Category: Grazing
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Posted on April 4, 1993
Project evaluates forage production and potential in northern Wisconsin (Research Brief #15)
More than one million acres of forages are grown within 75 miles of Hayward in northwestern Wisconsin. The area relies heavily on growing forages and […]
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Posted on April 2, 1993
Milk production and quality of pastured cows rival confinement feeding (Research Brief #13)
Pastured 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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Posted on April 1, 1993
Grazing project combines strength of on-farm, research station studies (Research Brief #12)
Wisconsin 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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Posted on February 1, 1993
Project provides valuable lessons at lambing time (Research Brief #10)
A 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)
There are ways to manage a 300-ewe flock without a lot of hired help or expensive choring equipment.
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Posted on January 1, 1993
Beef, sheep can provide modest income souce in northern Wisconsin (Research Brief #7)
A livestock operation in northern Wisconsin won’t make you rich, but it can provide a source of supplemental income.