About the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center Field Day

Each stop will feature a brief introduction to the research program(s) or a research project, and will include a conversational Q&A. Stops will include some signage with brief details about the experimental layout. This will be a walking tour of the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center plot research.

Following the field day, participants are invited to stay for the Sauk Soil and Water Improvement (SSWIG) producer-led watershed group meeting and dinner from 5:00-7:30.

This event is free. Registration is only required for the SSWIG meeting and dinner.

Agenda

	U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center’s Plant Breeding Programs	Lisa Kissing Kucek Annual cover crop breeding program Prabin Bajgain Perennial grass breeding program
	Soil Carbon Study	Clare Dietz Carbon accumulation and loss in transitions between annual and perennial forages
	Dairy Systems Research	Alison Duff and Marta Kohmann Soil health, productivity, and profitability in dairy forage cropping systems Lizzy French and Barbara Dittrich Dairy production, forage quality, and nutrient use efficiency Carlos Camisa Nova Grazing versus confinement dairy heifer performance
	Optional meeting and dinner (5:00-7:30pm, registration required)	Sauk Soil and Water Improvement producer-led watershed group meeting and dinner

Event Partners

This event would not be possible without the generous support of the following partners.