8:00 Registration, Refreshments by Mike & Barb, and Trade Show

8:30 Welcome . . . . . . . . .  Otto Wiegand, Professor Emeritus, UW - Madison Extension

8:40 Converting Cropland to Hay Fields and Pastures with Comments on No-Till Practices, Nick Besasie, District Conservationist, NRCS, Rusk Co., Ladysmith, WI

9:30 Livestock Health - Preparing for Birthing Season, Dr. Jordie Gredvig-Nordrum, DVM, Northern Vets Service, St. Croix Falls, WI

10:20 Break. . . . . . . Networking, Refreshments by Mike & Barb, and Trade Show

10:40 “You Can't Farm Without the Farmer”, Brittney Olson, Dairy Grazier, Dallas, WI

11:20 Introduction of Exhibitors and 2024 Pasture Walk Hosts . . . . . . Networking

11:40 Lunch Break  . . . .  Fiddlehead Kitchen Caterer, chicken provided by John & Tiffany Peterson

12:30 Livestock Markets, Outlook for 2024, Prof. Brenda Boetel, UW - River Falls Economist

1:15 Pollinators and Importance of Grazing, Micah Kloppenburg, WI Pollinator Habitat Specialist, Xerces Society, Madison, WI

2:00 Break. . . . . . . Networking, Refreshments by Mike & Barb, and Trade Show

2:20 Grazing Impact on Water Quality, KelseyHyland, Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Extension

3:05 Silvo Pasture, Sheep, and Goats, Lesile Svacina, Cylon Rolling Acres and Caleb Langworthy, Savanna Institute

3:50 Conference Wrap-Up, Evaluations, Door Prizes