Forages & Pastures

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Michael Casler, Dennis Cosgrove Color photographs and descriptions will help you identify young plants and mature stand...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Dennis Cosgrove, Eileen Cullen, Craig Grau, Marlin E. Rice, Mark Renz, Craig Sheaffer, Glen Shewmaker, Mark Sulc Forme...

Author(s) Dennis Cosgrove, Dan Undersander Legumes are an important component of midwestern pastures. They increase yield and quality of grass pas...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Marvin H. Hall, Paul Vassalotti, Dennis Cosgrove This full-color booklet presents, in word and picture, the story of ho...

Author(s) Anders Gurda, Peg Reedy, Mark Renz Prevention is the best way to avoid toxicity problems in forages. While most plants are safe for live...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Beth Albert, Dennis Cosgrove, Dennis Johnson, Paul Peterson Make a profit from your pastures using this simple manageme...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Jim Morrison, Ellen Phillips, Richard Leep, Paul Peterson, Craig Sheaffer Buying Horse Hay debunks the myths surroundin...

Author(s) Carrie M. Laboski, Kevin Shelley The soil fertility guidelines contained in this publication help Wisconsin graziers maintain an adequa...

This four-part series describes how to make quality forage in horizontal silos. Topics include preparation, packing, covering and feed out. (2013...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Craig Grau, Dennis Cosgrove, Jerry Doll, Neal Martin As alfalfa stands age and thin, the primary question becomes: is t...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Ray Antoniewicz Save money and raise healthier horses by improving the pastures they graze on. This 8-page publication ...

Author(s) Jed Colquhoun Residual herbicides are those that continue to control weeds for some time after application. Residual herbicides extend t...

Author(s) Damon L. Smith, Scott Chapman, Bryan Jensen, Greg Blonde, Bill Halfman and Dan Undersander This publication provides the latest research...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Randy Shaver, Jim Linn, Pat Hoffman, Paul Peterson Improve your livestock feeding programs by balancing rations more ac...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Mike Bertram, Jeff Breuer, Jason Cavadini, Arin Crooks, Heathcliffe Riday Before buying seed, find out which forage va...

Author(s) Matthew Digman, Dan Undersander, Kevin Shinners, Craig Saxe Rapid drying of hay and haylage shortens the harvest window, enhances forag...

Author(s) Keith Kelling Modern management of alfalfa uses improved varieties, intensive harvest schedules, direct seeding, and up-to-date fertiliz...

Author(s) Brian Luck, Rebecca Willett, Jessica Drewry, Luiz Ferraretto Learn about the steps you can take while harvesting corn to ensure the sila...

Author(s) Mark J. Renz Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium L.) is an invasive creeping herbaceous perennial weed first found in Wisconsin i...

Farmers using managed grazing often describe it in terms such as less stressful or family friendly. Practical benefits come along with the lifesty...

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

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

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