LENA, Wis. — Focus on Forage is a free, four-part webinar series being offered by UW-Madison, Division of Extension.

The sessions in the series will highlight research-based information and on-farm strategies to optimize forage yield, quality, and profitability in Wisconsin.

The series will be presented live from 12:30 to 2 p.m. every other Wednesday in February and March.

Each event will feature a key topic and three or four presentations centered on that topic. The four Focus on Forage topics are —

— Feb. 1: Corn Silage, featuring disease management, optimizing corn silage economics, as well as corn silage budget projections for 2023.

— Feb. 15: Alfalfa, featuring herbicides’ effect on stand establishment, pest management, fertility management, and the 2022 results of the WI Alfalfa Yield and Persistence project.

— March 1: Alternative Forages and Pastures, with presentations on nitrogen decision-making, pasture management and renovation, and optimum utilization of alternative forages in beef production.

— March 15: Forage Storage Management will feature inoculant decision-making, hay storage, baleage inoculant study results, and silage management.

Focus on Forage webinars are free for anyone to attend and will offer CCA CEUs. Registration is required before the webinar of choice at https://extension.wisc.edu/agriculture/farm-ready-research/ or search for “Wisconsin Extension Agriculture Virtual Education.”

You can register for any, or all four, of the Focus on Forage events there, as well as other webinars being offered in dairy, livestock, and farm management topics this winter. A Zoom link will be emailed after registering.

For more information on the Focus on Forage webinar series, contact Scott Reuss, 715-732-7510 or scott.reuss@wisc.edu.

Reuss can also be contacted for any crops-related question or issue.