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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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Designed for employees of both for-hire manure applicators and farmers applying their own manure, this 3-hour training covers the basics of manure spill response, setbacks and regulations, neighbor relations and equipment/manure gas safety. Info here.
The Green Thumb Gardening class series will give you the practical knowledge to keep your home garden thriving! Dane County Extension educators and local horticulture experts will provide in depth and accessible information for everyone from the novice to the experienced gardener. Info here.
10:00 am – 2:00 pm Location: Manitowoc, WI Join the Manitowoc County Forage Council at the Farm WI Discovery Center. 10:00 Welcome and Introductions Soil Health: How to measure it, Why it’s important, & How it ties to profitability with the Manitowoc County Soil and Water Conservation Department Balancing Phosphorus Trade-Offs & Timing with Chelsea Zegler Ag […]
Roadsides contain potentially thousands of acres of monarch habitat with millions of stems of milkweed hosts, but they also present risks. Emilie will discuss her research over the past five years investigating costs and benefits of roadside habitat. Info here.
The widespread adoption and development of solar across a nearly full range of landscapes, topographies and geographies has triggered multiple “dual use” innovations. Among the most promising of these is agrivoltaics: the co-location of solar with natural resource practices broadly characterized as agriculture. The inclusion of crops, pollinating, sheep grazing and other elements can amplify […]
The environmental benefits of Management Intensive Rotational Grazing (MIRG) are well known. Farms under MIRG management experience less soil erosion and nutrient loss than row crops or continuous grazing management. However, there is a stigma that grazing is less economical than cropping. In this workshop, we will show how you can demonstrate that grazing can […]
To introduce NRCS and NRCS partner employees how to develop a robust irrigation system conceptual design by matching irrigation water demand to irrigation water supply. This is fundamental for designing any irrigation system (CPS 430, CPS 441, CPS 442, CPS 533) or for writing an irrigation water management plan (CPS 449). These concepts are applicable […]
Comprehensive webinar about managing PFAS at the source. Reducing "downstream" PFAS treatment of drinking water by treatment and management of PFAS at "upstream" sources. Will discuss: PFAS impacts on water resources in the US Reducing the impacts of "downstream" PFAS treatment of drinking water by treatment and management of PFAS at "upstream" sources New PFAS […]
Savanna Institute’s Keefe Keeley and Barbara Decré introduce Wisconsin Academy guests to agroforestry, a natural climate solution that has the potential to transform Wisconsin’s agricultural landscape into a carbon sink. Landowners who use agroforestry integrate trees with other crops and livestock on their land–such as windbreaks, riparian buffers, and alley cropping. Join to learn more […]
This session will review key skills needed to manage the operation and identify strategies for teaching others to take over – eventually. Info here.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension is hosting Manure Applicator Training – Level 1 / Manure 101. Designed for employees of both for-hire manure applicators and farmers applying their own manure, this 3-hour training covers the basics of manure spill response, setbacks and regulations, neighbor relations and equipment/manure gas safety. Register here. Locations and […]
Reduce maintenance and improve the health and beauty of your lawn and landscape by implementing stormwater-friendly strategies. We’ll cover steps to help capture rainwater by improving the soil, utilizing rain barrels and planting rain gardens. Adding trees, growing more native plants, and improving the health of your lawn also help keep water on your property […]
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