GrassWorks

Beef Marketing Workshop
2025-05-02 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Equity Livestock Bonduel, 455 N. Cecil St., Bonduel, Wisconsin, 54107, United States
Join us in the sale ring at Bonduel Equity to learn about all things related to marketing your beef. Hear from Chris Jacobs of Bonduel Equity on “Understanding Cattle Prices.” Learn about what you need to know about slaughter including how to book a slaughter date, packaging and pricing from a local butcher. Then ask questions during our speaker panel from industry experts on different ways to market your beef. Lunch is FREE and will feature Full Circle Community Farm’s meat and vegetables cooked by Grandma B’s Cafe. Followed by a farm tour and pasture walk at Full Circle Community Farm. RSVP is required!
Schedule:

10:00am – Introductions
10:30 am – Chris Jacobs: Understanding Cattle Prices
10:45 am – Roskom’s Meat: What to Know About Slaughter, Packaging, and Pricing
11:15 am – Break
11:30 am – Marketing Panel
12:30 pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Pasture Walk at Full Circle Farm

WiWic Spring Potluck
2025-05-03 10:00 - 13:00 | LarryVille Gardens, W1349 WI-11, Burlington, Wisconsin, 53105
Wisconsin Women in Conservation is hosting a spring potluck South East Wisconsin at LarryVille Gardens in Burlington, WI. This is an opportunity for women landowners, farmers, farm workers and conservation professionals to connect around their shared interest in conservation practices and learn from one another. Brunch will be a casual potluck at a beautiful farm. Details and RSVP here!

Time and Location:

May 03, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

LarryVille Gardens, W1349 WI-11, Burlington, WI 53105, USA

Badger Crop Connect
2025-05-08 12:30 - 13:30 | https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/programs/badger-crop-connect/?utm_source=emma&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bcc_announcement#2025-Topics
Spring Forage Special

The Badger Crop Connect series provides agronomists, crop consultants, and farmers with timely crop updates for Wisconsin. CEUs are available by topic for each presentation.

Recordings for on-demand viewing are available on the Divison of Extension’s YouTube channel or by expanding the Recordings tab below. To receive emails about upcoming webinar topics, recorded video availability, and other training opportunities and resources, sign up below.

Webinars are held at 12:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays each month from April to October.

Beginning Livestock Production Online Course
2025-05-12 12:00 | Wisconsin
This is an online course. You will receive instructions for accessing the training after you checkout. The course launches May 12.

The Beginning Livestock Production course will cover the animal science and husbandry topics of nutrition, housing and facilities, health, and handling with information specific to beef cattle, dairy cattle, goats, sheep, poultry, and swine. Considerations for raising multiple species will also be included. The course will help beginning livestock producers decide which livestock species fits their system and goals.

As a participant of this course, you will be able to use this information to plan for the essential facilities, supplies, and skills necessary to successfully raise livestock.

Course Contact

Sabrina Florentino, slpflore@umn.edu

Registration Assistance

ext-reg@umn.edu

For guest account/password assistance

Contact HELP@umn.edu, 612-301-4357. Let them know you are registering for a non-credit Canvas course.

Twilight Pasture Walk at Brown Dog Sheep Grazing Farm
2025-05-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Brown Dog Farm, N5293 Kennel Rd, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 53121, United States
Come walk the pastures with Rachel Catlett and learn more about the regenerative farming practices on their farm and how they raise their flock of sheep. Bring a dish to pass if you wish!

Registration is required. Click here to register!

WI Farm Tour: Agroforestry 101 and Plant Breeding for Agroforestry
2025-05-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Canopy Farm Management – Nursery, E5219 Jones Road, Spring Green, Wisconsin, 53588
Hosted by the Savanna Institute

Welcome to the WI Farm Tour: Agroforestry 101 and Plant Breeding for Agroforestry event! Join our Breedings Operations Manager, Adam D’Angelo, for a day filled with learning and exploration.

