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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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We are working to maximize all that we have learned about technology and hosting hybrid meetings this past year to bring you the best program possible! Experts from across the state and country will join us (in-person and remotely) to speak on topics you care about including: Regulation & Guidance Building Resiliency to Climate Change […]
Soil Health for Fruit and Vegetable Growers With sessions on Practices for Fruits and Vegetables, Nutrient Management, Food Safety while Incorporating Livestock, Programs & Resources, Perennial Fruit & Nuts, No-Till for Vegetables, the Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program and more. Soil Health for Crop and Livestock Farmers With sessions on Seasonal Grazing Enterprises, Wide Row Corn, Silvopasture, No-Till, […]
Coastal communities increasingly realize the need for adaptation planning, but many are unsure where to begin. This interactive course is designed for coastal management practitioners who are just starting to address the challenges resulting from climate change. Participants will learn the foundational concepts of a five-step adaptation-planning process. Info here.
Please join us for the 32nd annual Great Lakes Conference: Connecting Science and Management. This conference will feature presentations on fish consumption and environmental justice, predator-prey ratios, and lake trout recovery; high water levels, freak waves and flooding; environmental surveillance and assessing health; and connecting people to the Great Lakes. Info here.
LEARN: how farms can help reduce nitrous oxide (N2O - a potent GHG) in cropping systems-- with a focus coordinating organic and synthetic N use on fields. ORGANIC NITROGEN MANAGEMENT FOR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION IN AGROECOSYSTEMS: Between a Gentle Seesaw and a Catapult by Dr. Armen Kemanian (Professor, Production Systems and Modeling, Department of Plant […]
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.
Are you a conservation educator working with women landowners in Wisconsin? A warm invite to join the WiWiC Conservation Educator Network at their Spring Meet-up. The WiWiC Conservation Educator Network is an inclusive network of conservation educators to collaboratively support each other in our conservation outreach and work. The goal of this network, facilitated by […]
A brief look at the drivers for using wood for energy in the UK/Europe, and the response to date of the energy sector. An overview of sustainability requirements, and the evidence to date of the impacts of forest biomass demand. A brief look forward to ‘Biomass with Carbon Capture and Storage’ – BECCS. Info here.
This webinar will include: Welcome: Norm Monsen, DATCP Dairy Development Specialist Dairy Market Update: Bob Cropp, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Professor Emeritus Wisconsin Dairy Industry Resources Presentations: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research and the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation DATCP International Agribusiness Center Info here.
What does it mean to be a “local-vore?” How does your grocery trip connect to the conservation movement? Join Luke Zahm, local chef and host of Wisconsin Foodie, as he explores how food systems inform our connection to each other and the land. Info here.
During this seminar, we will analyze two case studies involving pXRF application to urban forest and garden soils from scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Vermont. Then we will learn how to conduct pXRF analyses safely, improve accuracy and precision during use and conclude with an open discussion. Info here.
The pandemic showed us just how deeply our community values the local food we source from the farmers and producers in our network – all of whom are our friends. That is why Matt and Marie Raboin, owners of Brix Cider in Mt. Horeb, connected with Black Krim Creative and UW-Madison to share the stories […]
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