GrassWorks

Winter Grazing Event
2023-12-14 16:00 - 21:00 UTC | WI
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Join us to learn about innovative ways to integrate livestock and extend the grazing season.
NRCS will be showcasing new practices that can be implemented to improve management in winter grazing systems: heavy use areas, winter waterers, windbreaks (portable and permanent).
Agenda:
10am – 12pm:
FIELD WALK and farm tour hosted by Schoepp Farms LLC Address: N2007 E. Harmon Rd, Lodi, WI 53555
12:00PM – 3PM:
COVER CROP RESEARCH PRESENTATION AND FARMER PANEL Location: Township of West Point Town Hall, N2144 Rausch Rd, Lodi, WI 53555
Sand County Foundation will present on their research working with these farmers and rotationally grazing cover crops. READ RESEARCH PAPERPanel includes farmers that have experience implementing these innovative grazing practicesLunch will be provided with thanks to SSWIG and the Lake Wisconsin Farmer Watershed Council!
SPACE FOR THE TOWN HALL PRESENTATION AND PANEL IS LIMITED, SO BE SURE TO REGISTER!

Webinar: Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistance and Stewardship on the Farm
2023-12-14 20:00 - 21:00
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Have you ever wondered about FACT’s work on food safety and antibiotics? Join us for a webinar with Steve Roach, Director of FACT’s Safe and Healthy Food Program and Madeleine Kleven, Safe and Healthy Food Program coordinator as they review some important topics that every livestock producer should know.
Hosted by FACT

Farming For Soil Health - Winter Workshop
2023-12-19 00:00 - 2023-12-20 00:00
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Featuring Mark Renz and Rodrigo Werle on managing weeds in drought.
Includes:

Small group breakouts
Farmer panel discussion
Networking opportunities
Lunch featuring locally produced foods

$15 Registration Fee helps cover cost of local food lunch.
Hosted by Glacierland RC&D, partnering with Rock River Regenerative Graziers, Jefferson County Soil Builders, Farmers for Lake Country, Farmers on the Rock, Lower Yahara Watershed Biological Farmer Friends, and Drumlin Area Land Trust.

Webinar: Telling the story of your farm: The Benefits of Pasture Raised Meats
2024-01-11 18:00 - 19:00
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Are you struggling with how to share your farm story in a way that engages customers? Do you have trouble weaving in the nutritional benefits pasture raised meats offer in a way that makes sense to the consumer? In this webinar April Parms Jones will teach you the art of storytelling and how mastering this skill will help increase profitability, customer engagement and retention.
Hosted by FACT

Webinar: Maximize Your On Line Store
2024-01-16 20:00 - 21:00
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Ecommerce can be a game changer for your direct-to-consumer meat business, but there are several important things to consider to optimize your online sales. In this webinar, Katie Olthoff with ChopLocal will share the best practices for your ecommerce store to help you get the most bang for your buck!
Hosted by FACT

Northeast Wisconsin Woodland Owners Conference
2024-01-27 14:30 - 19:00
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The Woodland Owners Conference will feature speakers focusing on topics of interest to private woodland owners.
Topics include:

managing woodlands
forest health issues
the MFL Program
forest industry panel

Hosted by Glacierland RC&D

GrassWorks Grazing Conference 2024
2024-02-01 00:00 - 2024-02-04 00:00
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We can’t wait to see you for our 32nd GrassWorks Grazing Conference! Join us for an amazing conference, including…

Keynotes presentations from Dr. Lucinda Stuenkel and other agricultural leaders
Mix of breakout sessions for both beginning and experienced graziers, covering topics like…

Grazing ‘101’
Animal Nutrition on Pasture
Direct to Consumer Marketing
Vet and Herd Basics
Farm Finances
Managing Changing Weather
Pastured Poultry and Small Ruminants
Alternative Forages
And more!

Tradeshow showcasing key product and service providers
MOTH (Musings of the Herd) storytelling time, jam session, happy hours, and networking opportunities to gather with your favorite fellow graziers
Delicious meals, featuring grass-fed meats and local foods

Visit grassworks.regfox.com/2024-grassworks-grazing-conference-registration to learn more about conference passes, meal tickets, scholarship and volunteer opportunities, and hotel reservations!

