Posters

Margaret Costello, animal and dairy sciences, UW–Madison

The nuances of buccal swabbing as a noninvasive sampling technique: elucidating the role of sample collection time on swab quality and microbial community dynamics

Malena Cid de la Paz, animal and dairy sciences, UW–Madison

Characterization of Bifidobacterium spp., key early colonizers of the neonatal dairy calf gut microbiome

Rich Crow, School of Agriculture, UW–Platteville

Impacts of locally-sourced effective microorganisms on alfalfa yields

Magdy Abdullah Eissa, agricultural engineering and technology, UW–River Falls

Farm GPT (HERD PILOT): Custom LLM advisor for precision dairy management

Daniel Guevara, animal and dairy sciences, UW–Madison

The effects of heat stress and nutritional intake on adipocyte size in visceral adipose tissue of dairy heifers

Emily Lindner, animal and dairy sciences, UW–Madison

U.S. dairy farmer-reported calf housing and feeding management practices

Yoonsuk Lee, animal and dairy sciences, UW–Madison

Effect of dairy calf pair housing during the weaning transition

Victor Augusto de Oliveira, animal and dairy sciences, UW–Madison

Heat stress effects on thermoregulatory responses of close-up dairy cows in continental climate

Noah O'Brien, computer science and software engineering, UW–Platteville

Threat and attack modeling for dairy farm cyber-physical systems

Carolina Pinzon, dairy and livestock program, Division of Extension, UW–Madison

Translating mastitis research into practice: design and implementation of milk quality trainer certification program

Rafaela R. Santos, animal and dairy sciences, UW–Madison

Effects of close-up heat stress or cooling during a Midwestern summer on colostrum and transition milk composition in dairy cows

Duane Thompson, Mann Valley Farm, UW–River Falls

Use of a teat scrubber versus conventional udder prep

Maria Fuenzalida Valenzuela, animal and food science, UW–River Falls

Management practices associated with bulk tank fat percentage in WI dairy herds

Yanwei Wu, computer science and software engineering, UW–Platteville

Blockchain-enabled secure data integration for smart dairy farming

Chris Bandura, soil and environmental sciences, UW–Madison

On-farm evaluation of nutrient export from alfalfa fields in Wisconsin

Emily Frizzell, School of Agriculture, UW–Platteville

Impact of plasma-activated water (PAW) irrigation on alfalfa: Growth, secondary metabolism, antioxidant activity, and defense responses

Gideon K. Fynaardt, soil and environmental sciences, UW–Madison

Soil health, production, and profitability of cash-grain cropping systems optimized for carbon capture

Bahareh Hassanpour, plant and earth science, UW–River Falls

Soil hydrological conditions are the drivers of nutrient cycling

Katelin Hermanson, soil and environmental sciences, UW–Madison

Is ecological intensification a viable path toward carbon-neutral farming systems?

Chance Huberty, School of Agriculture, UW–Platteville

Screening the polymorphic mapping parents and symbiosis defective mutants of Medicago truncatula to identify genetic sources of resistance to Aphanomyces euteiches

Daniel Maraldo, soil and environmental sciences, UW–Madison

Soil health and nutrient loss impacts of cover cropping and biochar to Wisconsin integrated crop-livestock systems

Sharar Muhtasim, biological systems engineering, UW–Madison

An automated well-water nitrate monitoring system

Joseph Sanford, School of Agriculture, UW–Platteville

Lab accuracy at the farm? Evaluating NMR-based manure analysis

Joseph Sanford, School of Agriculture, UW–Platteville

Manure processing impact on nitrogen availability

Joseph Sanford, School of Agriculture, UW–Platteville

Two years in: Tracking biochar’s effects on soil, yield, and emissions

Joe Sanford, School of Agriculture, UW–Platteville

Cleaning up biogas: The role of biochar in hydrogen sulfide mitigation

Daniel Smith, crops and soils program, Division of Extension, UW–Madison

High oleic soybean weed management

Kurt Spokas, plant and earth science, UW–River Falls

Increased UWRF/DIH analytical laboratory capabilities

Kyra Stoll, School of Agriculture, UW–Platteville

Biochar as filter media for on-farm nutrient recovery

Ashani Thilakarathne, plant and earth science, UW–River Falls

Tracing the legacy: Baseline assessment of potentially toxic trace metals under long-term manure application

Muthu Venkateshwaran, School of Agriculture, UW–Platteville

Testing the efficacy of plant essential oils for the management of Aphanomyces root rot of alfalfa in the field