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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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Soil Health - Waushara County Location: Lake Poygan/ Pine River Field driveway just west of N1742 County Rd D, Berlin, WI Date: September 21, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss practices that benefit your farm and help water infiltrate into your soil. See how different management practices conserve soil and nutrients, and […]
Soil Health - Dry Run / South Kinni Watersheds Location: Huppert Brother Farms, 855 Chapman Drive, River Falls Date: September 22, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss practices that benefit your farm and help water infiltrate into your soil. See how different management practices conserve soil and nutrients, and witness the results […]
Soil Health - Peshtigo River Watershed Location: Harmony Arboretum & Strutz Farm, N3890 Cty E, Peshtigo Date: September 23, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss practices that benefit your farm and help water infiltrate into your soil. See how different management practices conserve soil and nutrients, and witness the results in real […]
Soil Health Workshop- Pine Creek Watershed Location: Libertyland Farms - Greg Gries, Hwy 42 Date: September 27, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss practices that benefit your farm and help water infiltrate into your soil. See how different management practices conserve soil and nutrients, and witness the results in real time with […]
This training is designed to provide field level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land management. The training can be tailored by landuse or specialty emphasis area using modules for cropland, pasture, range, eastern forests, sod and nursery crops, organic […]
Course Description: This training is designed to provide field level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land management. The training can be tailored by land use or specialty emphasis area using modules for cropland, pasture, range, eastern forests, sod and […]
Who: Anyone who completes soil logs or interprets soils logs When: 9am – 2 pm October 5th, 2022 Where: Waupaca County - Glendale Farms N9895 Kluth Rd, Clintonville, WI 54929 Enter Farm Road off of XX. Park along edge of farm rd test pits will be in small field west of road. Lunch is on […]
Visit Running Hills Farm to see their approach to soil management. Upper Midwest CRAFT farmers Tim and Betsy Pierce will share their strategies to build soil health using cover crops, silage tarps, tillage practices, and scale appropriate equipment to prepare their planting spaces. While their talk will focus on growers on small acreage (5-10 acres), […]
Soil degradation is a global problem. Intensive, chemical-based conventional agriculture focuses on aboveground biomass production and yield and overlooks belowground plant carbon input and plant-soil-microbe associations, leading to declined soil organic matter levels. In this webinar, Dr. Yichao Rui will explain how regenerative agricultural practices such as judicious use of fertilizers, incorporation of legumes, and […]
Jo Handelsman, Ph. D, will discuss our soil, the causes for its degradation, its relation to carbon transfer and climate change, and our relation to the issue. The Master Gardeners of Door County, Crossroads at Big Creek, The Ridges Sanctuary, and Waseda Farms are co-presenting this event on Wednesday, October 12 at 7 p.m. at […]
Come and learn how Boerson Farms in Green Lake County has been utilizing rotational grazing, silvopasture development and minimum till vegetables to build their soil health. Info here.
Soil Health - Fenwood Creek Watershed - Marathon County Location: Bauman Dairy Farm, 221584 Fairfield Dr, Edgar, WI Date: Friday, October 14, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss practices that benefit your farm and help water infiltrate into your soil. See how different management practices conserve soil and nutrients, and witness the […]
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