The Conservation Professional Training Program is a program of UW–Madison Division of Extension providing conservation training courses to help you deliver smarter solutions to farmers and rural landowners. From introductory courses for new employees to advanced training for conservation advisors, we provide diverse trainings to ensure you have the skills you need to succeed.
Conservation Calendar
We offer face to face, online and blended training to conservation agencies, private sector consultants and landowners across Wisconsin, the Midwest, and the US. View conservation-related events and trainings offered by us and our partners throughout the state.
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Non-Metallic Mine Reclamation: Financial Assurance–Part II
Non-Metallic Mine Reclamation: Financial Assurance–Part II
On Wednesday, June 2, from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Wisconsin Land+Water will be leading the second webinar in a three-part series on non-metallic mine reclamation. Non-Metallic Mine Reclamation: Financial Assurance-Part II will discuss […]
MOSES Organic Field Day: Mhonpaj’s Garden
MOSES Organic Field Day: Mhonpaj’s Garden
Take a virtual tour of the newly constructed high tunnel at Mhonpaj’s Garden, the first farm in the Hmong community in Minnesota to be certified organic. MOSES Organic Specialist Mhonpaj […]
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Online Course: Culvert Design for Stream Connectivity and Aquatic Organism Passage
This course is intended to offer culvert designers consistent information for developing public waters culvert projects with respect to aquatic organism passage (fish passage) and stream connectivity. Attendees will learn […]
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Webinar Series: Cultivating Local Farm Economies: Planning, Zoning and Emerging Issues in Agritourism
Webinar Series: Cultivating Local Farm Economies: Planning, Zoning and Emerging Issues in Agritourism
MSU Extension is pleased to present a new webinar series focused on education around local planning and zoning, the Michigan Right to Farm Act and emerging Agritourism strategies. June 7 […]
Wetlands as Solutions to our Water Issues in Wisconsin
Wetlands as Solutions to our Water Issues in Wisconsin
Learn about what wetlands are, why they’re important, their current state, and what you can do to care for these natural treasures. Historically viewed as wastelands, wetland loss was rampant […]
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Wisconsin Plant Condition Inventory and Evaluation Training
Wisconsin Plant Condition Inventory and Evaluation Training
Starting June 8 from 10:00am–12:00pm, this course provides an introduction to the pasture evaluation approach known as Pasture Condition Scoring (PCS). You'll learn about the ten indicators of pasture health […]
Planting Green
Planting Green
This edition of the Producer-Led Webinar Series will cover agronomic and management considerations in planting corn into rye as well as planting corn into alfalfa. We will look at cover […]
Farmland to Shoreland
Farmland to Shoreland
Join us for a field day at two Shawano County farms to learn about interseeding, grazing and how you can protect your lakeshore. 4:30 PM - Interseeding W2648 River Road, […]
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Farming with Soil Life Short Course
Farming with Soil Life Short Course
In this course, participants will discuss common soil invertebrates, their ecology and roles in soil health, scouting methods, and management strategies to increase beneficial soil animal populations. Xerces presenters Stephanie […]
Accepting Payments from Customers using Food Assistance Programs
Accepting Payments from Customers using Food Assistance Programs
The Wisconsin Departments of Health Services (DHS) and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is hosting a webinar provide information to farmers, farmers market managers, and farmer organizations on the steps […]
Using Social Norms to Promote Conservation Adoption
Using Social Norms to Promote Conservation Adoption
Organized by the North Central Region Water Network, this webinar will discuss how conservation professionals can use social norms to promote adoption of conservation practices. What do we know about […]
Sacred Earth Field Day
Sacred Earth Field Day
Learn about the unique environmental, cultural, and geological history of Sacred Earth. Randy Poelma will guide us through the vast restoration efforts that are taking place to transition the land […]
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Opportunities for New NRCS NWQI Watersheds
Opportunities for New NRCS NWQI Watersheds
Designed for state source water coordinators, state and local NRCS, utilities, conservation districts, and other source water partners, this webinar will discuss the importance of initiating or continuing conversations with […]
Biomass Utilization Centers: A New Approach for Optimal forest Management
Biomass Utilization Centers: A New Approach for Optimal forest Management
Dr. Nate Anderson, a research forester at the Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in Missoula, Montana, will discuss his work on bioenergy and bioproducts research and development, focusing on […]
What You Can Do to Protect Water Quality at Home
What You Can Do to Protect Water Quality at Home
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy is a statewide effort to improve water quality in Illinois rivers and the Gulf of Mexico. This webinar will discuss the ways your family […]
From Cover to Cover: A Systems Approach to Cover Cropping
From Cover to Cover: A Systems Approach to Cover Cropping