During this event, you will have the opportunity to dive into the world of agroforestry and learn about the basics of integrating trees and shrubs into your farming practices. You will also get insights into plant breeding specifically tailored for agroforestry systems.

Whether you are a seasoned farmer looking to expand your knowledge or a beginner interested in sustainable agriculture, this event is perfect for you. Come and connect with like-minded individuals, exchange ideas, and gain valuable insights to enhance your farming practices.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn and grow in the beautiful setting of Canopy Farm Management – Nursery. We look forward to seeing you there!

Details and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wi-farm-tour-agroforestry-101-and-plant-breeding-for-agroforestry-tickets-1345728051829?aff=oddtdtcreator

From the Wisconsin to the Fox: A Golden Sands RC&D Grazing Tour
2025-05-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Wisconsin
Come and tour Serenus Pastures and see how Peter has converted severely depleted cropland into lush beautiful pastures using intensive managed rotational grazing. Learn about the challenges and benefits of intensive grazing, how he determines his stocking rate, and how he sets his paddock size. In addition to cattle Peter also raises some pigs and is working on some prairie restoration. In total there is roughly 500 acres of land with a mixture of pasture, forest, hay ground, cover crops and wildlife food plots.

FREE and open to the public. No RSVP required.

Reminders:

-Bring a water bottle.

-Dress appropriately for the weather.

Bouressa Family Farm Pasture Party!
2025-05-18 15:00 - 20:00 | Bouressa Family Farm, N3775 Ritchie Rd, New London, Wisconsin, 54961
2025 pasture season kickoff party!

THIS SUNDAY! May 18th, 3:00pm – 8:00pm

FEATURING:

– Rolling Tacos Food Truck – yum!

– COW PIE BINGO!

– Face-Painting by Ali (3pm – 5pm)

– Petting Zoo – the CUTEST babies

– Hayrides and bales to climb

– Scavenger Hunt (Culver’s prize!)

– Local Vendors

– Fresh air and room to roam!

Feel free to reach out to Rachel with questions or if you’d be interested in being a vendor, volunteer, or have other ideas!

Tickets – $10/adult

(kids are free … get them out on the farm!)

Get your tickets at the farm day of or online at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/…/pasture-season-kick-off…

THANKS and see ya then!

Livestock Guard Dogs 101
2025-05-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Wisconsin
This seminar is a part of the Sustainable Farming Association Homesteading Series and will take place virtually.

For thousands of years, dogs have been strategically bred, trained and used to protect livestock on the farm and serve as a threat to predators.In this webinar of the Homesteading Series, Janet McNally of Tamarack Lamb & Wool (Hinckley, MN) will teach us all about Livestock Guardian Dogs.

Topics will include:

The value they bring to a homestead

Breed Choices and Why

How to train the dogs from pup to adult to befriend the animals and protect them

The importance of these types of dogs to have a job (and not necessarily simply serve as a pet)

Presenter Bio:Janet has been raising sheep near Hinckley, Minn. since the 1980’s, including using livestock guard dogs. Wolves arrived in the 90’s, causing her to restructure her grazing and livestock guard dog management. She currently has eight livestock guard dogs which are a blend of Central Asian, Spanish Mastiff, and Maremma.

Registration: Free. Registration required to receive the Zoom link.

Info: Mary Fischer, mary@sfa-mn.org

Twin Creeks Cattle Co and GrassWorks Pasture Walk Series
2025-05-30 08:15 - 10:30 | Twin Creeks Cattle Co, W2366 Gouda Road, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, 54487
GrassWorks is excited to partner with Twin Creeks Cattle Co to host a summer pasture walk series outside of Tomahawk, WI! Tom and Linda Daigle have owned and operated Twin Creeks Cattle Co since 2010 along with their son, Ben, and his wife, Tiffany. The farm has been in the family for over 100 years, and they have a long-established beef farm on 185 acres of well-managed pastures. The size and type of the cattle herd has varied over the years, and in 2025 they will have 20 cow calf pairs and 20 two year old steers which will are soon to be finished on spring grass. 30 yearlings will also be finished by fall. All animals are direct marketed. Join us to learn more from experienced graziers on all aspects of farming from pasture health, herd selection, and marketing methods. Each pasture walk will begin at 8:15 am with plenty of time for questions along the way.

