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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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Land use decisions significantly affect soil loss and runoff. The effect is pronounced in the three-state Driftless Area. Managed grazing and long-term ground cover are strong mitigators of erosion, but can those land use decisions have positive financial outcomes?
Starting June 8 from 10:00am–12:00pm, this course provides an introduction to the pasture evaluation approach known as Pasture Condition Scoring (PCS). You'll learn about the ten indicators of pasture health commonly used in PCS and some tools for evaluating the indicators. You will also learn how to complete the PCS scoresheet, which guides pasture condition […]
Learn about cell grazing with goats, silvopasture with goats, grazing stockers for added flexibility, second year out of organic soybean/corn rotation, bale grazing results from 150 bales over-winter, EQIP fencing discussion, fencing on rough terrain, finishing cattle on grass. Find out the details here.
Topics Covered: Grazing diverse summer annual forage crops in a traditional corn/soybean rotation, converting cropland to pasture, planting peppers, watermelon, cucumbers, & squash into pasture, use of Arrowquip chute for cattle handling, use of the Kiwitech TriplePAC carrier for fencing Info here.
Join us for a pasture walk with organic farmer and conservationist Mariann Holm. She will be covering pasture renewal, grazing as conservation, and grazing livestock on pasture with trees. NRCS staff will join us, and talk about how NRCS programs have benefitted Mariann’s farm. Connect with women farmer and landowners, and learn and see how […]
Join us for this webinar in which we will discuss a new wireless sensor, tethered to a smartphone and GIS-based web application, built to improve the efficiency of measuring/monitoring/managing forage systems. Our presentation explains background information about the ecological and economic reasons to invest in measuring pasture productivity. We describe how PaddockTrac improves the process […]
Join WFU at Gwenyn Hill Farm for a pasture walk specializing in rotational grazing for multi-species. Info here.
With a goal of supporting farmers to better understand soil health and conservation practices, a Twilight Pasture Walk will be held at Holm Girls Dairy in Elk Mound, WI. This event is open to farmers and landowners of all experience levels and will provide information and resources as well as opportunities to connect with resources […]
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