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Collaborations

The Dairy Forage Research has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

Current collaborators and projects:

ADVOCATES FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE, CHICAGO
  • Comprehensive Soil Health: Conservation & Remediation Practices for Urban Agriculture
    • CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY
  • Breeding Alfalfa for Intercropping with Intermediate Wheatgrass: Towards Perennial Grain-Forage Systems
    • CROATAN INSTITUTE, DURHAM
  • Financial Health Workshop Series for BIPOC Farmers and Landowners
    • FAIRSHARE CSA COALITION INC, MADISON
  • Supporting Soil Health Practices through Study of Labor Management on Midwest Diversified Farms
    • GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP, CHICAGO
  • Expanding Regional Grainshed Asset Mapping and Resource Development
    • GROUNDSWELL CONSERVANCY INC, MADISON
  • Advancing Hmong Farmers in Soil Health Practices through Outreach and Education
    • MICHAEL FIELDS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE, INC., EAST TROY, WI
  • Evaluating, Educating, and Communicating the Value of Cover Crop in WI Crop Rotations, for Enhanced Productivity, Water, and Soil Quality Protection
  • Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating the Social, Economic, Policy, and Biophysical Drivers and Barriers to Greater Use of Soil Health Practices
  • Climate Resilient Intensification Strategies for Forage Production with Small Grains and Millets
    • NORTH DAKOTA GRAZING LANDS COALITION, BISMARCK
  • Outreach and Promotion of Regenerative Grazing Practices to Support Soil Health and Economic Resilience
    • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS, OR
  • Oregon Alfalfa Nutrient Survey
    • REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
  • Evaluating Genotype by Environment Interactions in Intermediate Wheatgrass for Forage and Grain Production in Dairy Forage Systems
    • ROWBOT SYSTEMS LLC, MINNEAPOLIS
  • Precision Interseeding of Cover Crops Using Autonomous Robotic Technology
    • SAVANNA INSTITUTE, MADISON
  • Silvopasture Research and Demonstration at the US Dairy Forage Research Center
    • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, T, LEXINGTON, KY
  • Kentucky Alfalfa Nutrient Survey: Understanding the Role of Soil Fertility
    • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM, PLATTEVILLE, WI
  • Developing a Collaborative Epicenter for Automated Milking System Research
  • Integrating Genomic, Nutritional, and Microbial Strategies to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions From Dairy Cattle
  • Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems
  • Soil Health Collaborative: Evaluating the Social, Economic, Policy, and Biophysical Drivers and Barriers to Greater Use of Soil Health Practices
  • Strategic Integration of Perennials in Annual Crop Production Systems
  • Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Satellite Remote Sensing Data to Evaluate Forage Yield and Quality
  • Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Satellite Remote Sensing Data to Evaluate Forage Yield and Quality
  • Machinery Traffic Impacts on the Alfalfa-Corn Intercropping System
  • Measuring Field-scale Changes in Soil Ecosystem Services and Crop Production with the Integration of Conservation Practices in Dairy Forage Systems
  • Bringing Interseeding of Alfalfa into Corn to the Farm through On-Farm Research, Demonstration, and Outreach
  • Utility of Mechanical Processing to Decouple Alfalfa Yield from Digestibility
  • Evaluating Alfalfa Bred for Intercropping in a Corn Alfalfa Intercropping System
  • Forage and Fiber Utilization in Dairy Cow Diets
  • Measuring and Monitoring Environmental Variables that Impact Agroecosystem Resilience
  • Enhancing On-Farm Demonstration and Outreach Efforts for Alfalfa and Dual Purpose Cover Cropping Systems
  • Wisconsin Alfalfa Nutrient Survey
  • Diversifying Ecosystem Services in Dairy Forage Systems
  • Soil Health Collaborative: Nutrient and Pest Management Program Outreach
  • Researching and Developing Cover Cropping in Midwestern Agricultural Systems
  • Evaluation the potential of the silvopastoral cattle production system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Peruvian tropics.
  • Utilizing the University of Wisconsin Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
    • WISCONSIN TRIBAL CONSERVATION ADVISORY COUNCI, ONEIDA
  • Native American Soil Health Collaborative: Strengthening Soil Health Efforts among Indigenous Communities