Each pasture walk will also host a cohort of students from UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources who are attending a local summer program to receive field training in Natural Resources disciplines of forestry, wildlife, water and soil science, and fisheries. We welcome the public to join us for any of the pasture walks to learn from the Daigle family and see how their herd grows on managed pasture!

Dates:

Friday, May 30thFriday, June 6thFriday, June 20thFriday, July 18thFriday, July 25thFriday, August 8th

Start time:

8:15 am

Location:

Twin Creeks Cattle Co

W2366 Gouda Road, Tomahawk WI, 54487. Approximately 10 miles east of Tomahawk, go south on Gouda to the end of the road.

Sauk County Pasture Walk-Reisdorph Farm
2025-05-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Reisdorph Farm, S2258 Bundy Hollow Rd, La Valle, WI, 53941
*THIS EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 20TH BUT WAS RESCHEDULED TO MAY 30 DUE TO WEATHER
Join us at the Reisdorph farm to discuss custom grazing. We’ll talk about how custom grazing can be a flexible option to start grazing & see how Ryan has made this enterprise work on his farm.

Multi-Species Pasture Walk at Johnson Family Pastures
2025-05-31 10:00 - 12:30 | Johnson Family Pastures, 872 320th Ave, Frederic, Wisconsin, 54837
The NW Wisconsin Graziers Network, River Country RC&D and UW-Madison Extensioninvite you to a multi-species pasture walk hosted by Johnson Family Pastures LLC. The walk takes place on Saturday, May 31 from 10:00AM-12:30PM. The farm is located at 872 320th Ave, Frederic, WI 54837. This educational event will emphasize direct marketing, multi-species grazing, part-time family agriculture and silvopasture development. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Johnson Family Pastures is home to Chris and Tamara Johnson and their two children.They raise grass-fed beef, silvopastured goats, and recently raised a number of other species.The farm consists of about 160 acres of gently rolling pastures, silvopasture, and forest. Use ofboth temporary polybraid fencing and high tensile permanent fences allow for rotational grazingof small ruminants and out-wintering of beef cattle. Use of long-term farm transition strategies,cost-share programs, silvopasture development with goats, regenerative grazing, cattle handlingfacility and bale grazing will be discussed along with answering any and all questions frompasture walk participants.

An extensive and diversified direct marketing program has been developed by Tamara andChris that has included farmer markets, email lists, newsletters, website ordering, on-farmfreezer storage, and other strategies and tools to support direct sales and services for theircustomers. Come and learn all about their successful approach.

For more information, contact Chris at 920-960-4475 or Lynn Johnson 715-225-9882 at NWGraziers.

Great River Graziers Pasture Walk: Rod Ofte
2025-06-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Willow Creek Ranch, E5702 Spring Coulee Rd, Coon Valley, Wisconsin, 54623, United States
Special pasture walk with beef cookout dinner, free but you must register by May 23rd! Are well-managed pasture and bird-friendly habitat compatible? Guest Speaker: Ashly Steinke, Audubon Conservation Ranching and grassfed beef producer. Register at crawfordstewardship.org/events-1

Twin Creeks Cattle Co and GrassWorks Pasture Walk Series
2025-06-06 08:15 - 10:30, 2025-06-20 08:15 - 10:30 | Twin Creeks Cattle Co, W2366 Gouda Road, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, 54487
GrassWorks is excited to partner with Twin Creeks Cattle Co to host a summer pasture walk series outside of Tomahawk, WI! Tom and Linda Daigle have owned and operated Twin Creeks Cattle Co since 2010 along with their son, Ben, and his wife, Tiffany. The farm has been in the family for over 100 years and they have a long-established beef farm on 185 acres of well-managed pastures. The size and type of the cattle herd has varied over the years, and in 2025 they will have 20 cow calf pairs and 20 two year old steers which will are soon to be finished on spring grass. 30 yearlings will also be finished by fall. All animals are direct marketed. Join us to learn more from experienced graziers on all aspects of farming from pasture health, herd selection, and marketing methods. Each pasture walk will begin at 8:15 am with plenty of time for questions along the way.

