2021 Dairy Forage Seminar Videos

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

10:00 a.m.

Keeping the Rumen Healthy: A New Approach to Working with Fiber in Rations

Mary Beth Hall, Ph.D., U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wis.

1:30 p.m.

Forage Production and Quality at Sand Creek Dairy

Luke and Ethan Haywood, Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Mich.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

10:00 a.m.

Considerations for Using Warm-Season Annuals as Part of Your Forage System

John K. Bernard, Ph.D., P.A.S., Dipl. ACAN, University of Georgia, Tifton, Ga.

1:30 p.m.

LEAF (Leaves Enhance Alfalfa Forage) Testing Provides Opportunities for Improving Alfalfa Quality

David C. Weakly, Ph.D., Forage Genetics, West Salem, Wis.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1

10:00 a.m.

Forage Storage: Life After Harvest

Michelle Chang-Der Bedrosian, Ph.D., Vita Plus, Madison, Wis.

1:30 p.m.

How Do Handheld NIRS Instruments Measure Up?

Matthew Digman, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2

10:00 a.m.

Further Considerations for Making Baled Silages

Wayne K. Coblentz, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Marshfield, Wis.