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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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Free training for winter maintenance professionals who remove snow, apply road salt or maintain snow removal equipment used on roads. Learn how using the right amount of salt can save time, budget and our waters. The training will include: best management practices to keep paved areas safe, benefits of using a liquid salt system, guidance […]
What does this workshop cover? Drainage Design as a Nutrient Reduction Strategy: Learn how drain spacing and depth affects water quality and crop yield. Drain Spacing Tool: Learn the basics of using the tool to estimate the optimum drain spacing that maximizes economic return on investment. Controlled Drainage Suitability Tool: Learn to identify land in the Midwest […]
This field day will highlight organic research conducted at UW–Madison, as well as information about best practices for organic production. Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required. To register, send email to emsilva@wisc.edu. Information here: https://news.wisc.edu/agricultural-research-station-field-days-return-for-2021-season/
Part 1: Exploring the Future of Regenerative and Organic Crop Production Part 2: Connecting for Conservation Register here: https://www.agronomy.org/meetings/sustainable-agronomy/program/
Monarchs share habitat with countless other organisms. In this webinar, Drew Larsen and bird biologist Kelly VanBeek share how conservation of grasslands intersects with the conservation of native pollinators, grassland birds and gamebirds, using case studies from Southeastern Wisconsin. Register here
Join Josh Hiemstra as he discusses the many ways he integrates annual and perennial forages into his farming operation for feeding dairy cattle. We’ll take a look at trials where Josh is co-seeding and interseeding forages with silage corn, as well as testing different nitrogen application rates. We’ll also see a diverse cover crop cocktail […]
Manure Expo 2021 will feature live presentations, panel discussions plus a host of on-demand presentations from some of the industry’s leading experts. Two live event days and a virtual tradeshow opening prior to the event makes it easy for farmers, manure applicators and industry suppliers to connect with one another over the course of the […]
The annual Healthy Soil Summit is built for farmers, growers and ranchers searching for an advantage in today’s marketplace. Instructors are real farmers who practice what they teach, including detailed tactics to build soil resilience, increase water storage capacity and decrease costly inputs and programs Register here: https://soil.acresusa.com/program-agenda/
This field day will feature field plot tours and UW research updates on soil fertility and management, pest management, Kernza® production and other grain production systems, and many other topics. Please register by August 15 at https://go.wisc.edu/a32g16 or call (608) 262-0485. More info at: https://go.wisc.edu/agronomysoilsfd.
This online, instructor-led course is designed to give conservation professionals an introduction to soil science and how soils information is used in the conservation planning process. Participants will be introduced to several common soil properties and interpretations as well as an overview of soil survey map unit design and composition. Participants will learn how to […]
Join us for the National Watershed Coalition Webinar on Seven Principles for Selling Conservation, using those principles to sell several aspects of Watershed Project work, including addressing mitigation efforts, and the importance and opportunities for buffer and riparian development. Our featured presenter is Bobby Whitescarver. Registration and info here.
BITS is the DNR’s online system to track BMPs implemented through certain pollution abatement programs. DNR will be hosting the following webinars to help you prepare and submit data in BITS: Targeted Runoff Management Grants in BITS – Thursday, Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. In this webinar, we will dive into BITS and walk through […]
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