Each pasture walk will also host a cohort of students from UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources who are attending a local summer program to receive field training in Natural Resources disciplines of forestry, wildlife, water and soil science, and fisheries. We welcome the public to join us for any of the pasture walks, learning how managed grazing can enhance the environment while also providing high quality meat and milk for consumers.

Please feel free to join in on any or all of these pasture walk events!These events are free of cost and no registration is required to attend!

Dates:

Friday, May 30thFriday, June 6thFriday, June 20thFriday, July 18thFriday, July 25thFriday, August 8th

Start time:

8:15 am

Location:

Twin Creeks Cattle Co

W2366 Gouda Road, Tomahawk WI, 54487. Approximately 10 miles east of Tomahawk, go south on Gouda to the end of the road.

From the WI to the Fox: R & S Butzin Ranch
2025-06-07 13:00 - 15:00 | R & S Butzin Ranch, N5125 17th Bend, Wild Rose, Wisconsin, 54984, United States
Come along as Russel Butzin takes us on a walking tour of R & S Butzin Ranch. Hear about how they got started in grazing, their successes and challenges and how they use holistic grazing management to feed the soil and grow healthy cattle that feeds their family, friends, and customers.

Great River Graziers Pasture Walk: Christopher Bard
2025-06-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Christopher Bard Farm, 12241 St Hwy 27, Ferryville, Wisconsin, 54628, United States
Methods for managing micro swards in paddocks. Dealing with winter feeding areas for paddock improvement. How to reliably feed salt and minerals economically.

Grazing the Orchard
2025-06-12 15:00 - 18:00 | Old Orchard Farm, 9707 Bridge Road, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 53012
Join Glacierland RC&D for a pasture walk at Old Orchard Farm where we will explore how livestock can convert overgrown vegetation into grazable pasture.

Dr. Greg Brickner has over 35 years of grazing experience at home and professionally. He will be covering topics including:

Lambing tools and medications: When and why they are needed.

Nutritional info for sheep on non-traditional pastures.

Supplemental feed requirements.

Dinner provided!

Free event, registration is required! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grazing-the-orchard-tickets-1311894514809

Great River Graziers Pasture Walk - Taylor Henry
2025-06-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Henry Farm, E 6627 County Rd XX, Viroqua, WI, 54665
Using cover crops and summer annuals to finish fat cattle. Guest speaker: JimMunsch.

Spring Learning Circle: Klemish Creamery in New Auburn
2025-06-17 12:00 - 14:30 | Klemish Creamery, 22474 52nd St, New Auburn, Wisconsin, 54757
This gathering at Klemish Creamery will be a networking potluck, but also an opportunity for women to meet entrepreneur Dixie Klemish and tour the processing plant at this small dairy.

Dixie began Klemish Creamery in November, 2022, making ice cream on the small family dairy farm co-owned with her husband, Randy. Randy and Dixie raised three children on the farm that has been in Randy’s family since 1889. Dixie recently retired after 34 years as a rural mail carrier and is currently in the process of becoming a licensed WI cheesemaker and expanding the creamery business to offer more value-added dairy products. The family enjoys welcoming people to the farm to enjoy ice cream and also to give them the opportunity to experience small farm life.

“The number of small family dairy farms in our state has dwindled over the decades. We are pleased when people visit our farm and have a chance to experience an important part of Wisconsin tradition. We built Klemish Creamery on the farm to produce small batch ice cream and intend to expand into other value-added dairy products in the future. Klemish Creamery is excited to provide a gathering place for Wisconsin Women in Conservation to discuss and share ideas on land stewardship and other conservation practices,” says Dixie.

