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Marketing beef cattle via satellite, video auction proves succesful in areas distant from markets (Research Brief #14)
Posted on April 3, 1993Video and satellite auctions provide a number of marketing advantages to cattle producers who live long distances from markets or feeding areas. A five-year research […]
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Milk production and quality of pastured cows rival confinement feeding (Research Brief #13)
Posted on April 2, 1993Pastured Holstein cows are as productive as their haylage-fed counterparts in an Arlington Agricultural Research Station study. The study is comparing milk production and fat […]
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Grazing project combines strength of on-farm, research station studies (Research Brief #12)
Posted on April 1, 1993Wisconsin dairy farmers are once again finding the value of pasture-based farming by intensively grazing their pastures. Although not a new practice in some areas […]
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Long-term study evaluates impacts of six Wisonsin cropping systems (Research Brief #11)
Posted on March 1, 1993Wisconsin cash grain and dairy livestock cropping systems have gone on trial. The goal is to identify and evaluate trade-offs of various production strategies. An […]
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Project provides valuable lessons at lambing time (Research Brief #10)
Posted on February 1, 1993A livestock and forage production project at the Hayward Agricultural Research Station provided researchers with some valuable lessons at lambing time. The purpose of the […]
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Making a shepherd’s life easier: how to handle a 300-ewe flock without a lot of help (Research Brief #9)
Posted onThere are ways to manage a 300-ewe flock without a lot of hired help or expensive choring equipment.
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Low-cost forage storage system saves time, labor (Research Brief #8)
Posted on“Edible” bunker silos may enable Wisconsin livestock farmers to save labor and money when storing and feeding forages.
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Beef, sheep can provide modest income souce in northern Wisconsin (Research Brief #7)
Posted on January 1, 1993A livestock operation in northern Wisconsin won’t make you rich, but it can provide a source of supplemental income.
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Pilot project shows potenital for agricultural tourism in Wisconsin (Research Brief #6)
Posted on December 1, 1992Agriculture and tourism — two of Wisconsin’s most important industries — are teaming up in southwestern Wisconsin. A pilot project has found that tourists, rural […]
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Traps help monitor pine root weevil in Christmas trees (Research Brief #5)
Posted on October 1, 1992An easy-to-use trap may allow Wisconsin Christmas tree growers in the future to market healthy trees with less insecticide. Developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologists, […]