While Wisconsin is known as America’s Dairyland, interest in raising beef cattle is on the rise. A recent USDA census showed that a majority of cow/calf operations have fewer than 50 head of cattle but raise nearly one-third of the U.S. calf crop annually.
With a plentiful supply of out-of-use dairy farm operations and pasture land available, many who work off the farm or have retired from dairying find raising beef cattle a natural fit for their available facilities.
A University of Wisconsin-Extension beef cow/calf producer meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Roy and JoAnn Wilcox Farm, 8077 County Road S, Pulaski. Producers and agriculture professionals who service their operations are encouraged to attend. The event will include a farm tour, meal and speakers; presentation topics are preventing and managing parasites, body condition scoring and weaning.
Attendees of the meeting will qualify for one continuing education credit for beef quality assurance recertification.
Registration is $15, and the deadline is July 27. For information or to register, call Sarah Mills-Lloyd, Oconto County agriculture agent, at 920-834-6845. A link to the registration form is available at the Oconto County UW-Extension website, oconto.uwex.edu.
This beef cow/calf meeting is sponsored by the UW-Extension beef and livestock teams.
