Top Wisconsin dairymen share feeding plans at Dairy Day
Barron hosts Dairy Day where four UW Extension specialists and four area farmers compare feeding and management practices. Panelists from Comstock Prairie Farm River Falls and Baldwin described feeding 5 to 6 times daily, protein supplements, forage testing, and tailored rations. All farms use haylage corn silage high moisture corn and test cows, with varied calving and heifer strategies. The event crowned the Poskin Jets dairy bowl champions, advancing to district play amid 14 teams.
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Barron
Don Drost
Uw-Extension
Wisconsin
Kerwin Cordes
Comstock
Ken Seeger
Prairie Farm
Barron County
Mary Dusek
River Falls
Harold Johnson
Baldwin
Dry cows are vital to dairy herds says Larsen
Howard Larsen extension dairy scientist told Barron County Dairy Day the dry cow is not a necessary evil but a key phase before the next lactation. He urged feeding plans aligned with lactation needs and warned that overfeeding during dry periods can cause fat cows and health issues like ketosis and milk fever. He cited oats, high quality grass hay, and grass silage as ideal forages, avoiding legumes and corn silage for dry cows.
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Howard Larsen
Barron County
Larsen
UW Madison
Marshfield
Ashland
Dry cow rations guide for preventing milk fever
Specialist warns that dry cow diets must be high in fiber and low in energy while limiting calcium and phosphorus. Forages should be coarse, intake palatable, with grain delayed until near calving to ease rumen adjustment and avoid complications. Proper care can boost next lactation milk by over two thousand pounds.
Jackson County DHIA Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
Blair Schmidt of Melrose was reelected president of the Jackson County Dairy Herd Improvement Association at the annual meeting and banquet at Green Meadow Supper Club. Russell Stetzer of Black River Falls will be vice president, and Junior Jacobson of Alma Center was elected secretary treasurer. New board member is Claron Stubrud, Alma Center, replacing William Pfaff. Donald Schmidt and John Selz receive the Northern States Power Co. Premier Dairyman Award, tied at 665 pounds butterfat. Schmidt herd milk 17 109 pounds at 3.9 percent. Selz herd 17 382 pounds at 3.8 percent. Polk County Extension schedules pruning apple trees demonstration April 6 at Donald Prose farm near Milltown, starting 1 15 p.m. The farm is on 230th Avenue east of Hwy 35 past railroad tracks.
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Donald Schmidt
Melrose
Jackson County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Green Meadow
Russell Stetzer
Black River Falls
Junior Jacobson
Alma Center
Maurice Knutson
Taylor
Claron
Gene) Stubrud
Stubrud
William Pfaff
John Selz
Humbird
Northern States Power Co
Premier Dairyman
Schmidt
Selz
Polk County Extension Office
Donald Prose
Milltown
230Th Avenue
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Marvin Dusek
Jim Crowley
Uw-Madison
Mr. Johnson
Cordes
Seeger
Dusek
Johnson
Mr. Seeger
Poskin Jets
4-H
Levert Olson
al Thill
Jets
Energetic Kids
Marv Dusek
Bob Missling
Barron Pca
Dan Olson
Bill Raffesberger
Paul Hanson
Denton Hanson
Brent Thill
Gayle Furchtenicht
Jackson County
DHIA
Blair
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