The Focus on Forage webinar series, which is made up of seven free online Extension programs, will begin this week highlighting research based information and farmer strategies to optimize forage yield, quality, and profitability in Wisconsin.
The first session will be held on January 13, entitled 'Managing for High Quality Corn Silage' and will feature a discussion with Mike Jenson, Jenson Family Farms, LLC of Elk Mound and Carlyle Westendorp, West-Vale-Vue Dairy in Michigan.
Other presenters will include 2020 World Forage Superbowl winners in the standard corn silage and BMR corn silage categories. And Jerry Clark, Extension Chippewa County Agriculture Educator, will cover 'Top Ten Corn Silage Production Strategies,' while Ashley Blackburn, Nutrient and Pest Management, will discuss fine tuning conservation with forages.
Focus on Forage webinars will be held weekly on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. through March 3. The webinars are free, but registration is required by 5 p.m. the day before the event.
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