Conservation Professional Training ProgramConservation Professional Training ProgramLooking 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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As part of its efforts to provide resources to help address farmer mental health wellness, the Wisconsin Farm Center is hosting a series of Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) virtual training sessions for agriculture service providers, farmers, and the agricultural community. QPR is an intervention method designed to help trainees identify and interrupt mental health crisis […]
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Join Carmen, Maja, and the rest of the crew at Sundog Farm to learn how they are addressing challenges on their farm. You will see how the team manages sheep grazing through their vegetable fields. Carmen and Maja will share how they scout for disease and manage black rot. You'll also find out how they […]
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Live from Redline Dairy Farm LLC in Belgium, Wisconsin, Matt Winker will discuss no-tilling for the past seven years in heavy red clay soils that make-up their farmland.
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Online content and videos will be posted on August 4. There will be a live online discussion on August 11. This training will cover every aspect of turning manure into compost and using it as a soil amendment. The following topics will be covered: Live discussion with producers Site selection and regulations Composting process Turning […]
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Topics include how to safely incorporate livestock and tree crop production, food safety best practices and common questions for beginning and ESL farmers, and how we can work towards a justice-oriented, safer food system. Register here.
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Join us for an Organic Field Day focused on organic corn, soybeans, and insights from the 2020 crop year. You’ll see organic and transition crops, hear about boundary-pushing new approaches, and learn how to take control of your profits with organic farming. Register here.
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David Brandt will share his extensive knowledge of how to integrate cover crops into a corn-soybean rotation. Do not miss the chance to learn from one of the most experienced farmers in the world!
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Agenda: Local Update on Crop Conditions Nick Baker, Rock County Agriculture Educator Cover Crops after Corn Silage for Spring Forage: Economics and the Environment Kevin Shelley, UW-Madison, NPM Cover Crop Considerations after Corn and Soybean Grain Crops Dan Smith, UW-Madison, NPM Register here.
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Rye and Triticale following corn silage - Improving forage quality through agronomy - Decoding the nutrition alphabet soup - Planning a successful season Presented by: Liz Binversie, Agriculture Educator Register here.
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The virtual cover crop field day will discuss the why and how of interseeding cover crops into standing corn. Benefits, challenges, planting, yield, and herbicide interactions will be discussed in a regional manner, considering research in Southwest Michigan, Central Michigan, the thumb, Northwest Michigan, and the UP. Learn more here.
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Presentations include: On-farm discussion of manure system: including digestor, feed pad runoff collection, and irrigation system. In-field discussion about the use of companion grass and clovers with alfalfa. Agronomic reasons, ration considerations, and milk yield potential. What we are learning about in-season nitrogen management tools. In-field demonstration of live, mobile manure hazard maps, along with […]
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