Food Photography: Creating outstanding digital assets for your farm!
2024-02-08 18:00 - 19:00
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The Lowdown is a once-a-month, virtual gathering of our community of direct-to-consumer Good Meat® farmers and ranchers who want to go deep and talk shop. Each Lowdown is an opportunity for producers to strengthen their marketing and learn from one another.
They are hour-long conversations between a guest producer, producer-facilitators, and a group of producers who join to ask questions and participate. Each session is focused on a marketing theme. Read more about them here.
Our hosts Alex Miller of Lick Skillet Farm and Beth Robinette of Lazy R Ranch will facilitate and ensure an atmosphere of lively discussion and knowledge sharing.
When you register, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a Zoom Link for the event and, as well as a calendar invite.

Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference
2024-02-21 00:00 - 2024-02-24 00:00
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The Marbleseed (formerly MOSES) Organic Farming Conference is widely known as the largest organic farming conference in the United States. Every year regenerative and organic farmers from a wide range of farm sizes, experiences, and backgrounds gather to learn the latest in organic farming methods, build community, and shape the future of the organic farming movement.

The Future of Dairy Heifer Raising
2024-02-27 16:00 - 20:00
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Includes Lunch
Please join us for an in depth discussion with farmers, nutritionists, and other technical service providers about the economic, ecological, and animal performance opportunities and challenges of raising replacement heifers in managed grazing systems.
This discussion is a collaboration between UW-Madison Grassland 2.0 in cooperation with UW Extension, with support from the Eau Pleine Partnership for Integrated Conservation (EPPIC).

2024 WI Land+Water Conference
2024-03-06 00:00 - 2024-03-09 00:00
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The annual conference provides valuable networking opportunities, forums to discuss current work and new ideas with colleagues, a chance to build technical knowledge, and space to be re-inspired by the passion for conservation across the state.
The annual business meeting is held on the last morning of the conference. This meeting includes updates from our Board of Directors and a forum for discussion.
Other events occurring at the conference include the following:

Keynote and plenary speakers
Statewide youth education Poster & Speaking Contests
Honoring our the winners of our Conservation Awards
Networking and social hours
Silent auction to benefit youth education programs

THE 11TH ANNUAL MIDWEST SOIL HEALTH SUMMIT MANAGING FOR PROFIT WITH THE SOIL HEALTH PRINCIPLES
2024-03-13 00:00 - 2024-03-15 00:00
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Sustainable Farming Association’s biggest soil health event of the year draws local and national experts in the field together with you for discussion, networking, and education. Farmers and ranchers, ag professionals, educators, and others are invited to explore what it means to use the soil health principles as a tool for farm profitability.

West Central WI Spring Grazing Conference
2024-03-16 15:00 - 21:00
All Things Soil and Forage FertilityTopics Include:

Why soil sampling is important: sampling methods
Different fertilizer methodologies: conventional, organic, and foliar feeding
Audubon Bird Friendly Beef Certification
Farmer Panel: fertility programs on their farms

Hosted by River Country RC&D and River Country Grazing Network
Register Here – or call/text (715) 579-4916
Visit River Country Event Page

Manure Mondays: Manure Additives
2024-03-18 18:00 - 19:00
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Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs invites you to the 2024 Manure Monday Series. Sessions will be delivered through Zoom. The sessions are free. When you register, you will be registered for all sessions.

Manure Mondays: Composting Bedded Pack Barns
2024-03-25 18:00 - 19:00

Biochar Workshop & Demo
2024-04-02 18:00 - 20:00
Event includes:

Biochar Demo using Ring of Fire Biochar Kiln from GreenLake County
Kristin Foerhinger (NRCS WI State Working LandsClimate Smart Specialist) talking all things biochar:benefits, risks, when and where to apply, and NRCSprograms available in relation to biochar.
Find out how to rent the Ring of Fire Biochar Kiln, placesto buy biochar and other biochar resources.
Learn about how other Countries utilize biochar.’

This event is FREE! Snacks and refreshments provided.Please RSVP to brooke.patrick@goldensandsrcd.org by March 31st.

