Jennifer Van Os will discuss “Successful pair-raising of calves” (+ promo for Feb 22 Well-Being conference). Pair or group housing of calves is growing in popularity due to research showing benefits for calf growth, development, and welfare. This presentation will review best practices to promote good health and welfare in calves raised in pairs or small groups.

Sylvia Kehoe will speak on: “How can we make disbudding easier?” There are multiple ways to disbud a calf however they all share important characteristics. This presentation will review the advantages and disadvantages of different disbudding methods and the ways we can make this an easy, safe, and effective process for both calves and employees.

Farm Ready Research

Learn the most up-to-date information on topics from dairy and livestock production to forage and farm management resources from Extension experts. See the full list of topics at go.wisc.edu/frr2021. Choose the sessions that are applicable to your farm:

• Badger Dairy Insight: Bi-weekly, Tuesdays, 1:00 pm
• Farm Management Fridays: Bi-weekly, 11:00 am
• Focus on Forage: Wednesdays, 12:30 pm
• Small Ruminants: Monthly, Second Tuesday, 7:30 pm