Dairy Forage Seminar Schedule Announced

World Forage Analysis Superbowl has announced the lineup for the 2015 Dairy Forage Seminars, held in conjunction with the World Dairy Expo. Seminars will be presented at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat. on the Dairy Forage Seminar Stage in the back of the Arena Building.

Wednesday, Sept. 30

10:00 a.m. How Much Forage Can We Feed to Dairy Cows?

Kenneth Kalscheur, Dairy Scientist

U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wis.

1:30 p.m. Managing Fermentation with Baled Silage

Wayne Coblentz, Agronomist/Dairy Scientist

U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Marshfield, Wis.

Thursday, Oct. 1

10:00 a.m. Cows Agree with Total Tract NDFD

David Combs, Professor of Dairy Science

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis.

1:30 p.m. Forage Systems for Warm Season Dairying

Dennis Hancock, Forage Extension Specialist

University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

Friday, Oct. 2

10:00 a.m. Making or Breaking Rations with Forage Digestibility and Quality

Mary Beth Hall, Dairy Scientist

U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wis.

1:30 p.m. The Secret Life of Rumen Microbes

Paul Weimer, Research Microbiologist

U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wis.

Saturday, Oct. 3

10:00 a.m. Managing Reduced-Lignin Alfalfa

Dan Undersander, Professor of Agronomy

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis.

The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is organized in partnership with Dairyland Laboratories, Inc., DairyBusiness Communications, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison and World Dairy Expo.