Regenerative Livestock Systems Symposium
2024-04-05 13:00 - 23:00
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Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 AM – Welcome & Poster Session9:00 – 10:30 AM

Grazing Ecology and Restoration – Stephen Thomforde
Pasture resilience and environmentally friendly livestock farming – Azadeh F. Javazmi
Reintegrating Grazing Ruminants in Row Crop Country: Agroecological Benefits and Costs – George Boody

10:30 – 11:00 AM – BREAK + Poster session11:00 – 12:30 PM

Regenerative Grazing – Green Lands Blue Waters Project – Jane Grimsbo-Jewett
Grasslands 2.0 – Nicholas R. Jordan
Scaling up Regenerative Poultry – Diane Chistofore

12:30 – 2:00 PM – Lunch and Producer Panel2:00 – 3:30 PM

A Farm Journey to Grass-Fed Dairy and Beef – Kevin Mahalko
Reducing Methane Emissions in Grazing Dairy Cattle – Bradley Heins
Regenerative Farming Management in Pasture-Based Dairy Farms – Derek Schmitz

3:30 – 4:00 PM – BREAK + Poster session4:00 – 5:30 PM

Opportunities and Challenges of Silvopasture Systems – Eric Mousel
Bison Farming and Indigenous Livestock Practices – Paul Dressen
Audubon Conservation Ranching Program – Sarah Hewitt

5:30 – 6:00 PM – Final Thoughts & Poster session

Heart of Wisconsin Grazing Conference
2024-04-05 14:00 - 21:00
Register by sending in attached formAgenda9:00AM—9:30AM

Registration Opens! Come early to talk to exhibitors and other graziers and enjoy coffee and donuts.

9:30AM—9:50AM

Grazing Happenings in Wisconsin with Jason Cavadini

10:00AM—10:50AM

Salon A: Forage Species Selection & Weed Management with Brooke Bembeneck

Salon B: Update on WI Grazing Researchwith Dr. David Jaramillo & Dr. Marta Kohmann

11:00AM—11:50AMSalon A: Beginning Grazier Session—Tips & Tricks for

Getting Started with Rotational Grazingwith Farmer Panel
Salon B: Taking your Pasture Management Skills to the Next Level with Laura Paine

12:00PM—12:50PM

Catered lunch included with registration fee. Time to meet with Exhibitors and visit with conference attendees and speakers!

1:00PM—1:50PM

Salon A: From Good to Great – Strategies for Improved Small Ruminant Management with Austin Pethan
Salon B: Economic & Environmental Opportunities of Dairy Heifer Grazing with Grassland 2.0 & Mike Redetzke

2:00PM—2:50PM

Salon A: Multi-species Grazing Management with Farmer Panel
Salon B: Grazing Alternative Forages with Matt Oehmichen and Derrick Raspor

3:00PM—3:50PM

Salon A: Grazing with Grassland Birds
Salon B: Preparing for Winter Grazing with Nick Besasie

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative: Navigating the Application Process
2024-04-11 20:00 - 21:00
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USDA NRCS has just announced $22M in funding for the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)! This program will fund partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands.
Join us for a call where we’ll break down the Notice of Funding Opportunity, share best practices on crafting your proposal, and hear from current grantees implementing GLCI-funded projects.
Co-sponsored by the Wallace Center, National Grazing Lands Coalition, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.

Financial Review for Small Dairy and Pasture Options
2024-04-27 15:30 - 17:00
Financial review for small dairy and pasture options.

Hosted by Great River Graziers

E5463 State Hwy 82, Viroqua.
From hwy 27 turn onto 82 towards DeSoto. Barn is 1.3 miles on left.
**note: Google Maps gives weird directions to this address, we

Demonstration of Sheep Grazing for Restoration of Cross Country Track Area
2024-05-05 14:30 - 17:00
Hosted by Great River Graziers
Community project to bring livestock onto school grounds, fence under construction for grazing sheep around cross-country track. Story of the program, and discussion of contract-grazing as a pathway for youth to get into grazing. Guest: Carolyn Idhe, UW & Iowa Small Ruminant Outreach Specialist.

Setting Your Grazing Wedge
2024-05-07 19:00 - 21:00
Guest Speaker: Altfrid Krusenbaum, Krusen Grass Consulting
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Will teach graziers how to set the seasons grazing wedge.
Hosted by Glacierland RC&D

Small Scale Farming and Homesteading
2024-05-10 22:00 - 2024-05-11 00:00
Hosted by Golden Sands RC&D
Email brooke.patrick@goldensandsrcd.org to RSVP

Pasture Walk Featuring NoFence system, Bale Grazing Project, Forage Flush Management
2024-05-11 17:00 - 19:00
Light lunch provided
Pasture walks are meant to be a sharing of thoughts, ideas, and information in a production setting. This event will focus on a few different aspects of grazing management, including first flush, bale grazing, and the opportunities with electronic fencing, including the NoFence pilot project in which Hoffman’s participated over the winter on both sheep and cattle.
Roseann and Scott Hoffman will be sharing their experiences with NoFence, their farm’s transition processes (current transition is to fall calving), and other aspects of their grazing journeys. Cost-share opportunities that can assist in your transitions will also be discussed. Regional Crops/Soils Educator Scott Reuss will be on hand to share information from the state-wide bale grazing soil health research project of which Hoffman’s are a part. Paddock and hay acres’ nutrient management will also be reviewed, with a quick overview of nutrient considerations to maximize forage quality and quantity.
Proper forage management equals optimum animal performance!

