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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Wall Street’s Farm Bill

This spring Grassland 2.0 is once again hosting our monthly Digital Dialogue Series! In the fall of 2021 the Digital Dialogues Series focused on what makes a healthy agroecosystem. This spring, we are changing lanes and will be focusing on the levers of change for our agricultural system. Tune in and hear about the policies, […]

EPA Introduction to ECHO: EJSCREEN

EPA will be hosting its next Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) webinar, “Introduction to ECHO: EJSCREEN”. This webinar will focus on how to use the ECHO facility searches to learn about environmental and demographic data from EPA’s EJSCREEN. EPA will demonstrate examples of using ECHO searches and reports to view EJSCREEN data and how […]

Discussion on Local Food Purchasing Cooperative Agreement Program

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites food security and local food system organizations to attend a virtual strategic planning discussion regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Local Food Purchasing Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). The webinar will include program information, a question and answer session with USDA staff, and an […]

Advancing Outcomes for HMoob Farmers

This forum will focus on identifying better outcomes for HMoob farmers based on the challenges and goals discussed at the January meeting. Participants will discuss the change needed for farmers to realize their goals and address their challenges/needs. Info here.

Q & A Session for Landowners Who Rent Farmland to Farmers

Learn how your lease can benefit you, your farmer, and your land and get tips for what to include. Know what to watch for on your land and protect it to ensure it stays productive for years to come. Know what questions to ask your farmer and what questions they wish they could ask you. […]

Organic Day-Neutral Strawberry Production in the Upper Midwest

Opportunities for producing berries at unique times of year in the Midwest are exciting, as are those for organic berry production. At Little Berry Farm near Northfield, Minnesota, Aaron Wills is accomplishing both. Hear from Aaron about using caterpillar tunnels to produce day-neutral strawberries, which offer harvests from late summer well into fall. Info here. 

Inspired by Resilience: Prairie Enthusiasts Conference

Inspired by Resilience will celebrate the role you play as a steward of prairies and oak savannas. Learn, connect, and be restored by the natural beauty of the land. Join us! Info here. 

The AIS-Team: Conservation officers on a mission to prevent invasive species

Whether it’s tracking invasive species imports or making sure boaters “Clean, Drain and Dry,” conservation officers play a key role in Michigan’s Invasive Species Program. Corporal Nick Torsky of the Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division’s Great Lakes Enforcement Unit will discuss the unit’s role in the battle against aquatic invasive species. Join Corporal […]

Discovery Farms: Cover crops and water quality webinar

On February 16, 2022 the Discovery Farms® Programs in Wisconsin, Vermont, Arkansas and Minnesota will host a one day webinar titled “Cover crops and water quality.” Join this interactive webinar to learn more from what water quality monitoring across these four states has shown on fields with planted cover crops. This 3 hour webinar will […]

Redefining the Soil Health Conversation

An opportunity for farmers to hear from farmers about what's working locally in Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waushara, Winnebago, Waupaca, and Calumet Counties. Soil Health Practices – how to get started, planting methods and residue management (no-till, cover crops, etc), farm economics, manure management, equipment set-up and other considerations, and where to find/who to […]

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