Graduate student research connects Wisconsin farmers to new ideas for land management

From February through June, we will be highlighting the ways that UW–Madison changes lives for the better throughout the state of Wisconsin. April’s theme is Working for Rural Wisconsin. Watch for more at #UWChangesLives on social media. And here’s how you can help.

On Honey Creek Farm in Green Lake County, there is a roughly eight-acre patch of wooded land in addition to the open pasture. Farmer Jim Quick raises grass-fed beef and is looking into a way to let his livestock graze the wooded part of his land while also revitalizing the woods...

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Ken Notes: What a GREAT project. The UW should become an increasingly larger part of building a better Wisconsin. I would suggest one class for all students on economics and business so that there is a cost benefit analysis in these ideas. Regarding this specific idea, there are thousands of public acres that would benefit from some strategic "grazing". I know a few goat farmers that actually rent out there herds...