Conservation Professional Training ProgramConservation Professional Training ProgramBadger 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. This bi-weekly webinar is planned to continue through September. Webinars will have CCA […]
Wisconsin farmers can learn about several grant opportunities available through the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) during this grant-writing webinar.
Despite decades of promotion, the voluntary adoption of conservation practices on farmland is still low. There is a great deal of literature that focuses on farm and farmer characteristics that lead to greater adoption, but less work has been done on conservation information messengers.
During this free webinar series, Sara Dorland of Ceres Dairy Risk Management will provide monthly dairy market insights into what's happening today, tomorrow and the rest of 2020. Join us to learn more about: COVID-19 impacts locally and internationally Trends in food-service and consumer buying Avenues for risk protection now and in the future This is […]
In this three-part series, join Rob to learn about the different ways he integrates cover crops throughout his vegetable and poultry farm.
Porous asphalt pavement is a stormwater management solution that reduces stormwater runoff, improves water quality, and reduces the footprint for stormwater management systems.
There has been a strong interest by counties in the past ten years to work with landowners on stream projects that involve bank stabilization and habitat for both game and non-game species.
Measuring and assessing soil health are critical components to understanding how changes in agronomic management practices affect soils capacity to support cropping systems. In this presentation, the Soil Health Institute (SHI) will focus on explaining measurements and assessments of soil health associated with soil-water dynamics.
Topics include: Managing pests, residuals and herbicides; nitrogen management; agronomics of cover crop advising. Register here.
This year’s conference theme, “Expanding Horizons: Where Conservation Meets Innovation,” evokes images of the expansive views of the region and the deep and varied soil horizons that make Iowa’s farmland some of the most productive in the world.
As part of its efforts to provide resources to help address farmer mental health wellness, the Wisconsin Farm Center is hosting a series of Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) virtual training sessions for agriculture service providers, farmers, and the agricultural community. QPR is an intervention method designed to help trainees identify and interrupt mental health crisis […]
This free virtual event is to advance the opportunity that improving soil health offers to address climate change, water quality, food production, biodiversity, and many other pressing issues. Among the meeting topics: Comprehensive strategy for advancing soil health Determining effective measurements of soil health Dimensions of adoption Filling the economics gap for farmers Soil health policies […]