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Agenda: Local Update on Crop Conditions Nick Baker, Rock County Agriculture Educator Cover Crops after Corn Silage for Spring Forage: Economics and the Environment Kevin Shelley, UW-Madison, NPM Cover Crop Considerations after Corn and Soybean Grain Crops Dan Smith, UW-Madison, NPM Register here.
Crop rotational planning is the most universal and powerful tool available to farmers. Rotations can be used to address weed, disease, and insect issues and also provide the opportunity to improve soils and improve the ecosystem. All of this improves profitability Register here.
Rye and Triticale following corn silage - Improving forage quality through agronomy - Decoding the nutrition alphabet soup - Planning a successful season Presented by: Liz Binversie, Agriculture Educator Register here.
Badger Crop Connect is a crop production webinar series developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Crops and Soils Program for the 2020 growing season. Badger Crop Connect’s goal is to bring agronomists, crop consultants, and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin.
Managed grazing can have a number of water-related benefits including flood reduction, improved water quality, nutrient and water efficiency, and increased water infiltration and retention. Tune in to this month’s edition of The Current webinar as we hear the latest research on grazing’s impact on ephemeral streams, current efforts to use grazing to improve water quality, and […]
This session outlines the public health aspects of tainted groundwater. The presenters are Sarah Yang, Ph.D., toxicologist with the Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, and Gavin Dehnert, Ph.D., Policy Postdoctoral Fellow, Wisconsin Water Resources Science, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health, in the Wisconsin Division of Public Health. Register […]
Come see how simple cover crops can be! Farmers will demonstrate multiple planting methods: Fenning S2S Interseeder Custom made seeders Traditional seeders Broadcast seeders Don't miss the two guest speakers: • Gary Fennig, Fennig Equipment • Matt Oemichen, Short Lane Ag Supply
Badger Crop Connect is a new crop production webinar series developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Crops and Soils Program for the 2020 growing season. Badger Crop Connect’s goal is to bring agronomists, crops consultants and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin.
The topic will be resilience and soil health and will feature Gregg Sanford of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In this talk, Gregg will discuss the findings from this long-term analysis of perennial and diverse agroecosystems and their importance for farming in a changing climate. Register here.
The webinar will discuss forage supply, demand, quality, and pricing with an emphasis on financial considerations.
This webinar will provide you with the basic information needed to recognize and manage invasive plants- common or coming- to western Wisconsin. Information provided will help you: understand the impact of invasive plants on your community, identify invasive plants, and take steps to minimize the negative impacts of invasive plants. Register here.
This presentation will review the principles of composting, tracking your compost temperature, maintaining proper moisture and temperature, aeration and turning, types of composters and bins, techniques such as sheet composting and vermiculture, and more! Natural Resources Outreach Specialist Mindy Habecker has been an instructor for the Master Composter program for a number of years and […]
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