This networking event will encourage peer to peer learning with WiWiC Facilitator Rebecca Christoffel leading a discussion on conservation practices that can be adopted based on landowner needs.

Others will be invited to share their conservation experiences as well. Please bring a chair and a dish and/or beverage to share, and any questions you may have. If you are interested in conservation opportunities for your land, this is the gathering for you to bring your curiosity and questions!

To avoid cross-contamination please do not wear boots or other footwear that is used around livestock or poultry. Disposable booties will be available on request. Thanks!

What To Expect:

To network with other women in the area around shared dreams, challenges, and experiences of conservation.

To learn about the WiWiC project and opportunities that exist for women landowners to access conservation practices

To gather on a working farm, with some uneven ground and uncertain weather – dress accordingly.

To eat, talk, laugh and connect.

There is no shelter space at this location. In case of inclement weather, we will let you know about cancelation, the day of.

Event Details:

Event is free to attend but registration is required and space is limited.

Please bring a chair.

Women, all who identify as such, are welcome to attend – from landowners to farmers to conservationist enthusiasts – whatever your background, from beginners to experts!

Our WiWiC events follow a Learning Circle model, with ample time and a safe space for story sharing, networking and collaborative learning. We all have something to both share and learn together.

WiWiC is a family-friendly space and you are welcome to bring your children.

Photos are taken at WiWiC events to help amplify the work being done by Wisconsin’s women land stewards, and to help promote future events. Your registration grants consent for your photo to be taken and used for these purposes.

Pasture Walk: Beginning a Grazing Program with Connor Field
2025-06-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Shea-Hi Field Farms, E3176 Woods Rd, Wonewoc, WI 53968, Wonewoc, Wisconsin, 53968
Connor Field will share his grazing journey, from initial ideas, the fencing process, to his first weeks of having cattle in the pastures. Snacks will be provided. For questions, contact (608) 847-7221 or caroline.zimmerman@usda.gov.

Bison Pasture Walk
2025-06-19 16:00 - 19:00 | Back in Time Bison Ranch, 2606 County Rd C, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 54481
Join Golden Sands for a pasture walk at Back in Time Bison Ranch! John and Cindy Gedritis have been raising bison for almost 3 years in Portage County. With limited information about raising bison available to producers, they have learned much from their own trial and error, as well as many other bison farms across the state. If you are interested in raising bison yourself, already have bison and want to connect, or just plain curious – join us for this pasture walk opportunity!

Visit their website to learn more at https://www.backintimebison.com/

Tentative Agenda:

4 PM Welcome

4:15 PM Presentation on Bison Basics

5 PM Pasture Walk

Infrastructure tour with focus on Handling Facilities

Bison Grazing Behavior & Management

Prescribed burning Discussion

6 PM Bison Tasting and other Refreshments

6:30PM Check Out a Soil Pit!

RSVP here by June 17th!

Solstice Potluck! Lunch and Learn and Make Art with Regenerate MKE!
2025-06-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Regenerate MKE @ Historic Bay View, 2940 S Logan Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53207
This on-farm gathering will be an opportunity for women landowners, growers, and conservation professionals to connect around their shared interest in land stewardship and to learn from one another. It will be a casual lunch potluck hosted by Karen Lemke, on behalf of Regenerate MKE, which supports networking among permaculture-minded organizations in the Milwaukee River Estuary/ Rivershed. The permaculture principles and ethics such as “Fair Share, People Care and Earth Care”.

Dr. Karen Lemke has been organizing around re-localized food systems since 2009, and is a member of the Design School for Regenerating Earth, hosting conversations about organizing our bioregions and processing collapse-acceptance/grief related to climate change. She conducted research on the power dynamics of who defines what local food is, and advocates for returning to relationship-based food, loving on everyone who helps get fresh food into our bellies.

Others will be invited to share their conservation experiences as well. Please bring a chair and a dish and/or beverage to share, and any questions you may have. Regenerate MKE strives for zero waste event planning! If you are interested in a conservation opportunities for your land, this is the gathering for you to bring curiosity and questions!

