Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group

Re-Integrating Ruminants in Row Crop Country: Video Series

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Midwest Grazing Exchange Webinar, 8/06/21

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Accelerating regenerative grazing to tackle farm, environmental, and societal challenges in the upper Midwest. Elisabeth Spratt, Jane Jordan, Jonathan Winsten, Pete Huff, Caroline van Schaik, Jane Grimsbo Jewett, Meghan Filbert, Jared Luhman, Erin Meier, and Laura Paine. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 76(1):15A-23A. doi:10.2489/jswc.2021.1209A

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Infographic: Perennial Forage for Infrastructure Protection PDF Web Version (8.4 Mb) PDF Print Version (13.4 Mb)

Co-Chairs:

• Laura Paine | lkpaine@gmail.com | University of Wisconsin Grasslands 2.0
• Jim Paulson | jcp@umn.edu | Consultant

Core Group Members:

This group has committed to involvement in Working Group operations:
participating in quarterly meetings (three conference calls and one in-person meeting),
and participating in and advising on projects on an ongoing basis.

• Nadia Alber | nalber@wisc.edu | Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems | University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Robert Bauer | bauer321@umn.edu | TN Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Jeff Duchene | jeff.duchene@usda.gov | MN Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Meghan Filbert | meghan@practicalfarmers.org | Practical Farmers of Iowa
• Jacob Grace | jacobjgrace@wisc.edu | Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, UW-Madison
• Doug Gucker | dgucker@illinois.edu | University of Illinois Extension
• Vance Haugen | vjhaugen@gmail.com | Consultant
• Pete Huff | Pete.Huff@winrock.org | Pasture Project| Wallace Center at Winrock International
• Caleb Langworthy | Caleb@mosesorganic.org | Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)
• Gene Schriefer | gene.schriefer@ces.uwex.edu | University of Wisconsin Extension
• Denise Schwab | dschwab@iastate.edu | Iowa State University Extension & Outreach
• Kent Solberg | sevenpinesfarmandfence@gmail.com | Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota
• Elisabeth Spratt | elisabeth.spratt@winrock.org | Pasture Project| Wallace Center at Winrock International
• Terry VanDerPol | tlvdp@landstewardshipproject.org | Land Stewardship Project
• Caroline Van Schaik | caroline.ikesumri@gmail.com | Consultant
• Diomy Zamora | zamor015@umn.edu | Agroforestry Program, University of Minnesota Extension

Emeritus Members:

• Richard Cates | Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems | University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Warren King | Pasture Project | Wallace Center at Winrock International
• H. Joe Sellers | sellers@iastate.edu | Iowa State University Extension & Outreach

• Event Calendars
• • Kickapoo/Great River Pasture Walk Schedule
  • GrassWorks Calendar
  • Land Stewardship Project Events List
  • Practical Farmers of Iowa Calendar
  • River Country RC & D Events
  • Sustainable Farming Association of MN Calendar

• PFI 2021 Field Day Guide

• Beginning Grazier Resources
• • Beginning Grazier Handbook
• General Beginning Farmer Resources
  • Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
  • USDA New Farmers
• Beginning Farmer/Grazier Programs
  • Regional
    • Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship
  • Iowa
    • Start to Farm: New Farmer Learning Network
      • “Grassroots Grazing” curriculum provided for Start to Farm by: Iowa Beef Center
    • Beginning Farmer Savings Incentive Program
  • Minnesota
    • Deep Roots Farmer Development Program
    • Farm Beginnings Program 
  • Wisconsin
    • Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers

Fact Sheets

• Grazing Exchanges

  • Midwest Grazing Exchange Webinar, 8/06/21

  • Midwest Grazing Exchange
  • Minnesota Cropland Grazing Exchange
  • Nebraska Crop Residue Grazing Exchange
  • South Dakota Grazing Exchange
• Sample Contracts & Templates
  • Example Heifer Grazing Contract
  • Example Pasture Contract
  • Grazing Contract Template – St. Croix Valley Watershed
  • Grazing Contract Template – Ohio
• Iowa Beef Center Custom Grazing Information
  • Computing a Pasture Rental Rate
  • Demographics & Management Practices
  • Stocking Rates, Fees & Services
  • Strategies & Implications
  • Successful Models 
• Budgeting Resources
  • Beef Cattle Budgets
    South Dakota State University Extension
  • Livestock Enterprise Budget
    UW-Extension; authored by Paul Dietmann
• Land Stewardship Project Conservation Leases Resource Page

• Fact Sheets and other resources
  • Grazing Cover Crops How-To Guide
  • Contract Grazing of Cover Crops
  • Grazing Opportunities with Cereal Rye
  • Managing Cattle Health Issues When Grazing Cover Crops
  • Spring Grazing Cover Crops Fact Sheet
  • PFI Member Priority: Cover Crops
  • Managed Grazing of Cover Crops for Crop Farmers without Livestock

• Integrating grazing of cover crops into conventional row-cropping systems
  • Practical Farmers of Iowa resources:
    • Herbicide Use May Restrict Options for Cover Crops
    • Corn Herbicides & Grazing Restrictions
    • Soybean Herbicides & Grazing Restrictions
  • Herbicide Rotational Restrictions for Cover and Forage Cropping Systems
    University of Wisconsin

Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group conducted this project in 2017 – 2018 with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency.

