Animals

Author(s) Chelsea Zegler, Mark Renz, Matt Ruark, Geoff Brink. Wisconsin has the largest number of organic dairies in the United States with over 4...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matt Ruark. Solid-liquid separation is a manure processing technology that has grown in popula...

Author(s) Pamela Ruegg, Morten Dam Rasmussen, Doug Reinemann. Efficient production and harvest of high-quality milk is the goal of most dairy farm...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes. This fact sheet is for dairy farmers and others in the dairy industry concerned with managing wastewate...

Author(s) Sherry Combs, Bruce Hoskins, Jan Jarman, John Kovar, Maurice Watson, Ann Wolf, Nancy Wolf. This detailed publication will help you under...

Author(s) Philip J. Clauer, John L. Skinner. This publication will help you get started raising ducks and geese. Topics include managing a breedin...

Author(s) Scott Sanford. Wood heating results in lower barn humidity, dryer litter, reduced ammonia production, and requires less ventilation whic...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark. Keeping up the levels of nitrogen (N) in soils generally results in higher crop...

Author(s) Douglas J. Reinemann, Graeme A. Mein. This publication presents the minimum performance criterion for milklines, based on the 1994 stand...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark, Di Liang, Michel Wattiaux, Larry Chase, Victor Cabrera. Enteric methane, ...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark. Manure agitation is an important part of storage as it reduces nutrient variabi...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes. Knowing how to dispose of waste milk properly is an essential part of dairy milking center management. ...

Author(s) Rhonda R. Gildersleeve, Peggy Compton. The narrow green areas along banks of rivers, lakes, and ponds contain unique plant communities, ...

Author(s) Rhonda R. Gildersleeve, Peggy Compton. The narrow green zones along banks of rivers, lakes, and ponds may offer good grazing but are eas...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark. Manure is a valuable resource for agricultural systems due to its nutrient cont...

Author(s) Paul Daigle, Ken Barnett, Tom Cadwallader, Dennis Cosgrove. To keep grazing dairy animals healthy, high-quality lanes are needed to keep...

Author(s) Fred Madison, Keith Kelling, Leonard Massie, Laura Ward Good. Proper manure management and handling are tricky. This booklet describes h...

Author(s) Yves Berger, Claire Mikolayunas, David Thomas. Raising sheep for dairy production is a small but growing industry, centered in the uppe...

Author(s) Adam Hady, Ron Kean. If you're thinking about raising chickens as a hobby or as a source of food or extra income, you'll want to read th...

Author(s) Aerica Opatik. With the increase in specialty markets such as locally grown food, sheep cheese, and specialty wools, more and more sheep...

Author(s) Rhonda Gildersleeve. If you are thinking about raising beef cattle on a small scale, this publication will help you consider key aspects...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matt Ruark. While manure can provide valuable nutrients for crop production, it also costs mon...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Brian Pillsbury. Wisconsin's streams are one of our most precious natural resources. When streams flow through pasture ...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Stan Temple, Jerry Bartlet, Dave Sample, Laura Paine. Over 40 species of grassland birds breed in Wisconsin, and some o...

Author(s) Sandy Stuttgen, Sarah Mills-Lloyd. Parasitic worms in cattle are nearly impossible to eradicate due to the worms' acquired resistance t...

Author(s) Douglas J. Reinemann, H. Kenneth Bolton, Brian J. Holmes. Flat-barns can be a good choice for dairies making the transition from stall-b...

Author(s) Carolyn Rumery Betz, Evan Murdock, Ken Genskow. Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are greenhouse gases (GHG) and known causes o...

Author(s) Don Ball, Ed Ballard, Mark Kennedy, Garry Lacefield, Dan Undersander. Extending the grazing season and reducing the need for stored feed...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes. This detailed fact sheet is part of a series for dairy farmers and others in the dairy industry concern...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark, Di Liang, Michel Wattiaux, Larry Chase, Victor Cabrera. Enteric methane ...

Author(s) Dennis Cosgrove, Dan Undersander, Maurice Davis. Good pasture condition is critical to a successful grazing system. Pasture quality may ...

Author(s) Tina Kohlman, Zen Miller. NOTE: Some products in the Dairy Workers' Training Modules Set are currently being revised. Because of this...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Michel Wattiaux, Rebecca Larson, Larry Chase, Sanjeewa Ranathunga, Matthew Ruark. The more nitrogen (N) that i...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes. This fact sheet is part of a series for dairy farmers and others in the dairy industry concerned about ...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes This fact sheet is part of a series for dairy farmers and others in the dairy industry concerned about m...

Author(s) Bill Bland, Merritt Bussiere As the number of small dairy farms in Wisconsin declines, larger farms proliferate, raising community conce...