Dairy

Dairy

Upcoming Events

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Resources

• AgSource
• Center for Dairy Profitability
• Cost of Raising Heifers – ICPA Project
• Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
• Dairy Team News
• Professional Dairy Producers Association of Wisconsin
• UW Madison Dairy Science
• UW Milk Quality

Youth Dairy

• Wisconsin Dairy Youth

Other Resources

• Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association
• Poisonous Plants Information
• Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium

• The Breeding Edge: Reproduction & Crossbreeding Insights Workshop – November 5th, 2026
  October 6, 2026
  This program is an update on UW-Madison dairy reproduction research, covering heifer reproduction, sexed semen, the high fertility cycle, crossbreeding insights and more.
• From Barn to Tank—Milking Practices and Cow Handling Strategies
  October 5, 2026
  UW–Madison Extension offers "From Barn to Tank," a free mastitis control workshop for dairy teams to boost milk quality and cow handling.
• Free Practical Mastitis Control Workshops Coming to Platteville and Curtiss
  October 5, 2026
  Dairy producers and employees from organic and conventional farms are invited to learn practical strategies to improve milk quality, prevent mastitis, and enhance milking performance.
• Milk Quality from the Udder World Trainer Certification Program Strengthens On-Farm Training Across Wisconsin
  September 29, 2026
  More than 100 Wisconsin dairy farmers attended 10 hands-on workshops focused on udder health.
• Animal Compositing Workshop in Stratford on October 22
  September 9, 2026
  Learn livestock composting at UW-Madison Extension's Oct. 22 workshop in Stratford, WI. $10; register by Oct. 15.

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