To avoid cross-contamination please do not wear boots or other footwear that is used around livestock or poultry. Disposable booties can be available on request. Thanks!

What To Expect:

To network with other women in the area around shared dreams, challenges, and experiences of conservation.

To learn about the WiWiC project and opportunities that exist for women landowners to access conservation practices

To gather on a working farm, with some uneven ground and uncertain weather – dress accordingly.

To eat, talk, laugh and connect.

Event Details:

Event is free to attend but registration is required and space is limited.

Women, all who identify as such, are welcome to attend – from landowners to farmers to conservationist enthusiasts – whatever your background, from beginners to experts!

Photos are taken at WiWiC events to help amplify the work being done by Wisconsin’s women land stewards, and to help promote future events. Your registration grants consent for your photo to be taken and used for these purposes.

Acres U.S.A. 'Farm Weird' Event
2025-06-21 09:00 - 16:00 | Jason Mauck Farm, 17797 N Cr 500W, Gaston, Indiana, 47342
Introducing the 2025 Acres U.S.A. Farm Weird Event: Join the ACRES U.S.A.® FARM WEIRD Field Day, an inspiring and unconventional celebration of innovative farming, hosted by the Jason Mauck. This unique event will feature an incredible lineup of speakers, including regenerative agriculture expert John Kempf, and soil health advocate Gary Zimmer. Experience hands-on learning as you explore a variety of venues showcasing cutting-edge techniques such as relay cropping with a live wheat and soybean harvest, in-crop grazing innovations like the Stockcropper system, silvopasture management in adjacent woods, alley cropping with corn, and perennial alley cropping integrated with grazing.

Discover how cover crops can revolutionize gardening by reducing weeds, and explore garden schematics, including the Three Sisters planting method, at Jason’s home. The day also offers opportunities to relax and unwind, with a golf course for play and a live concert featuring a band.

With a schedule packed with crop tours, engaging presentations, and open exploration, this field day is the perfect opportunity to connect, learn, and leave inspired to push the boundaries of farming.

Event will be 9am to 4pm – Parking will be on site. Tickets and more info including speaker bios can be viewed here

Pasture Walk at Sullivan Family Farm
2025-06-24 11:30 - 14:00 | Sullivan Family Farm, 404 S Packer Dr, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 54220
Come join Glacierland RC&D for a fun and educational pasture walk at Sullivan Family Farm! This in-person event will take place at 404 S Packer Dr. Get ready to learn about multi-species grazing with Ryan Sullivan, Sullivan Family Farm, and Kelsey Wallisch, Glacierland RC&D, walk our pastures and hear from Randy Cutler, from Cutler Fence, regarding fencing for multi-species grazing operations. We’re serving up a Sullivan Family “farm to table” lunch with Holla on Wheels.

Sullivan Family Farm has a passion for fresh food and good food. This veteran owned 40-acre farm grazes sheep and beef, pastures poultry, and grows a variety of seasonal vegetables.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Sullivan Family Farm has a passion for fresh food and good food. This veteran owned 40 acre farm grazes sheep and beef, pastures poultry, and grows a variety of seasonal vegetables.

SCHEDULE:

11:30 Registration & Lunch

12:00 Welcome & Begin Pasture Walk

1:00 Fencing Demonstration for Multi-Species Grazing with Randy Cutler, of Cutler Fence. Randy is a certified representative for Gallagher Fence & has installation crews that serve all of Wisconsin.

Free event, registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pasture-walk-at-sullivan-family-farm-tickets-1325152780639

Solar Sheep Grazing
2025-06-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Halbur’s Heavenly Hill, W3858 Wisconsin 23 Trunk, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 54937
Join Glacierland RC&D for a pasture walk at Halbur’s Heavenly Hill where Olivia Halbur will demonstrate how her sheep turned OneEnergy’s solar field into a healthy rotationally grazed pasture.

Sarah Glover, Land Steward with OneEnergy, will discuss how the sheep are used as land management tools for their company.

