2016 Joint Conference
NAAIC, Trifolium, & Grass Breeders
July 12-14, 2016 · Madison, Wisconsin

1st Stop: USDA Dairy Forage Research Center - Prairie du Sac, WI

• Clover breeding trials (Heathcliff Riday)
• Establishing alfalfa in corn (John Grabber)
• Wheel traffic effects (Dan Undersander)
• Narrated bus tour of the farm & dairy (overview of forage & dairy research trials)

2nd Stop: University of Wisconsin Arlington Agricultural Research Station

• Reduced lignin alfalfa research (Ken Albrecht)
• Switchgrass breeding for biomass (Mike Casler)

3rd Stop: S&W Alfalfa Research Station

• Alfalfa breeding plots
• Picnic hosted by S&W