Register HereUSDA 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 […]
Financial review for small dairy and pasture options.Hosted by Great River GraziersE5463 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
Hosted by Great River GraziersCommunity 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.
Guest Speaker: Altfrid Krusenbaum, Krusen Grass ConsultingRegister HereWill teach graziers how to set the seasons grazing wedge. Hosted by Glacierland RC&D
Hosted by Golden Sands RC&DEmail brooke.patrick@goldensandsrcd.org to RSVP
Light lunch providedPasture 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 […]
Hosted by the Savanna InstituteRegister HereCome 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 […]
Hosted by Central Wisco Graziers NetworkJoin 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 managementNRCS EQIP expansionNRCS EQIP Grassland bird scenario and other new grazing practices, Derrick […]
Hosted by Sauk CountyJoin 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 […]
Hosted by Great River GraziersEvaluating 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 SpecialistGreat River Graziers Pasture Walks
Hosted by MarbleseedRegister HereJoin 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 […]
Hosted by Southern Driftless GrasslandsRegister HereHabitat 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 […]