Match Made in Heaven: Integrating Livestock + Crops
Event Dates
- Thursday, 10/03/2024 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Event Description
Livestock integration with cropping systems is a way to achieve soil health goals, diversify farm income streams, and can also offer an on-ramp for bringing a new generation to a farm operation. Come to a field day at Schoepp Farms LLC near Lodi, Wisconsin to see a custom dairy heifer grazing operation that puts conservation goals front and center! Schoepp Farms Case Study
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Custom grazing dairy heifers year-round
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Grazing crop residue & cover crops in a corn/soy/wheat rotation
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Preventing soil/nutrient loss on a lakeside farm
Farmers, farm educators, state and federal agency staff, crop and livestock and other organization staff are all very welcome. Attendees at the Wisconsin Dairy Expo are invited!
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024
Time: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm at the Schoepp home farm: N2007 East Harmon Rd, Lodi, WI 53555
- 9:30 am: Gather & Registration
- 10:00 am: Pasture & Farm Walk
- --- Custom raising dairy heifers
- --- Cover crops after wheat
- --- Annual crops after cattle grazing
- --- Ron’s experience green planting into rye
- --- Livestock infrastructure in grazing systems
- --- Discussion of resiliency if things don’t go as planned
- 12:00 pm: Lunch catered for first 50 registrants
- 12:30 pm: Match Made in Heaven project outcomes
- 12:45 pm: Farmer panel discussion on integration
- 1:30 pm: Travel to Sauk Pasture, ~ 20 minutes
- 2:00-3:00 pm: Sauk Pasture Walk
Documents
Location
Schoepp home farm: N2007 East Harmon Rd, Lodi, WI 53555
Contact
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Categories: Agriculture/Field Day