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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Although corn and soybean variety improvements (including GM crops) and reductions in pest pressures have combined to simplify crop production and improve yields, the adoption of pest management technologies - including chemical pesticides - is higher and more uniform than ever in these cropping systems. The key advantages of these approaches are convenience and simplicity, […]
Are you curious about the DNR's Surface Water Grant Program? Would you like to learn more about funding opportunities, applying, and managing grant projects? Please attend one of our upcoming two-hour webinars. We will be offering six in total, each with a regional focus. Attendees will meet their local biologist and environmental grant specialist; learn about grants available […]
A well-managed pasture is one of the most cost-effective and high value feeds that can be produced. Not sure where to begin? This webinar will provide an overview of different grazing systems and will discuss essential considerations like layout, fencing, shelter, water, and stocking rates to help you be successful when setting up a pasture […]
With summer in full swing, many folks enjoy spending time out on the water. However, harmful algal blooms, or HABs, can put a damper on summer fun. Tune in to the next edition of The Current to hear an update on the Network funded Reservoir Observer Student Scientists program as well as the latest HABs […]
A virtual meeting will be held due to COVID. With Keynote Address from the Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes! Topics to include: Local strategies to addressing climate change Conservation stories across Wisconsin A retrospective on the Producer-Led Watershed Grant Program Implementing water quality standards in your watershed Financial implications of COVID-19 on counties A conversation on […]
Stormwater credit trading is an innovative, market-based approach that enables infrastructure that reduces flooding to be built efficiently where it's needed most. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago recently authorized stormwater credit pilots in two Cook County watersheds. The Nature Conservancy and the Metropolitan Planning Council will manage these pilots through our StormStore […]
Upper watershed wetlands are critical to regulating water throughout watersheds, yet they are among the most under-recognized wetlands in Wisconsin and sometimes some of the most altered.
We'll learn about creating an efficient watering system - which is helpful when planning rotational grazing.
WI Land+Water along with DATCP, DNR, NRCS, and Pheasants Forever will provide information about programs and topics integral to successful conservation programs.
Topics include: Fall and spring logistics; seeding preparation and process; coordination of services - termination, nutrient management, strip-tillage, crop scouting. Register here.
Learning the Six Soil Health Principles, the Four Ecosystem Processes, and the Three Rules of Adaptive Stewardship are crucial first steps to initiating regenerative agriculture on your farm or ranch.
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 […]
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