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Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers CD set

Learn about grass-based dairying from the comfort of your home with the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers CD set!

You can view the Grass-Based Dairy Seminar sessions taught by grass farmers, UW and Extension faculty, and other professionals right on your home computer. This seminar is designed to familiarize you with the principles and practices of developing and managing a grass-based dairy farm business.

Computer requirements

A Pentium-class computer, 200 Mhz or higher, with Windows 95 or better, CD-ROM drive. (Sorry, not available for Macintosh computers.)

A great resource for:

  • schools
  • libraries
  • individuals
  • agencies

The three CD set contains the lectures and discussions from the Grass-Based Dairy Seminar. Contents include:

Term 1—Starting a grass-based dairy business

Principles and environmental benefits of managed grazing—Karl Hakanson, Sauk County; Richard Cates, grass farmer, Spring Green
Establishing your grass-based dairy, setting realistic goals—Tom Cadwallader, UW Extension Lincoln County; Bert Paris, grass-based dairy farmer, Belleville
Fencing, water system, and lane construction—Dave Kammel, UW-Madison Biological Systems Engineering; Dan Patenaude, grass-based dairy farmer, Highland
Farm selection and layout—Doug Spany, grass-based dairy farmer, Wauzeka; Scott Annen, grass-based dairy farmer, Rio
Milking center design—Doug Reinemann, UW-Madison Biological Systems Engineering; Dan and Ruth Vosberg, grass-based dairy farmers, South Wayne
Winter feeding and housing strategies—Bert Paris, grass-based dairy farmer, Belleville; Tom and Sally McMahon, grass-based dairy farmers, Soldiers Grove

Term 2—Developing a business plan

Loan/grant opportunities for beginning dairy farmers; elements of a business plan—Doug Lund, Wisconsin Farm Service Agency; Tim Griswald, Dairy 2020 Initiative
Business arrangements for successful dairy start-up—Tom Kriegl, UW-Madison Center for Dairy Profitability; Steve Stevenson, UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems; Russ Thompson, grass-based dairy farmer, Muscoda
Software programs for business start-up projections—Arlin Brannstrom, UW-Madison Center for Dairy Profitability; Arden Hardie, UW Extension Jackson County

Term 3—Managing a grass-based dairy business

Pasture nutrition and balancing rations on pasture—Dave Combs, UW-Madison Dairy Science; Glen and Delores Scoville, grass-based dairy farmers, Richland Center
Herd health—Peter Vanderloo, DVM, Dodgeville Vet Service; Mark and Sue Edgington, grass-based dairy farmers, Cobb
Breeding and reproduction—Milo Wiltbank, UW-Madison Dairy Science; Paul Fricke, UW-Madison Dairy Science
Purchasing feed and earning the most for your milk—Paul Bickford, grass-based dairy farmer, Ridgeway; Joel McNair, grass farmer and dairy marketing/grazing editor, Belleville
Managing your business-putting it all together—Vance Haugen, UW Extension Crawford County and grass-based dairy farmer, Canton, MN; Altfrid Krusenbaum, grass-based dairy farmer, Elkhorn

Questions about the school can be directed to Richard Cates, Lead Instructor, at 608-588-2836, e-mail rlcates@wisc.edu, or for general information call 608-262-5200.

Sponsored by the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, and the Farm and Industry Short Course, in cooperation with GrassWorks, Inc., Cooperative Extension, UW-Extension, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Farm Link Service, and the Wisconsin Vocational Technical College System.

Additional support is provided by the UW-Madison Center for Dairy Profitability, the Great Lakes Grazing Network, the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, and the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentive Program.

To order

Print, fill out, and return the coupon below with your payment. Cost is $100 for the three CD set, plus $15 shipping and handling. Mail to CIAS, UW-Madison, 1535 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706.


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