Jacob Granfors, Pheasants Forever Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist, and Garett Christiansen, NRCS Forester, discuss open landscapes, early successional habitat, and young forest/brushland wildlife habitat. During this session Jake and Garett cover the range, population status, habitat needs, and ongoing management for Sharptail Grouse. This session also includes a discussion of other early successional wildlife species that utilize similar habitats and/or adjacent forests, such as Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, and Golden Winged Warblers.

This session provides a comprehensive overview of things farmers should know and consider when navigating the rapidly evolving space of carbon and ecosystem markets. Speakers: Kristin Foehringer, Jean Brokish, Paul Dietmann

In Wisconsin, we’re fortunate to have manure as a natural fertilizer. A panel of farmers discuss their experiences (the how) on maximizing the benefits of manure through in-season applications. This session takes a deeper look into widening manure application windows by using various tools (crop rotation, cover crops, application equipment, etc.). Speakers: Aaron Augustian, Jacob Brey, Jordan Crave

During this session, our panel of experienced farmers walks through how planting rye fits into their system and the importance of adaptive rye management the following spring. This session presents different scenarios and the panelists share their real-life experiences and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Speakers: Jason Cavadini, Derek Ducat, Rod Webb

Systematic approaches to establishing covers, planter setups, termination techniques, agronomic concerns when converting from conventional tillage system to cover crop establishment and planting green. This session discusses on-farm trials, new cover crops, and new research being conducted in 2022. Panel consists of two farmers from “Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil and Healthy Water,” UW Research Agronomist, and Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Manager. The panel provides valuable planning approaches to consider and lessons learned to ensure success when planting green.

This training is designed to provide an introduction to the Cropland In-Field Soil Health Assessment, a tool for inventorying soils and identifying resource concerns related to soil health on croplands (organic matter depletion, compaction, aggregate instability, and soil organism habitat loss/degradation).

Learning how to do the assessment in the field is easy. Interpreting and utilizing the results is the hard part.

Topics Include:

1. Conservation Planning & Soil Health Assessment - Holly Giombi

In this Tech Talk Jeff Duchene (NRCS Grazing Specialist, NW Area) and Morgan Kauth (NRCS Grazing Specialist, SW Area) discuss an overview of Conservation Practice Standard 511 Forage Harvest Management, when and where CPS 511 is applicable, types of forages, harvesting equipment, storing harvested forages, and additional livestock feedstuffs (ie. beet tailings, potato processing biproducts, soybean meal/hulls, grain screenings, and crop residues.)

Join our nutrient management and weed management specialists in this final webinar of the series. We will look ahead to 2022 and discuss how to tame fertilizer and weed management input costs in this rapidly changing environment.

During this session Eric Mousel, UMN Extension, focuses on the impact of the 2021 drought on pasture and forage production in 2022. Eric will discusses management actions producers should consider to aid in the recovery of drought affected pastures, as well as options to consider if the drought persists into the 2022 grazing season.

Tune into this Digital Cafe to hear from Dr. Inderjot Chahal with the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Guelph. Dr. Chalal will discuss the long-term cover crop experiments established at the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus. The presentation will focus specifically on the benefits and implications of cover crops on increasing soil health indicators and crop yield in the long-term.