FORAGE MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing and ( DY SCI/AN SCI 101 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , AGRONOMY 100, PLANTSCI 110 , or BIOCORE 381 ) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the importance of forages in Wisconsin, USA, and the world Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify forage species commonly grown and know the environmental conditions to which each is best adapted Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify an alfalfa variety or corn silage hybrid best suited for a specific environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe how legumes and grasses grow, and regrow, after harvest or grazing Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Recommend practices to optimize establishment, growth, persistence, and nutritive value of forages Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Evaluate how the environment impacts forage persistence, production, and quality Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Develop optimal harvest strategies based on farming operation goals Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Explain the principles of preserving forage crops (hay or silage) and direct grazing Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Recognize major pests (diseases, insects, and weeds) that affect alfalfa production and best management practices for control Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 10. Communicate effectively ideas in written reports and oral presentations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 11. Understand and summarize current topics in forages research Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the importance of forages in Wisconsin, USA, and the world Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify forage species commonly grown and know the environmental conditions to which each is best adapted Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify an alfalfa variety or corn silage hybrid best suited for a specific environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe how legumes and grasses grow, and regrow, after harvest or grazing Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Recommend practices to optimize establishment, growth, persistence, and nutritive value of forages Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Evaluate how the environment impacts forage persistence, production, and quality Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Develop optimal harvest strategies based on farming operation goals Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Explain the principles of preserving forage crops (hay or silage) and direct grazing Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Recognize major pests (diseases, insects, and weeds) that affect alfalfa production and best management practices for control Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 10. Communicate effectively ideas in written reports and oral presentations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 11. Understand and summarize current topics in forages research Audience: Graduate