DECEMBER 17-18, 2024

KALAHARI RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER
WISCONSIN DELLS, WI

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Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual Wisconsin Water and Soil Health (WWASH) Conference, set to take place on December 17th and 18th, 2024, at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center in Wisconsin Dells. This year’s conference promises to be even more impactful, bringing together experts, farmers, and conservationists to discuss the latest advancements in soil health and practices that promote water quality.

Registration is now open: early bird pricing and room blocks are available through November 16.
go.wisc.edu/WWASH

Learn the latest in water quality and soil health practices, discover new resources, and network at the WWASH Conference hosted by the UW-Madison Division of Extension.

Keynotes announced for the second annual Wisconsin Water and Soil Health Conference

Additionally, breakout sessions will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn about a variety of exciting topics, including the multifaceted impacts of cover crops, the fate of herbicides and weeds in soil health systems, and innovative approaches to alternative forages and animal nutrition. 

Two farmer panels will focus on the benefits of peer-to-peer learning. Farmers will share lessons from the nitrogen optimization pilot program, and host an interactive discussion on effectively communicating practices to other farmers.

Back by popular demand, our lively roundtables will return with two separate time slots, offering unique networking opportunities.

Registration and room block rates are available now—visit go.wisc.edu/WWASH  for more information and to secure your spot!

December 17th
9:00 a.m. – Registration
9:45 a.m. – Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore (Natural Resource Professor, Iowa State University)
Striving Toward a Regenerative Agriculture
11:00 a.m. – Breakout Sessions (Choose 1)
12:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:00 p.m. – Nick Guilette (Agronomist | Casco, Wisconsin)
Hear from farmer, Certified Crop Advisor’s Conservationist of the Year, and Door-Kewaunee
Demonstration Farms Network’s co-project manager on his vision for soil health and water quality
2:30 p.m. – Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program-Farmer Panel
3:45 p.m. – Breakout Sessions (Choose 1)
5:00 p.m. – Roundtable Discussions & Happy Hour
6:30 p.m. – Dinner & Continued Conversation

December 18th
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast
What is your “Why” for water protection? – Panel
9:00 a.m. – Dr. Shalamar Armstrong (Soil Science Professor, Purdue University)
Contributions of Cover Crops to Sustainably Intensified Agricultural Systems
10:30 a.m. – Communicating Practices to Other Farmers-DATCP Producer Led Panel
11:15 a.m. – Breakout Sessions (Choose 1)
1:15 p.m. – Breakout Sessions (Choose 1)
2:30 p.m. – Innovation Panel-Interaction of Conservation & Precision Ag

Breakout Sessions Include:

• Insect pests, pollinators, & predators: the multifaceted impacts of cover crops
• Edge of field practices: benefits, innovation, and practicality
• Building consistency in dairy forage programs using crop diversity
• Herbicide and weed fate in soil health systems
• Economic and water quality benefits of diversified cropping systems
• And more!!

For more information and to register: go.wisc.edu/WWASH.