The World Forage Analysis Superbowl has announced its lineup for the 2016 Dairy Forage Seminars, held in conjunction with World Dairy Expo®.
Seminars will take place at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday on the Dairy Forage Seminar Stage, located in the east end of the Arena Building.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
10:00 a.m. Invisible Losses from Corn Silage Piles and Bunkers: Real “Shrink” Losses
Peter Robinson, Extension Dairy Nutrition and Management Specialist
University of California, Davis, CA
1:30 p.m. “It” Doesn’t just Happen: What Manure Evaluation Can Tell Us About Cows and Rations
Mary Beth Hall, Dairy Scientist
U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI
Thursday, Oct. 6
10:00 a.m. Feeding Reduced Lignin Alfalfa: How Do We Achieve the Most from This New Technology?
David Weakley, Director of Dairy Forage Nutrition Research
Forage Genetics International, Gray Summit, MO
1:30 p.m. What to Look for When Feeding This Year’s Forage
John Goeser, Animal Nutrition Director
Rock River Laboratory, Watertown, WI
Friday, Oct. 7
10:00 a.m. Selecting, Establishing and Managing Cover Crops After Corn Silage
Heidi Johnson, Crops and Soils Agent
University of Wisconsin Extension, Dane County
1:30 p.m. Forage Quality for High Producing Dairy Herds: Key Performance Indicators
Randy Shaver, Extension Dairy Nutritionist
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Saturday, Oct. 8
10:00 a.m. Is It Better for Forages to be More Digestible or to Digest More Quickly?
David Combs, Professor of Dairy Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is organized in partnership with DairyBusiness Communications, Dairyland Laboratories, Inc., Hay & Forage Grower, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and World Dairy Expo.