Wisconsin Agroforestry Demonstration Farm Tour
2024-05-15 10:00 - 12:00
Hosted by the Savanna Institute
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Come Join an introduction to Agroforestry on Savanna Institute’s North Farm on our Spring Green Campus, WI.
Savanna Institute’s North Farm is located directly north of the Wisconsin River, and contains an almost complete watershed, making it valuable as a site for water quality research, as well as silvopasture and alley cropping approaches. With the largest acreage among the farms, the North Farm is dedicated to demonstrating large-scale commercial farming.

Central Wisco Spring Pasture Walk
2024-05-15 22:30 - 2024-05-16 01:00
Hosted by Central Wisco Graziers Network
Join us at Bouressa Family Farm to meet other area graziers!
Pasture walk and discuss the grazing season ahead and learn more about new NRCS Practices and some of Rachel’s other collaborative projects with Audubon and USFWS!

Spring pasture management
NRCS EQIP expansion
NRCS EQIP Grassland bird scenario and other new grazing practices, Derrick Raspor, NRCS
Audubon Conservation Ranching program, Tom Prestby, Audubon Great Lakes
Wetlands restoration project, Lara Fondow, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Check out a newly installed handling area and discuss ideas to improve or install an area on your farm.

POTLUCK – Please bring a dish to share 😋Location: Bouressa Family FarmN3775 Ritchie Rd, New London, WI 54961Any questions, feel free to contact:Rachel Bouressa, 608-228-6617, rachelbouressa@gmail.comLearn More

Luke & Jenna Repka Pasture Walk
2024-05-16 23:00 - 2024-05-17 01:00
Hosted by Sauk County
Join us at the Repka farm to learn about fencing for multispecies of livestock.
If I could do it again, I would change a few things like fence placement, gate placement, fence style…, says Luke Repka.
Come and learn from Luke’s experience and see a well-managed grazing system featuring British White cattle.
FlyerSauk County Pasture Walks

Pasture Walk: Evaluating December Frost Seeding and Appraisal of Different Watering Systems
2024-05-29 15:30 - 17:30
Hosted by Great River Graziers
Evaluating December frost seeding. Appraisal of different watering systems for a 30+ cow/calf and separate meat-sheep flock. Guest resource: Carolyn Idhe, UW & lowa Small Ruminant Outreach Specialist
Great River Graziers Pasture Walks

Full Circle Organic Experience Field Day
2024-06-01 15:00 - 21:00
Hosted by Marbleseed
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Join the 2024 Marbleseed Farmers of the Year for a tour of their farm! Learn from their diversified enterprises including organic vegetables, grass-fed beef, pastured pork and poultry as well as conservation practices implemented on the farm. Come at any point during the day to see these different enterprises and learn more from these amazing farmers.
The Adamski family’s roots stretch back five generations on their 240-acre farm in Seymour. Rick and Valerie use managed grazing as the cornerstone method for raising certified organic beef. The farm provides a balanced ecological system to protect waterways, increase soil health and sequester carbon, and increase wildlife and biodiversity.
A chicken taco bar lunch will be available for $5 per person and sponsored by Blue Farm.
There will also be informational tables from other relevant sustainable agriculture organizations, a petting barn and lots of time for networking with farmers and consumers interested in organic agriculture.
This Field Day is put on with financial assistance from the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)

Agroforestry in a Grassland Landscape Context
2024-06-03 14:00 - 20:00
Hosted by Southern Driftless Grasslands
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Habitat needs of wildlife that depend on large, contiguous tracts of open lands – grassland birds and migratory Monarch butterfly in particular – is especially important in the southern Driftless Area in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota. Agroforestry is an increasingly discussed agricultural practice with many benefits but when inappropriately sited can have detrimental impacts on species of federal and state concern. Siting projects with landscape context in mind is critical to supporting wildlife on working lands in a grassland landscape. Join us to share knowledge and considerations for agroforestry planning in context of landscape scale goals.
Lunch to be provided.
