Our Mission

Native Plantings

Management-Intensive Grazing

Cover Crops

Animal Wellness

No-Till Planting

Outreach & Collaboration

Mission

The UW-Madison Marshfield Agricultural Research Station facilitates and conducts research and outreach activities that support agricultural development and natural resource conservation on the difficult-to-manage soils of north-central and northern Wisconsin.

Objectives

1. Support the viability and profitability of dairying in the region and statewide by:
   • Expanding the knowledge base necessary to improve dairy herd management;
   • Evaluating and improving dairy herd nutrition using forages and other feeds available in the region;
   • Developing and evaluating systems for forage and feed production, harvesting, handling and storage of forage and other feeds;
   • Developing and evaluating low-capital dairy production systems;
   • Alternative livestock enterprises.
2. Solve regional agronomic production problems.
3. Foster environmentally sound use of natural resources through activities focused on:
   • Maintaining agricultural productivity and profitability while protecting environmental quality;
   • Developing best management practices for manure and other agricultural residues.
4. Serve as a regional center for research and Extension activities pertinent to rural socio-economic issues including:
   • Farm safety and rural health;
   • Rural-urban relationships;
   • Farm-management financial and agribusiness issues.