Northwest Wisconsin Graziers Network, Shell Lake-Yellow River Watershed Producer Led Council and UW-Madison Extension would like to invite you to attend this year’s winter grazing conference in Shell Lake from 8:00-3:45 on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Northwest Wisconsin Graziers
Annual Winter 2025 Conference
March 1 2025 — Shell Lake Community Center — USHWY 63, 200 West Lake Drive
8:00 Registration, Refreshments by Mike&Barb, & Trade Show
8:30 Welcome . . . . . . . . . Otto Wiegand, Professor Emeritus, UW - Madison Extension
8:40 Rotational Grazing Benefit for Forage and Wildlife, Adam Abel, NRCS State Grazing Spec.
9:30 Livestock Health – Holistic Animal Health, Dr Sarah Slaby, DVM, Arcadia,WI
10:20 Break . . . . . . . Networking, Refreshments by Mike&Barb, and Trade Show
10:40 “My Version of Adaptive Grazing”, Panel; Shawn B., Cheyenne C., Leslie S., Adam W.
11:40 Introduction of Exhibitors and 2025 Pasture Walk Hosts . . . . . . Networking
12:00 Lunch Break . . . Fiddlehead Kitchen Caterer, GF beef donated by Sawyer Creek Cattle Co
1:00 Economics of Bale Grazing, Jason Cavadini, UW-Madison Ext. State Outreach Specialist
2:00 Break . . . . . . . Networking, Refreshments by Mike&Barb, and Trade Show
2:30 Starting Silvo Pasture using Goats, Targeted Grazing,`Netting or Virtual fence. Panel; Heather Campbell, Dave Engen, Leslie Svacina
3:30 Conference Wrap-Up, Evaluations, Door Prizes