To ensure biosecurity, visitors must come with no manure on shoes, with clean shoes (footwear) and clothes not worn to another farm, petting zoo, livestock or fair exhibition. Boot covers will also be provided at the event. Thank you for your understanding

Free event, registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solar-sheep-grazing-tickets-1328733841689

From the Wisconsin to the Fox: A Golden Sands RC&D Grazing Tour
2025-06-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Back2Basics Family Farm, W7948 Dover Ave, Westfield, Wisconsin, 53964
Join Golden Sands RC&D to learn from Krystian and Monika Weglarz of Back2Bascis Family Farm and tour their 160+ acres. Back2Basics uses modern technology and old-world knowledge to bring healing and restoration to the land. They provide the best possible care for their animals and aim to build a connection to food, nature, and holistic nutrition for their family, friends, and customers. In addition to pasture-raised, grass-fed, and finished and Certified Organic Fed meats and eggs, they sell dehydrated dog treats, herbal teas, and beef tallow.

More details here

Farm Finance 101
2025-06-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Columbia County Administration Building, 112 E Edgewater Street, Portage, Wisconsin, 53901, United States
Join in for an engaging speaking session featuring financial experts from Farmers & Merchants Union Bank: Amy Voigt and Doug Lambert

Understanding different types of ag loans

Preparing ag financial statements: How are financial statements useful for my farm?

How to make a cash flow projection

FSA loan programs to support farmers financially

Farm management resources

Event to take place in rooms 113, 114, 115 of the Columbia County Administration Building

*There is construction in downtown Portage on Hwys 16 & 33, do not follow the detours that bypass town

Sime Farm Soil Health Event
2025-06-26 09:30 - 12:00 | Sime Farm, 1192 Starr School Rd, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589
Dane Demo Farms presents:Sime Farm Soil Health EventSime Farm, 1192 Starr School Rd, Stoughton, WI

Get a firsthand look at soil diversity across farming systems in a dual-site soil pit dig.

See how your soil measures up – learn about the Haney test and compare real local samples to UW PSNT and routine tests.

Explore innovative livestock feeding strategies on a farm tour with the Sime family – learn how they maximize cover crops and marginal lands to reduce feed costs.

Hot lunch provided by the Biological Farmer Friends farmer-led watershed group.

RSVP appreciated but not required, call or text Marie, 608-228-6324

View Facebook event here

Prairie Potluck! Brunch and Learn in Pepin County
2025-06-26 11:00 - 13:30 | Sally’s Prairie, W8957 Goat Back Rd, Pepin, Wisconsin, 54759
About the Event

Come tour a prairie side-by-side with Conservation Coach Sally Farrar, natural resource professionals, and neighbors that can build our knowledge of prairies, prairie establishment and restoration. Sally Farrar, a passionate prairie steward from Pepin County, will lead a hike through her personal prairie and explain the process in regards to seed selection, pollinators and native grasses, drilling vs. tilling, prairie burns and more. Learn about specific grasses, pollinators, wildflowers, grassland birds and other biodiversity that prairies foster. The event is free of charge, but we ask you bring a dish to pass. Registration is required.

Sally Farrar is a Conservation Coach with the WiWiC project and also own 72 acres is Pepin County including a mix of open, forested and prairie. Her curiosity about conservation, along with some initial inspiration having observed and participated in the restoration with Cynthia Lane, fueled her own initiative to restore a 13-acre prairie and go on to add more pollinator habitat in future years. She says, “The path of conservation can become a way of being, often a quiet and unseen mission that can lead to great personal reward and fulfillment.”

Others will be invited to share their conservation experiences as well. Please bring a chair, a water bottle, and a dish and/or beverage to share. If you are interested in conservation opportunities for your land, this is the gathering for you to bring curiosity and questions!

This event is co-sponsored by Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and Renewing the Countryside. It is free to attend but registration is required. Details and RSVP here!

Location: Sally’s Prairie, W8957 Goat Back Rd, Pepin, WI 54759, USA
