The Extension Agriculture Institute is your connection to the latest University of Wisconsin-Madison research. Our five program areas; Agriculture Water Quality, Crops and Soils, Dairy and Livestock, Farm Management, and Horticulture, are here to educate and respond to the needs of the agriculture community while providing resources that promote economic and environmental sustainability in Wisconsin. We apply research to challenges facing communities and businesses.

Crops & Soils

• Pesticide Applicator Training Information
• Crops & Soils Resources
• Dicamba/ Auxin Training
• WI Land Rent Guide 2023
• Hay Resources

Dairy & Livestock

• Dairy Resources
• Livestock Resources
• Livestock Farm Management
• Farm Safety
• Manure Management

Farm Management

• Ag Land Pricing
• Contracts
• Financial
• Farm Safety
• Business Development, Transition & Succession

Field Notes, A Podcast and YouTube Series From Our Very Own Ag. Educators

• Warm Season Annual Forages
  June 26, 2024 by UW-Madison Extension
  From severe drought to flooded fields, Wisconsin’s forage producers are turning to forage species that can provide adaptability and flexibility in the midst of abnormal conditions. We jump in with Yoana Newman, UW-River Falls professor and Extension forage specialist, and Matt Oehmican, from Short Lane Ag Supply, to talk the details of warm season annual […]
• Dairy Heifer Grazing
  May 24, 2024 by UW-Madison Extension
  Like gas and groceries, the cost of trucking and raising dairy heifers out West has gone up. Does this present Wisconsin farmers with an opportunity to lure these animals back to the state with low-input approaches and similar performance standards with well-managed grazing? We sit down with Jason Cavadini, UW-Madison Extension Grazing Outreach Specialist, and […]
• Notes on Using the Haney Test in Wisconsin
  April 18, 2024 by UW-Madison Extension
  Heard about the Haney test and want to learn more about how it might be used in Wisconsin? Listen in while we chat with leading UW researchers and outreach specialists Chris Bandura, John Jones, and Andrew Stammer on this topic. We dive in deep discussing how the Haney test can be used practically on-farm, how […]
• Specialty Grain Markets
  February 28, 2024 by UW-Madison Extension
  Wisconsin infrastructure for grain markets and the ability to drop off grains at the nearest elevator incentivizes corn and soybean (and wheat to a lesser extent) rotations. Breaking outside that box and finding alternative grain markets can yield dividends in price premiums and extended crop rotations enhancing farm resilience to drops in commodity prices and […]
• Grazing Cover Crops Interseeded into 60" Row Corn
  December 29, 2023 by UW-Madison Extension
  Whereas most grain farmers with a livestock grow crops to feed their cattle, Jeff Gaska a farmer between Beaver Dam and Columbus in Dodge County is trying to grow his cattle to feed his crops. One of the ways he is moving towards this goal is by grazing cover crops interseeded into 60" row corn. […]

Sustainable Agriculture

Some information that would help some small or large farms or those that are just doing a hobby farm.  There have been some inquiries about Organic and what it means as well as control of internal parasites in small ruminant production, raising birds on pasture and if raising a small flock of poultry being beneficial.  If you or someone you know has a question about any of this, just follow the links below to view or print the PDF.

• Organic – Food labels and what they mean.
• Sustainable control of internal parasites in small ruminant
• Raising birds on pasture
• Should I raise a small poultry flock

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