Category: Animal Farming
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Posted on May 2, 1995
Land stewardship practices on the Krusenbaum organic dairy farm (Research Brief #17)
It’s important that we farm organically. That’s the whole reason we’re in farming. We have ethical reasons we feel it’s important to treat the soil […]
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Posted on May 1, 1995
An organic dairying overview from the Krusenbaum farm studies (Research Brief #16)
It’s important that we farm organically. That’s the whole reason we’re in farming. We have ethical reasons we feel it’s important to treat the soil […]
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Posted on January 1, 1995
The Grass IS Greener: Dairy Graziers Tell Their Stories
The report tells the story, from the perspective of the 16 Wisconsin and Minnesota farm families involved, of their involvement in an innovative research, education, […]
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Posted on April 3, 1993
Marketing beef cattle via satellite, video auction proves succesful in areas distant from markets (Research Brief #14)
Video 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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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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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.