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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Economics of Soil Health: Contributions of Reduced Tillage and Cover Cropping

Weighing the costs and benefits of soil health management practices is a primary concern for producers considering the adoption of such practices. However, the economic information needed for making data-driven, science-based decisions is difficult to find. Recognizing that cropping and operating systems, climate, and soils vary, the Soil Health Institute has done extensive research to […]

EcoFarm Conference Rooted in Resilience

An annual gathering of agriculturalists working to advance just and ecological farming and food systems. Join us for visionary keynote speakers, skill-building workshops, pre-conference events, our expo, seed swaps, networking, and farm tours. Info here.

Wisconsin Cranberry School

The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association (WSCGA) Board agreed Tuesday, January 5 to move their annual Winter Meeting from an in-person format to a virtual one. The event is held in conjunction with the annual Cranberry School put on by the Wisconsin Cranberry Research and Education Foundation (WCREF). The 2022 Cranberry School will also be […]

Dairy Strong

The conference brings together farmers, corporate professionals, government and university representatives, and other partners to learn, network, celebrate, and explore challenges and opportunities in the state’s signature industry. Dairy Strong’s track programming will focus on the growing importance of sustainability, how technology is providing a path to progress, and the significance of a forward-thinking mindset. […]

Fertilizer Prices High? How Soil Microbes Can Improve Fertilizer Efficiency

Did you know that over 50% of fertilizer that is applied is lost? Many farmers are producing more while using less fertilizer by leveraging soil microbes to increase fertilizer efficiency, allowing more fertilizer to go to the crop and reducing waste. ​ Join the editors of No-Till Farmer along with Holganix for our live webinar, […]

SnapPlus Version 3 Update

Description: Join us for a sneak peek of what SnapPlus Version 3 is going to look like. The SnapPlus developers will be walking us through some of the new and updated features. After the presentation there will be time for questions and feedback. If participants are interested they will be able to sign up to […]

Public Rights in Milwaukee’s Fresh Coast

A lunchtime virtual event where we will explore the past, present, and future of Milwaukee’s Fresh Coast. Much of the city’s coastline and riverfronts are not original — they were built on lakebed or riverbed that was filled to create new land. Join us as we learn from six of the leading minds in this […]

Smart Climate Communication in Complicated Times

The Wisconsin Academy is pleased to present our first lunch-hour Climate & Energy talk of 2022, "Smart Climate Communications in Complicated Times," with speaker Jane Elder. Elder, the former executive director of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters and long-time advocate for strategic approaches to environmental communications, will discuss insights from Yale's “Six Americas […]

The History and Effectiveness of Injurious Wildlife Listing under the “Lacey Act”

As part of the original Federal law known as the “Lacey Act” passed in 1900, injurious wildlife has been amended several times, but the purpose has always been to protect the United States from the introduction of invasive and otherwise harmful wildlife. Congress first gave the authority for overseeing injurious wildlife to the U.S. Department […]

Farrowing Sows on Pasture

Join to learn best practices when it comes to pasture-based farrowing, including considerations for infrastructure needs, scheduling/timing, and animal health and safety. Info here.

30th GrassWorks Grazing Conference

We are excited to be planning a live, in person conference again for 2022. We have learned a lot this past year and are looking forward to incorporating some amazing new networking opportunities with this conference in addition to the great content we have brought to you in the past. Info here.

Expanding the Scope of Landscape Design: People, Ecology, and Time

Landscape designers who successfully employ an ecology-based approach typically draw from a variety of sources. The inextricable link between people and ecology only increases the need to broaden the investigative lens. Join us as we explore the integration of ecology-based design with people-based factors, including the lingering effects of historic land use and the need […]

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