How To Stay In Compliance With Your Permit
An update meeting for WPEDES permitted CAFO owners & managers, nutrient management plan writers, engineers, agency staff and consultants.
Hosted by UW–Madison Division of Extension in collaboration with the Wisconsin DNR
NEW for 2025: Technical Engineering topics moved to pre-update morning session.
Offered only in Green Bay and Mauston.
Engineering-session only agenda
– CAFO Program Updates
– Well setbacks
– Post-Construction Documentation requirements
– New NRCS 634 Waste Transfer criteria.
– Chemical Additive Review Process
Agenda
Common concerns found during DNR inspections and simple solutions
Farmer/consultant panel discussion: What to do before the inspection
– Farmer experience preparing for inspections: real life tips and tricks.
Lightning round: short presentations on key issues.
– What is the real definition of a spill? Manure storage maintenance. What can be done without
submitting plans and specs? Post construction documentation. Avoiding common NMP red flags.
– Manure sampling frequency and requirements.
Successes and challenges in communicating/implementing innovative practices: Lessons from local
farmer-led efforts.
Nutrient losses and tile lines / soil loss and edge of field practices
– The latest research updates from Discovery Farms/Extension’s Ag Water program, East of I-39, the
focus will be on the research update on drain tile management and nutrient losses. West of I-39,
measuring the impact of conservation practices on soil losses.
Manure hauling audits / round robin on how farmers and manure applicators are meeting setbacks.
– What to expect, what the DNR is looking for during audits, followed by an interactive discussion
showcasing examples of how farmers/manure applicators are managing application near setbacks.
Updates to the permitting process
Nutrient management policy update
– What’s new with Nutrient Management for permitted farms?
Time has been set aside before the sessions, during meal and afterward for informal networking.
Locations And Dates
Engineering technical sessions: 9:30-11:30am
Tuesday Jan. 28 | Green Bay | Tundra Lodge
Tuesday Feb. 11 | Mauston | Outdoors Forever Clubhouse
Permit holder / consultant sessions
Tuesday, Jan. 28 | Noon-4pm | Green Bay
Tundra Lodge
865 Lombardi Ave, Green Bay
Wednesday, Jan. 29 | Noon – 4 p.m. | Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac County Highway Dept.
1820 S. Hickory, Fond du Lac
Thursday, Jan. 30 | 8 a.m. – Noon | Manitowoc
Farm Wisconsin
7001 Gass Lake Rd, Manitowoc
Tuesday, Feb. 4 | Noon – 4 p.m. | Darlington
Multipurpose Building
11974 Ames Rd, Darlington
Wednesday, Feb. 5 | 8 am– Noon | Jefferson
Jefferson County Highway Dept.
1425 S. Wisconsin Drive, Jefferson
Tuesday, Feb. 11 | Noon – 4 p.m. | Mauston
Outdoors Forever Clubhouse
W4890 Cty Rd N, Mautson
Wednesday, Feb. 12 | 8 a.m. – Noon | Eau Claire
29 Pines Conference Center
5872 33rd Ave, Eau Claire
Registration Information
https://go.wisc.edu/CAFO2025
Advance registration: $46
Meal included – Pay by card or check
Register by mail or online
($10 late fee applied if registering after the Thursday before the event.)
Late registration: $56
Meal not guaranteed – Pay by card or check
Register by mail or online
Walk-in registration: $56
Meal not guaranteed – Pay by check only
No price adjustments for meal or partial attendance. No refunds.
Payment Information
Card Payment – Online Only
Register online, follow provided instructions
for online payment
Check Payment
Register online, follow provided instructions
Make payable to: Brown County Treasurer
Send to: Extension Brown County
Attn CAFO
2019 Technology Way
Green Bay, WI 54311
NO CASH
You MUST promptly complete payment to confirm your registration.
A confirmation email will be sent to you within 2-3 business days.
For more information on this program: Contact Kevin Erb at 920-391-4652 or Kevin.Erb@wisc.edu
For questions on registrations: Email: Extension@browncountywi.gov or Phone: 920-391-4610
An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal
opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.
Contact Kevin Erb at 920-391-4652 (711 for Wisconsin Relay) for more information on this
program or for accommodation requests.
