Dairy and Livestock

Dairy Modernization and Revitalization

As farms look to replace depreciated buildings and systems, upgrade, modernize and perhaps expand, they need resources on planning, grants, designs, farmer-to-farmer interactions.

UWEX Dairy Modernization Websites

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/dairymod/
http://marathon.uwex.edu/ag/modern/index.html

Agribusiness Development

Whether it is organic farming, value added agriculture, or alternative marketing, we help you find the resources to make things happen.
http://growwisconsindairy.org/

Milk Quality Assurance

It’s not always more milk, but perhaps better milk that can increase cash flow for family living or reinvestment. With UW Extension’s Milk Money teams, we get positive results.
http://www.uwex.edu/MilkQuality/

Meat Quality Assurance

Every 4-H youth selling a market animal at the fair is a meat producer. We take this seriously, and all youth involved in the market animal sale are required to attend the Meat Animal Quality Assurance training.
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscience/youthlivestock/quality.cfm

Managed Grazing Research

Through funding from GLCI, the agriculture agent is investigating the potential of irrigation to improve summer pasture productivity and quality improvement.  See UW’s Grass Clippings for grazing research results:
http://www.cias.wisc.edu/archives/2007/02/14/grass_clippings_february_2007/index.php

Pasture Soil Evaluation

Find out more about your pasture soils