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Description: Winter feed is a livestock farmer's biggest expense. Extending the grazing season using stockpiling can cut those costs by 20 percent or more. Stockpiling forage is a practice that allows pastures to grow for use at a later time, typically to extend the grazing season into the early winter months.
Laura Paine of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will describe forage species that do well under this practice, when to start stockpiling and other management considerations.
Paine is a Grazing and Organic Agriculture Specialist for the state of Wisconsin. She helps develop markets for organic and grass-fed products. Paine has nearly 20 years experience conducting grazing research and education at the University of Wisconsin and UW Extension. She has served on several organic and grazier advisory councils and teams including GrassWorks, a farmer-led pasture group, and the Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council. She and her husband raise grass-fed beef on their farm near Columbus, Wisconsin.
