Sciences, PhD candidate (Ruark Lab)
Stop 2: Cover Crop Demo Plots and USDA Breeding Project
10:45 a.m.
Clover Breeding Project and USDA Research
Heathcliffe Riday, Dairy Forage Research, Research Leader
11:15 a.m.
Wisconsin Cover Crop Data Network, Cover Crop Demo Plots, and Berseem
Chris Bandura and Dan Marzu, UW–Madison Extension Crops and Soils Outreach Specialists
Stop 3: Alfalfa Field
11:50 p.m.
Alfalfa Winter-kill and What to Look For This Spring
Luana Queiroz, UW–Madison Extension Crops and Soils Outreach Specialist
12:20 p.m.
Hay Market Report Trends
Melissa Ohlrich, UW–Madison Extension Crops and Soils Outreach Specialist
12:30 p.m.
Return to the Research Station
Event Partner
Eau Pleine Partnership for Integrated Conservation (EPPIC)
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