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Fact Sheets & Slide Sets

• • Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies
  • Grazing Dairies: Production, Income & Expenses
    • PPTx of Milk Production, Income, Expenses Charts
  • Raising Dairy Replacement Heifers Using Managed Grazing
    • PPTx of Grazing Heifers tables
  • Seasonal Pasture Utilization Charts (PPTX)
  • Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) Insurance

7 case studies of grazing dairy operations in IL, IA, MN and WI

• • Durovec Dairy
    • Bob & Patty Durovec | Meadolands, MN
  • Haverinen Dairy
    • Wayne & Heidi Haverinen | Menagha, MN
  • Law-Rae Manor Dairy
    • David & Susan Suprenant | Manteno, IL
  • Paris Family Dairy
    • Bert & Trish paris | Belleville, WI
  • Springside Dairy, LLC
    • Olaf Haugen, Vance & Bonnie Haugen | Canton, MN
  • Tomandl Farms
    • Joe and Christy Tomandl | Medford, WI
  • Wedermeier Dairy
    • Scott & Catherine Wedemeier | Maynard, IA

Project Team

• • Laura Paine | Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship | lkpaine@gmail.com
  • Jane Jewett | Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture | jewet006@umn.edu
  • Tom Cadwallader | Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship | tkcadwallader@gmail.com
  • Kent Solberg | Sustainable Farming Association of MN | kent@sfa-mn.org
  • Doug Gucker | University of Illinois Extension | dgucker@illinois.edu
  • Jim Paulson | Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship | jim@dga-national.org

Support for the Project

• • This project is funded by the Risk Management Education Partnership, USDA-Risk Management Agency.

Dairy Grazing Programs & Organizations

• • Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship
  • Minnesota Dairy Initiative
  • Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers

Center for Dairy Profitability Grazing Economics Papers

• • Financial Performance of Wisconsin Grazing, Organic, and Confinement Dairy Farms
  • Comparing Feed Costs of Wisconsin Grazing and Confinement Dairy Farms
  • Comparing Feed Costs of Wisconsin Grazing and Confinement Dairy Farms

Fact Sheets & Infographics

Infographic: Perennial Forage for Infrastructure Protection PDF Web Version (8.4 Mb) PDF Print Version (13.4 Mb)

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• Establishing and Managing Warm-Season Pastures

Grazing & Pasture Resources

Iowa

• Forages, Hay and Grazing | Iowa Beef Center
• Improving IA grasslands with managed grazing, 5 case studies
• Pasture Management Guide for Livestock Producers | Iowa State University Extension
• Practical Farmers of Iowa Grazing Site
• Iowa Forage & Grassland Council

Kentucky

• Forage Resources | University of Kentucky

Minnesota

• University of Minnesota Extension Forages Website
• Minnesota Cropland Grazing Exchange

Missouri

• Forage Research and Extension page | University of Missouri
• Extending Grazing and Reducing Stored Feed Needs | Missouri Alternatives Center
• Management-Intensive Grazing: the grassroots of grass farming. Green Park Press. Gerrish, J. 2006.
  *Book in print.

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Grazing Activities Resource List, 2013
  (PDF, 63 kb)
  from Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, UW-Madison; and the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy Farmers
• Grassworks.org
• Grazing Resources & Research
  University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
• Grazier’s Notebook
  University of Wisconsin Extension
• Grazing Guide 2010.
  * Book in print; partially available online.
• Pastures for Profit: A Guide to Rotational Grazing (PDF)
• Pastures of Plenty: Financial performance of Wisconsin grazing dairy farms. Kriegl, T. and R. McNair. February 2005. Madison: UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.

Forage Selector Tools

• Cornell University has a web-based forage selector tool to help farmers choose the appropriate forage plants for their site.
  • www.forages.org
• Penn State also has a forage selector tool, where you can chose your soil type/land type by selecting a region on a map.
  • www.forages.psu.edu

Grazing Planning Tools

• The Wisconsin Natural Resources Conservation service (WI NRCS) has links to a variety of grazing planning tools, including a rotational grazing worksheet.
  • www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov

• Dirt Rich Podcast
• Fact Sheets
  • Managed Grazing: Soil Health and Profitability for Farmers with Livestock
  • Farming with Well-Managed Grazing & Continuous Living Cover Enhances Soil Health & Addresses Climate Change
  • Establishing and Managing Warm-Season Pastures
  • Understanding Soil Carbon Dynamics in Pasture Systems

2015 Webinars:

• Teaching the Basics of Grazing
• Grass-Based Farm Financials
• Adaptive High Stock Density Grazing
• Integrating Livestock into Cropping Systems
• Grazing for Conservation and Soil Health
• Teaching Resources Roundtable

Contacts for more information about the webinars:

• Jane Jewett jewet006@umn.edu
• Warren King w.king@wellspringltd.com

Are you a grazing specialist, land manager, or grazing educator? Want to be involved in the development of grazing education? Join the Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group!

We meet approximately quarterly by conference call and once or twice per year in person.

Co-Chairs are Laura Paine of Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship and Jim Paulson, grazing consultant.

Contact the co-chairs:

Laura Paine |  lkpaine@gmail.com | 608-338-9039

Jim Paulson | jcp@umn.edu

Slide Library

Related Image Collections

Sponsors:

• Green Lands Blue Waters
• The Pasture Project

The Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group has organized perennial forage and grazing sessions at Green Lands Blue Waters conferences.

Proceedings of those conference sessions are available online:

• 2019 GLBW Conference
• 2016 GLBW Conference
• 2015

Grazing Educator Slide Library

• Resources Archive