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2008 Wisconsin Grazing Conference

Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 8:00 AM - Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 12:00 PM (CT)

Stevens Point, WI

Ticket Information

Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Member Full Conference Registration   more info Ended $175.00 $0.00
Non-member Full Conference Registration Ended $200.00 $0.00
Member Friday Only   more info Ended $100.00 $0.00
Member Thursday Only   more info Ended $90.00 $0.00
Non-member Friday Only Ended $115.00 $0.00
Non-member Thursday Only Ended $100.00 $0.00
GrassWorks Membership Ended $35.00 $0.00
Friday Dinner Ended $15.00 $0.00
Thursday Dinner Ended $15.00 $0.00
Registration Full Conference Children under 18, includes lunches Ended $30.00 $0.00

Event Details

2008

Wisconsin Grazing Conference

Planning a profit, planning a future.  

At the Stevens Point Holiday Inn Conference Center 
For hotel room reserveations call 715-344-0200  Before January 23rd for Conference rates 

Presentation Descriptions:  
For more detailed descriptions go to www.grazingpays.com

Thursday, February 14th 

9:00-12:00
An alternative fertility program: can it help you create healthy soils and healthy forage?
Part 1:  What it’s all about. 
Part 2: On-farm research: how to find if it works on your farm. Wayne Craig, Don Struxness, Dan Olson, Jim Leverich

1:00-2:00
Pay Yourself First
Andy Hager

Discovery Farms Research:  What are the environmental management concerns of grazing farms and how do we deal with them? 
Karl Klessig, Bob Brenneman, Dennis Frame

2:00-5:00
Grazing Research Updates:
Pasture Monitoring: Is it worth the effort?   
Jim Munsch, Vernon County Grazing Specialist and beef grazier & Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler, UW-extension beef specialist

Are new pasture varieties better than what you’ve got?  Jim Munsch, Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Dr. Randy Jackson UW-Madison Agronomy

 Economics of Grazing High Value Land with Stockers:  Tom Cox UW-Madison

Mind your P & K’s for better pasture yield, and quality Nick Schneider UW-Clark County Extension

 Phosphorus in Groundwater below Overwintering Areas and Seasonally Used Paddocks
 Nancy Turyk – University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point 

Warm Season Annual Forages that can Get you through a Drought
Keith Vandervelde, UW-Marquette County extension.    

Are grazed pastures good or bad for global climate change? Dr. Randy Jackson


2:00-5:00
Grazing Basics: Getting it right from the start.  
Bob Brandt and Haly Schulz 
1.    How to manage your pastures intensively for optimum production
2.     Designing the grazing system for optimum pasture management


5:00-5:45
Get to the Point:  GrassWorks Inc. Annual Meeting


7:15-8:30
Saving Farm Land: How one township in Wisconsin developed a practical way to do it and what we can learn from them.
 

Friday, February 15th  

8:30-10:00
Do Pasture Irrigation Pods Pay? Irrigating Pasture with K-line pod irrigation system.
Steve Guell, Wayne Craig, Bob Scriven

8:30-9:15
Farm Transfers: Making a smooth(er) transition from one generation to the next


9:15-10:00
Archive-Analyze-Advance: records that can help your herd herd perform and increase profits  
Maria Bendixen

8:30-10:00
The Low Cost Cow/Calf Program: Calving with Nature, Why it Makes Economic Sense?
 
10:30-11:45
Starting up a Profitable Grazing Based Stocker Farm
Steve Flanagan

10:30-12:00
Discussion Group Live: Real-time Farm Analysis
Michael, Dave & Marilyn Mayenschien, Tom Cadwallader, Maria Bendixen, and Larry Tranel
 
Grassfed Production: Scaling up, dealing with winter, making a living.
Kevin Fulton, Don Struxness

11:15-12:00 
Why they eat what they eat: How you can improve intake and performance knowing livestock behavioral principles. 
Kathy Voth

1:00-1:30  
Using Third-party Certification to Validate Grass-Based Claims
Jill McLaughlin, Assistant Program Manager, Food Alliance Midwest

1:30-2:30
We'd eat it: Turning your livestock into four-legged weed-eaters.
Kathy Voth

2:45-3:45
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Dairy Farmer, that is.
Larry Tranel

2:45-3:45
Developing The Grassfed Money Map:  Finding the pathway to profitability
Jim Munsch, Paul Nehring

4:15-5:15Crucial Conversations: “Tools for talking when the stakes are high.  Learn to handle life’s most difficult and important conversations” 
David Maxfield

4:15-5:15
Some Critical Moments in the Life of a Growing Animal: How can management enhance the growth process? 
Dr. Dick Diven  

4:15-5:15
Custom Raising:  How to work with livestock owners to build your business.
Greg Judy and Kevin Fulton

7:15-8:45Keynote Presentation
Influencer:  The Power to Change Anything
Presenter: David Maxfield
We have some big challenges ahead in agriculture and in our communities.  Will we shy away from these challenges, or will we tackle them head on.

Saturday, February, 16th

8:30-10:00
Landscaping with livestock: “They’re not just for dinner anymore.”Kathy Voth 

Developing a Forage Chain: how annuals can complement perennial pastures and lower feed costs. Tom German, Bob Scriven 

10:30-12:00
Mob grazing: What is high stock density grazing and how it can make a big impact on your farm.Greg Judy 

Using farm analysis to help you achieve your goalsRick Adamski, Peter Arnold, Paul Onan

When & Where



Holiday Inn Conference Center and Hotel
1001 Amber Ave
715-344-0200
 Stevens Point, WI 54481

Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 8:00 AM - Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 12:00 PM (CT)


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