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Explore our Conservation Calendar for information on conservation-related events and trainings hosted across Wisconsin and beyond.
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This event is for all watershed residents. We will be showcasing how practices utilized by local farmers are protecting local water quality and how you can help at home. Our speakers will provide more details about the types of farming practices, their importance to soil health, and how you can improve the soil health and […]
Are you curious about opportunities to mitigate flood risks to communities and infrastructure with cost-effective, nature-based solutions? In this session, participants will learn about Natural Flood Management (NFM), an emerging concept that involves using a combination of multiple practices, in different parts of the watershed, to increase the landscape's ability to store and manage water. […]
The Green Thumb Gardening series will give you the practical knowledge to keep your home garden thriving! University of Wisconsin–Division of Extension educators and local horticulture experts will provide in-depth and accessible information for everyone from the novice to the experienced gardener. Follow this link to learn more.
Presented by the Wisconsin DNR, University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, this webinar series will touch on the science and economics around workable approaches for farmers shown to minimize nitrogen losses to groundwater. The webinars will take place Aug. 6, Aug. 13, Aug. 20 and a fourth date […]
The Green Thumb Gardening series will give you the practical knowledge to keep your home garden thriving! University of Wisconsin Division of Extension educators and local horticulture experts will provide in-depth and accessible information for everyone from the novice to the experienced gardener. Info here.
Visit the West Madison Agricultural Research Station to learn more about Wisconsin hazelnut varieties. UW- Madison extension agent, Jason Fischbach will lead us through a ‘hazelnuts 101’ in the classroom followed by a tour of the germplasm trial on the station. Info here.
Solar energy programs provide an opportunity for local governments to reduce their utility costs, freeing up budgets for other essential services. In this webinar, the panel will share a variety of strategies and programs municipalities and counties can use to support solar installation and reduce energy costs. Info here.
The Green Thumb Gardening series will give you the practical knowledge to keep your home garden thriving! University of Wisconsin Extension educators and local horticulture experts will provide in-depth and accessible information for everyone from the novice to the experienced gardener. Info here.
Snapshot Day is a statewide, one-day event connecting volunteers, water lovers, and local groups in a search for aquatic invasive species (AIS). You can help protect Wisconsin’s rivers, lakes, and wetlands from these invasive plants and animals that negatively impact habitat, wildlife, recreation and health. This event is coordinated in partnership with UW-Madison Division of […]
The webinar will focus on the purpose of the campaign and how to participate, DATCP's Minimally Processed Farm to School Veggie Pilot Project, menu planning for school nutrition programs, and connecting to schools. Speakers will include: Emily Latham, MPH Health Communications Outreach Specialist University of Wisconsin- Madison Division of Extension Sarah Smith, MPP Policy, Systems, […]
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension’s Badger Crop Connect, is finishing up the 2021 growing season with several webinars in September and October. This series provides agronomists, crop consultants and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin during the growing season. This session is on Winter Wheat and Soil Carbon: Randy Jackson presenting Are there […]
The agenda is: 9:00 Check-in 9:15 Introductions 9:30 Waterhemp management and soybean herbicide program decisions Dr. Rodrigo Werle 10:00 Corn rootworm & 2021 summer updates Bryan Jensen 10:30 Tar spot in 2021 Dr. Damon Smith 11:00 Cover crops for weed management Nick Arneson 11:30 Combine cleaning Dan Smith
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