Beef x Dairy Management Workshops to be hosted by UW-Madison Division of Extension July 29 – August 1, 2024

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, in cooperation with the UW-Madison Animal and Dairy Science Department, will be hosting four in-person Beef X Dairy-focused workshops from July 29 – August 1, 2024. These workshops will provide Wisconsin’s dairy producers and cattle feeders with research-based information on nutrition, feedlot management, and carcass composition for beef x dairy crossbred cattle. Our featured speaker will be Jerad Jaborek, Beef Feedlot Systems Educator with Michigan State University, who has conducted research on beef x dairy crossbred cattle. Other topics will cover research at UW-Madison, and with cooperating farms, spanning from conception to consumption of beef x dairy crossbreds.

Topics and Speakers

• Feeding and Managing Beef x Dairy Crossbred Cattle
  Dr. Jerad Jaborek, Michigan State University
• UW Feeding Trial Results, and Carcass Composition and Meat Sensory Pannel Experience with Beef x Dairy Crossbreds
  Alyssa Seitz, UW-Madison project Graduate Student
• On-farm Feedout Performance and Dairy Farmer Survey Results
  Bill Halfman, Extension Beef Outreach Specialist, and Ryan Sterry, Extension Regional Dairy Educator
• Q&A and local topic –
  Host Extension educators 

All workshops start with registration at 5:15 PM, and the program begins at 6:00 PM. Food and refreshments will be available for pre-registered attendees. Dates and Locations include:

Dates and Locations

July 29: UW-Green Bay STEM Innovation Center, 2019 Technology Way, Green Bay

July 30: Country Aire Restaurant, 118600 CTY Rd P, Stratford

July 31: Ag Service and Education Center, 1960 8^th Ave, Baldwin

August 1: Eckstein Building Grant County Fairgrounds, 916 E Elm St, Lancaster

Registration Required

***NOTE: Registration closes July 22, 2024.

Contact

For more information and help with registration, please contact:

• Green Bay Workshop
  Aerica Bjurstrom
  aerica.bjurstrom@wisc.edu
  920-388-7141
• Stratford Workshop
  Sandy Stuttgen
  sandra.stuttgen@wisc.edu
  715-748-1413
• Baldwin Workshop
  Ryan Sterry
  ryan.sterry@wisc.edu
  715-928-9075
• Lancaster Workshop
  Jackie McCarville
  jackie.mccarville@wisc.edu
  or
  Kim Kester
  Kimberly.kester@wisc.edu
  608-723-2125

Registration REQUIRED and closes July 22, 2024.

Register at: https://go.wisc.edu/j209s7