Conservation Calendar

Looking to stay up to date on your CEUs? Have producers asking conservation-specific questions you don’t feel confident answering? Looking to host a training and want to avoid conflicts for your audience? You have come to the right place.

Explore our Conservation Calendar for information on conservation-related events and trainings hosted across Wisconsin and beyond.

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2023 Virtual Nutrient Management Training for Farmers

The Nutrient and Pest Management Program (University of Wisconsin-Madison) is offering a virtual training for farmers interested in writing their own nutrient management plans. This training provides both the basics of nutrient management and an introduction to SnapPlus. The same training will be offered on 5 different dates: Jan. 9, Feb. 7, Feb. 28, Mar. […]

Smallholder Planted Forests and Trees for Climate, Restored Landscapes, and Livelihoods

Join the Yale Forest Forum Spring 2023 Speaker Series Webinar entitled “Smallholder planted trees and forests for climate, restored landscapes, and human livelihoods” held on Tuesdays from January 17-April 25th. This webinar series will focus on ways to harness the potential of smallholder planted forests and trees to contribute to the provision of environmental services, […]

Thinking Through Cover Crops: How to Set Goals, Design Optimal Seed Mixes and Minimize Costs

Cover crop mixes can help farmers add diversity or achieve specific on-farm goals like cover crop grazing, weed control or improved soil fertility. But if these mixes are created without identified cover crop goals in mind, mixes with many species can simply feel like an additional expense without clear benefit. This farminar will discuss how […]

Practical Training for On-Farm and Collaborative Plant Breeding

This session is part of a six-part webinar series for independent plant breeders, farmers, regional seed companies, and plant breeding students. The webinars will be led by the Organic Seed Alliance and collaborators on a NIFA OREI funded project on collaborative plant breeding project in the Upper Midwest. Although the content will be targeted to the Upper […]

Milk Quality and Production: Opportunities and Threats

Laura – In a study completed by her research group they aimed to determine if increased cisternal milk impacted milk yield. Given that in traditional milking systems, take offs are set according to the fastest milking quarters. Are there possible negative effects on quarters that are not completely milked out? Don Sockett – As part of the […]

Making Spreadsheets Work For Your Farm

This event is part of Berkshire Grown's virtual Farmer & Producer Winter Workshops series. In this episode, learn from Dan Kaplan about Crop Planning and Recordkeeping for Direct-Sale Vegetable Farmers. Info here.

2023 CAFO Update – Fond du Lac

Jointly sponsored by UW–Madison Division of Extension's Conservation Professional Training Program and Wisconsin DNR, these workshops are designed for livestock operations near or at WPDES permit size (CAFOs) -- owners/management and key staff, their agronomic and engineering consultants, and agency staff and others who work with these operations. Register: CAFO – Fond du Lac Thursday, […]

2023 CAFO Update – Green Bay

Jointly sponsored by UW–Madison Division of Extension's Conservation Professional Training Program and Wisconsin DNR, these workshops are designed for livestock operations near or at WPDES permit size (CAFOs) -- owners/management and key staff, their agronomic and engineering consultants, and agency staff and others who work with these operations. Register: CAFO – Green Bay Friday, February […]

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Ag Water Quality Webinar Series

The UW-Madison Division of Extension’s Agriculture Water Quality Program is hosting a biweekly webinar series in early 2023 on important factors impacting ground and surface water quality. The winter webinar series is supported by Wisconsin Farmers Union. Each webinar will be an hour, starting at 11:00am, and will have one continuing education credit for certified […]

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Focus on Forage Webinar Series

Join the University of Wisconsin–Madison Nutrient and Pest Management Program and Division of Extension on February 1st and 15th, and March 1st and 15th for the 2022 Focus on Forage webinar series. Webinars are free and run from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Pre-registration is required at http://go.wisc.edu/FarmReadyResearch. Certified Crop Advisor CEUs will be available for […]

2023 CAFO Update – Darlington

Jointly sponsored by UW–Madison Division of Extension's Conservation Professional Training Program and Wisconsin DNR, these workshops are designed for livestock operations near or at WPDES permit size (CAFOs) -- owners/management and key staff, their agronomic and engineering consultants, and agency staff and others who work with these operations. Thursday, February 16th Lafayette County Multipurpose Building […]

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