Considerations for creep feeding beef calves

Creep feeding provides supplemental feed to nursing beef calves, in an area that the cows can’t get at the feed.

Keep Cattle Cool and Comfortable in Summer

Introduction The latest long-range forecasts from the National Weather Service show that Wisconsin has a 40% to 50% chance of a hotter-than-normal summer. Long periods of heat stress are more likely to have lasting effects on cattle, including early embryonic loss in heifers and cows, poor semen quality in bulls, and reduced gains in feeder […]

Wisconsin Sheep Shearers List: 2024

Introduction In an effort to help Wisconsin sheep farmers and shepherds, we share this contact list of people and businesses which shear sheep in Wisconsin. View / Download Latest update The Wisconsin Sheep Shearers List was last updated on June 2, 2024. List compiled by Lisa Paskey, Coordinator of Pen of 3 Carcass Competition & […]

Preliminary forage recommendations for grazing solar sites

The explosive growth of solar sites, especially large, utility-scale (>100 MW) sites that require state approval, has put solar in competition with agriculture for land use.