Conservation Professional Training ProgramConservation Professional Training ProgramLooking 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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Join us for a conversation on the role of forests in addressing climate change and how technology can make forest carbon projects more credible. Topics being presented are as follows: The rationale for investing in innovative forest projects How to participate in innovative solutions for climate change The top criteria for vetting forest carbon solutions […]
The workshop is designed for watershed practitioners, county conservation staff, watershed planners, NRCS professionals, and private consultants who are interested in learning more about using the ACPF to improve their small watershed-based planning and implementation projects.
Join Carmen, Maja, and the rest of the crew at Sundog Farm to learn how they are addressing challenges on their farm. You will see how the team manages sheep grazing through their vegetable fields. Carmen and Maja will share how they scout for disease and manage black rot. You'll also find out how they […]
Riley Stenzel from the American Excelsior Company will talk about the different permanent erosion blankets out there and what they can hold up to. The second part of the presentation will cover uses of coir logs, including filtering water, damming water, and bank protection. PDHs and 1.5 Soil and Water Management CEUs will be offered. Register here […]
Field demonstrations and drill calibration examples include: No-till planters Vertical tillage Air seeders Drill calibration
Live from Redline Dairy Farm LLC in Belgium, Wisconsin, Matt Winker will discuss no-tilling for the past seven years in heavy red clay soils that make-up their farmland.
Online content and videos will be posted on August 4. There will be a live online discussion on August 11. This training will cover every aspect of turning manure into compost and using it as a soil amendment. The following topics will be covered: Live discussion with producers Site selection and regulations Composting process Turning […]
Topics include how to safely incorporate livestock and tree crop production, food safety best practices and common questions for beginning and ESL farmers, and how we can work towards a justice-oriented, safer food system. Register here.
Join us for an Organic Field Day focused on organic corn, soybeans, and insights from the 2020 crop year. You’ll see organic and transition crops, hear about boundary-pushing new approaches, and learn how to take control of your profits with organic farming. Register here.
We'll hear from representatives of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Dane County, and City of Middleton about the recently purchased, 160-acre farm directly north of Pheasant Branch Conservancy.
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. This bi-weekly webinar is planned to continue through September. Webinars will have CCA CEUs […]
In this presentation, the Soil Health Institute will focus on explaining measurements and assessments of soil health associated with soil-carbon dynamics.
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