Collaborations

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

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Current collaborators and projects:

ADVOCATES FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE, CHICAGO

Comprehensive Soil Health: Conservation & Remediation Practices for Urban Agriculture

AMERICAN FORAGE AND GRASSLAND COUNCIL, BEREA, KY

International Grassland Congress and NIRS Consortium Conference

CALIFORNIA ALFALFA & FORAGE ASSOCIATION, SACRAMENTO

World Alfalfa Congress

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY

Ruminant Farm Systems (RuFaS) model: A Next-Generation, Whole-farm, Dairy Systems Model to Support Sustainable Productivity and Environmental Health

The Crop and Soil Module of the Ruminant Farm Systems (RuFaS) Model

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

JUMPCODE GENOMICS INC, SAN DIEGO

Targeted Depletion of Cattle Host Transcripts for High-resolution, Metatranscriptomics Analysis of Tissue-embedded Microbial Communities

MARSHFIELD CLINIC, MARSHFIELD, WI

Statistical Design and Methods

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

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON DC, DC

Assembly and Annotation of Rumen Protist Genomes to Determine Their Metabolic Contribution and Environmental Presence

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, U, KANSAS CITY

Using Metatranscriptomics to Investigate the Liver and Blood Microbiome in the Young Calf and Mid-lactation Cows with Feed-induced Acidosis

NIRS FORAGE AND FEED TESTING CONSORTIUM, BEREA, WI

Standardization Set Rescan on Near-infrared Spectroscopy

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 FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL

Evaluating Pasture Systems in the Upper Midwest

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, T, LEXINGTON, KY

Kentucky Alfalfa Nutrient Survey: Understanding the Role of Soil Fertility

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, THE, TOLEDO, OH

Identifying Rhabdoviral Virlulence Factors Using In Vitro Approaches

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM, MADISON, WI

Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems

Effects of Rotation Length on Animal Performance, Pasture Productivity, Weed Encroachment, and Delivery of Ecosystem Services of Grazing 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

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

Machinery Traffic Impacts on the Alfalfa-Corn Intercropping System

Quantifying Soil Resources and Carbon Stocks at the UW Marshfield Agricultural Research Station (MARS)

Evaluation the potential of the silvopastoral cattle production system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Peruvian tropics.

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

Comparisons of Grass-Based and Alfalfa/Corn Silage Forage Systems for Dairy Cows in Central Wisconsin

Utility of Mechanical Processing to Decouple Alfalfa Yield from Digestibility

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

Assembly and Annotation of Rumen Protist Genomes to Determine their Metabolic Contribution and Environmental Presence

Enabling Tools for Microbiome-based Trait Selection in Dairy Cows

Utilizing the University of Wisconsin Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Utilizing the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Animal Care and Use Committee

Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Genetic Analysis of Virulence of Flavobacterium Fish Pathogens

USGS UPPER MIDWEST WATER SCIENCE CENTER, Madison

A Collaborative Environmental Microbiology Lab to Support Research Objectives of the USDA-ARS EIDMRU and USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, PULLMAN, WA

Determining Genetic Factors That Influence Protein Quality and Yield In Alfalfa

WISCONSIN TRIBAL CONSERVATION ADVISORY COUNCI, ONEIDA

Native American Soil Health Collaborative: Strengthening Soil Health Efforts among Indigenous Communities