Using historical data from Vernon County, Adam Kramer, cofounder of Black Sand Granary LLC, will discuss the "why" behind using cover crops, fundamentals and logistics of aerial seeding, how to […]
Do it for Wildlife: Pull Invasives, Plant Natives
Do it for Wildlife: Pull Invasives, Plant Natives
Transform your yard and nearby open spaces into habitat where wildlife can find food and shelter! In this webinar, participants will learn to identify and remove invasive species and replace […]
Dragonfly Monitors Meet-Up
Dragonfly Monitors Meet-Up
The first Dragonfly Monitors Meetup of the summer will be held at Whalen Pond Outdoor Laboratory. Upper Sugar Board President Robert Bohanan will help you to identify dragonflies found around […]
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Weber’s Farm Store: Six Generations of Resiliency
Weber’s Farm Store: Six Generations of Resiliency
Weber Farms, is a sixth generation Wisconsin Century Farm located in Marshfield, WI. Weber’s Farm Store has been in operation since 1955 and now offers a full range of dairy […]
Webinar Series: Cultivating Local Farm Economies: Planning, Zoning and Emerging Issues in Agritourism
Webinar Series: Cultivating Local Farm Economies: Planning, Zoning and Emerging Issues in Agritourism
MSU Extension is pleased to present a new webinar series focused on education around local planning and zoning, the Michigan Right to Farm Act and emerging Agritourism strategies. June 7 […]
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Queering Farming: Celebrating Pride Month
Queering Farming: Celebrating Pride Month
Celebrate with LGBTTQAI+ farmers, ranchers, and tenders of land! Join Nikiko Masumoto (she/her/hers) of Masumoto Family Farm, Nikola Alexandre of Shelterwood Collective (he/him/they/theirs), and Dede Bois (she/her/hers) of Root Down […]
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Solarization and Biosolarization: Harnessing the Sun and Organic Matter to Control Weeds
Solarization and Biosolarization: Harnessing the Sun and Organic Matter to Control Weeds
Biosolarization is a new innovation in the realm of weed control. Different from the commonly known practice of solarization, which uses clear plastic sheeting on moist soil to thermally terminate […]
Online Course: Culvert Design for Stream Connectivity and Aquatic Organism Passage
Online Course: Culvert Design for Stream Connectivity and Aquatic Organism Passage
This course is intended to offer culvert designers consistent information for developing public waters culvert projects with respect to aquatic organism passage (fish passage) and stream connectivity. Attendees will learn […]
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Identifying Sources of Contaminants in Urban Stormwater and Evaluation of Their Removal Efficacy Through Urban Best Management Practices
Identifying Sources of Contaminants in Urban Stormwater and Evaluation of Their Removal Efficacy Through Urban Best Management Practices
Precipitation events in urban areas often result in stormwater runoff containing a diverse array of chemical contaminants with recent evidence suggesting that these include trace organic compounds (TrOCs), including pharmaceuticals, […]
Ownership Pathways in Agroforestry
Ownership Pathways in Agroforestry
Alley cropping offers exciting possibilities for multiple farmers operating in partnership on the same land. This webinar will explore long-term partnerships between tree crop farmers and alley crop farmers, with […]
Compost on the Farm
Compost on the Farm
Interested in soil health? Join us for a virtual field day on compost as a tool for improving soils. Keynote speaker Phil Foster will share details from his many years […]
Field Day: Agrometer Self-Propelled Dribble Bar Applicator
Field Day: Agrometer Self-Propelled Dribble Bar Applicator
See a live demonstration of a new technology that allows liquid manure to be applied to standing corn. Agrometer, a Danish company, is providing an SDS 8000 machine for farmers […]
Insect Pest Management in Small Gardens
Insect Pest Management in Small Gardens
Do you have raised bed gardens, plants in containers, or a small community garden plot? Have you also dealt with insects and want to know how to reduce their damage? […]
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Converting to Organic and Regenerative Fruit Production
Converting to Organic and Regenerative Fruit Production
Join Lisa Reittinger to learn more about converting from conventional fruit production to organic/regenerative. Grandview Orchard and Nursery is a U-pick and farm store featuring 30 varieties of apples near […]
Columbia County meet-up at Conservation Day by the Lake
Columbia County meet-up at Conservation Day by the Lake
Join other Columbia County Farmers Union members at the Conservation Day by the Lake event to learn about the conservation initiatives going on in your area. A day of learning […]
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Webinar Series: Cultivating Local Farm Economies: Planning, Zoning and Emerging Issues in Agritourism
Webinar Series: Cultivating Local Farm Economies: Planning, Zoning and Emerging Issues in Agritourism
MSU Extension is pleased to present a new webinar series focused on education around local planning and zoning, the Michigan Right to Farm Act and emerging Agritourism strategies. June 7 […]
Attracting and Managing Wildlife in the Garden
Attracting and Managing Wildlife in the Garden
The Green Thumb Gardening series will give you the practical knowledge to keep your home garden thriving! University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension educators and local horticulture experts will provide in-depth and […]
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Northern Soil Compaction Conference
