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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Leading at the Edge – Advancing Edge of Field Practices

Online

Join this webinar about the importance of accelerating the adoption of Edge of Field (EoF) practices to achieve an integrated, whole-farm approach to working lands conservation. Sustainability is becoming mainstream in agriculture, and real progress is being made improving the outcomes of crop production. But larger-scale changes are needed to meet greenhouse gas, water, and […]

Free

Soil Health Expo: Rolling into Covers

Juneau Community Center 500 Lincoln Drive, Juneau, WI

Speaker Rick Clark uses no-till and cover crops in a 5 crop rotation on his Indiana farm. His goal is to build the soil health on his farm to the point that he doesn’t need to apply any herbicides or fertilizers. Speaker Dr. Erin Silva is an Associate Professor in the plant pathology Department at […]

$35

Leveraging Covers and No-Till to Help You Remain Profitable

Online

David Trimner is the co-owner and general manager of Miltrim Farms, a 2,500 cow dairy farm, cropping 5000 acres in Athens, Wisconsin. He has a varied role within the farm, acting as a support to the different teams that make everything happen on the farm. The Miltrim Farms team has a passion for animals, healthy […]

Free

Cover Crop Mixtures

Online

This webinar will discuss how and why to choose species of a cover crop mix and tools for deciding species and seeding rates. Topics discussed will also include how different cover crop species express themselves in a mix, fall vs spring growth, the importance of seeding date, and other management considerations. Practical considerations relevant to […]

Free

Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference

Online

This year’s Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference may look a little different, but it will still bring you the valuable content you have come to expect from this conference. Topics include moving forward through adversity, cover crops for weed management, growing small grains, and the economic and environmental benefits of rotational grazing. Learn more here.

Free
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Regenerative Grazing: Fundamentals for Farmers

Online

REGENERATIVE GRAZING CAN BUILD HEALTHY SOILS AND SUPPORT FARM PROFITABILITY. Are you, a beef producer hoping to improve your environmental and economic outcomes? a row crop farmer looking for a herd to graze your cover crops, or looking to add livestock into your rotation? a landowner exploring additional revenue streams? Then join for an interactive […]

$30

Farming for the Future: A Forum Exploring Ecosystem Markets

Online

Join us to explore different environmental and carbon market opportunities for Midwest farmers. This event brings four prominent carbon markets to one table, Indigo Ag, Nori, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium, and the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund, providing farmers a side-by-side comparison of opportunities. Presentations will walk the audience through the process of program enrollment from start […]

Free

WDNR Targeted Runoff Management (TRM) Application

Online

The webinar offers an overview of the TRM Grant Program, with particular focus on the application for funds, including both large and small scale TRM projects, and TMDL and non-TMDL projects. The webinar will provide an overview of what’s changed since last year and review project eligibility filters and how to pro-rate eligible costs (when […]

Free

PFAS on Agricultural Operations

This webinar will address PFAS in biosolids, soils, and manures. Biosolids have been land applied for decades and manures for centuries. Both have provided valuable nutrients for crop production and organics to help build soil tilth. Discussion will be centered around the potential impacts PFAS can have on agricultural production.

On-Farm Demonstration Approaches and Connections

Online

Setting up on-farm demonstrations can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be when you find the right fit for the project. We’ll talk about how to take an idea and make it into a full-blown project – from finding the right cooperator(s), to successfully implementing the demonstration site(s) and maximizing how that information is shared […]

Free

Midwest Manure Summit

Online

The Midwest Manure Summit will feature leading researchers and industry professionals discussing strategies and technologies to optimize manure management, upgrade biogas production, as well as effectively manage manure-derived nutrients and odor and gas emissions. Nationally recognized speakers will present on the following topics: Addressing Manure Odors at the Source Ammonia Capture for the Organic Market Biochar […]

Free

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