Private Pesticide Applicator Training-Feb. 26 or March 17, 2026
Location: Sauk County Extension Office, 505 Broadway, Basement Conference Room, Baraboo, WI 53913
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Registration: https://go.wisc.edu/patregistration
Session includes training and test.
Badger Crops and Soils Update Meetings Winter 2025-2026
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
- December 2 – Eau Claire
- December 3 – Monroe
- December 4 – Appleton/Virtual
The annual UW Badger Crops and Soils Update Meetings are three regional, one-day in-person sessions and one virtual session that present the latest information on agronomic, pest, and nutrient management research coming out of the University of Wisconsin with a lens to on-farm application.
Early bird registration is available through Nov. 10, and a reduced-cost student attendee option is also available. Each meeting will offer CCA CEUs, and in-person registration includes lunch. Registration is available online at go.wisc.edu/BCU2025. Full talk descriptions are also available at go.wisc.edu/BCU2025.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration, Welcome, Local Updates
9:15 a.m. Best Practices to Reduce Your Phosphorus Index with Dr. Steven Hall
10:00 a.m. Overview of Soil Test P and K Recommendations and Rate Recommendations for Corn and Soybean Grain-Coming Summer 2026 with Dr. Matt Ruark and Chris Bandura
10:45 a.m. Evaluating the Next Steps in Corn Production Systems with Dr. Harkirat Kaur
11:30 a.m. Forage Management for Success with Dr. Marta Kohmann
12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Soil Infiltration and Aggregation: What’s in it for you? with Dr. Mallika Nocco
1:30 p.m. Data, Insecticides, and Indirect Effects with Dr. Emily Bick
2:15 p.m. Corn and Soybean Weed Management Considerations for 2026 with Dr. Rodrigo Werle
This program is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.
Cultivating Your Farm’s Future – Workshops
Fall 2025 Virtual Workshops: Thursdays from 6:30-8 PM in November and December – 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, and 12/11 – Optional session on January 15, 2026 – REGISTRATION deadline: October 24, 2025
Winter 2026 Virtual Workshops: Thursdays from 6:30-8 PM in February – 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, and 2/26 – Optional session on March 19, 2026 – REGISTRATION deadline: January 16, 2026
REGISTRATION: go.wisc.edu/cyff