Do you feel like soil compaction is squeezing your yields? Learn about what you can do to prevent and fix soil compaction at the Northern Soil Compaction Conference, held virtually […]
Soybean Agricultural Sustainability
Soybean Agricultural Sustainability
This virtual field trip will provide an overview of the sustainability practices used by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Soybean program. Arkansas’ soybean production history, challenges, farm […]
Webinar Series: Farming for the Future: Ecosystem Market
Webinar Series: Farming for the Future: Ecosystem Market
Join the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership and organizations from Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin for a free four-part webinar series exploring new management options and financial opportunities for Midwest farmers. […]
Summer Management
Summer Management
Learn basic horticulture principles and practices associated with organic vegetable production while exploring the management of pests and disease, nutrients, and weeds in an organic farming operation. The workshop will […]
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Want Freshwater? Then Stop Oversalting
Want Freshwater? Then Stop Oversalting
Join Wisconsin Land+Water on June 23 from 9:00-10:00 a.m. to learn how salt ends up in our freshwater. Chloride concentrations are on the rise in both surface and groundwater. In response, several […]
The Carbon Farming Connection
The Carbon Farming Connection
Agricultural carbon markets are growing—and so are the opportunities to produce ag carbon credits and earn additional revenue. Many farmers wonder: What is driving this demand and is it going […]
Between the Lakes Demonstration Farm Field Day
Between the Lakes Demonstration Farm Field Day
Join Between the Lakes Demonstration Farm Network for a field day on June 23 from 10:00-2:00 to learn about conservation agriculture practices. We’ll cover soil health principles, practices local producers […]
HAB Impacts to Drinking Water and Current Management Outlook
HAB Impacts to Drinking Water and Current Management Outlook
Widespread disturbance of watersheds and a warming climate have enhanced the occurrence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) that present direct threats to human health. Comprehensive, interdisciplinary management strategies are needed […]
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Webinar Series: Farming for the Future: Ecosystem Market
Webinar Series: Farming for the Future: Ecosystem Market
Join the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership and organizations from Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin for a free four-part webinar series exploring new management options and financial opportunities for Midwest farmers. […]
Build Healthy Soil
Build Healthy Soil
Join Wisconsin Women in Conservation and learn the principles of healthy soil and how strategies like leaving the soil undisturbed and planting cover crops can increase the rich, dark, stable […]
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Webinar Series: Cultivating Local Farm Economies: Planning, Zoning and Emerging Issues in Agritourism
Webinar Series: Cultivating Local Farm Economies: Planning, Zoning and Emerging Issues in Agritourism
MSU Extension is pleased to present a new webinar series focused on education around local planning and zoning, the Michigan Right to Farm Act and emerging Agritourism strategies. June 7 […]
Weed ID and Management
Weed ID and Management
The Green Thumb Gardening series will give you the practical knowledge to keep your home garden thriving! University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension educators and local horticulture experts will provide in-depth and […]
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2021 Aquatic Plant ID Workshop
This workshop will be held at Kemp Natural Resources Station in Woodruff, WI on June 29th and June 30th. You only need to register for one day; the same workshop […]
Summer Management
Summer Management
Learn basic horticulture principles and practices associated with organic vegetable production while exploring the management of pests and disease, nutrients, and weeds in an organic farming operation. The workshop will […]
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Fishes of Wisconsin Course
Wisconsin is home to 147 native species of fishes, ranging from parasitic lampreys to colorful darters to majestic pikes and prehistoric sturgeons. This course will present the breadth of fish […]
Source Water Protection in the Watershed
Source Water Protection in the Watershed
Best Management Practices in the watershed are crucial to limiting external nutrient loading into our drinking water sources. The first presentation will discuss how watershed development impacts the water quality, […]
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WI Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Pasture Walk – Van Langen Dairy Farm
WI Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Pasture Walk – Van Langen Dairy Farm
Ron and Ester Van Langen are hosting an afternoon pasture walk featuring their managed grazing, robotic milking dairy enterprise. The Van Langen’s own 440 acres, and rent 95 acres. With […]
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Conservation News
Northern Soil Compaction Conference
Do you feel like soil compaction is squeezing your yields? Are you wondering what you can do about it? The University of Minnesota Extension is proud to partner with Manitoba Ag and Resource Development and North Dakota State University to bring you the Northern Soil Compaction Conference. This virtual event will be held on June 22nd and 23rd from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm CT.
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