Dennis Cosgrove

Agriculture and natural resources specialist

University of Wisconsin, Extension

United States

http://www.uwrf.edu/extension/DCosgrove.htm

Recent Highlights

Conducted the first of two grazing schools, funded by a Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) education grant (August 2002). Topics included plant identification and selection, fencing and watering, system design, nutrition, herd health, and soil fertility.
Initiated a research project to determine the carbon sequestration potential of management intensive rotational grazing (MIRG)
Co-authored Extension publication: Pastures for profit: a guide to rotational grazing (A3529)
Made 20 presentations to various grower groups
Authored Forage Establishment, a chapter in Forages: the Science of Grassland Agriculture, with Michael Collins of the University of Kentucky. This is the standard textbook used in forage courses by colleges across the country.
Traveled twice to Romania as part of a USDA Feed and Forage project
Co-chaired the Grazing Systems work group of the UW-Extension Forage Team.

Facilitating Communication

Dennis manages the Team Forage website which serves as a major source of rotational grazing information for producers in Wisconsin, and an important communication vehicle for the 30 different grazing networks in the state. Producers have found it to be one of the most complete sites on rotational grazing in the country.

Education

Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Crop and Soil Science
M.S. from Michigan State University in Crop and Soil Science
B.S. from Eastern Michigan University in Biology

Article	Authors	Viewed	Date	Language
Fencings systems: Line posts	Dennis Cosgrove, Tom Cadwallader	2681	3/28/2007	En
Fencing systems: Bracing	Dennis Cosgrove, Tom Cadwallader	2451	3/28/2007	En
Fencing systems: Installing the high tensile wires	Dennis Cosgrove, Tom Cadwallader	2969	3/27/2007	En
Fencing systems: Setting posts for the ends and corners	Dennis Cosgrove, Tom Cadwallader	2438	3/27/2007	En
Fencing systems: Post selection	Dennis Cosgrove, Tom Cadwallader	2181	3/27/2007	En
Fencing systems: Protecting an energizer from lightning	Dennis Cosgrove, Tom Cadwallader	2072	3/27/2007	En
Fencing systems: Keeping the current flowing on an electric fence	Dennis Cosgrove, Tom Cadwallader	2451	3/27/2007	En
Fencing systems: Energizers	Dennis Cosgrove, Tom Cadwallader	2639	3/27/2007	En
Fencing systems: Grounding electric fences	Dennis Cosgrove, Tom Cadwallader	2256	3/27/2007	En