Upcoming Events

Cover Crop and Forage Field Day: May 7 Marshfield

Location: Marshfield Agricultural Research Station, 208356 Drake Ave N, Stratford, WI 54484 | 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

This free field day is designed for farmers, conservation staff, crop advisers, and agronomists to learn how cover crops can be implemented in Central and Northern Wisconsin, and how winter conditions affected the alfalfa crop and options for renovating it.

Webpage (link: https://go.wisc.edu/97w173) | Registration208356 Drake Ave N, Stratford, WI 54484

SnapPlus Version 3: Webinar Training Series

April 21, May 12, June 2, June 16, July 21, and August 18

Webinars will run from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and include a tutorial and one-on-one trainings.

Extension, DATCP, and the SnapPlus Team will walk through new features in SnapPlus Version 3 to help farmers fill out their nutrient management plans. Each of the six webinars will cover a different topic. You can attend all sessions, or the most relevant to you, and each one includes time for one-on-one Q&A with staff.

April 21, 2026 – Adding crops, setting rotations, planting & application seasons – Figuring out how to create your nutrient management plan in SnapPlus? Join Extension’s first SnapPlus training webinar on April 21 to walk through how to add crops, set rotations, and understand planting and application seasons in the updated software. It’s free!

May 12, 2026 – Nutrient systems and template builder –The Snap Plus nutrient management tool has a new look! If you are, or are working with a farmer navigating this tool, consider joining extension’s May 12 SnapPlus training webinar that covers nutrient systems and the template builder.

June 2, 2026 – Silurian bedrock plan features – For farmers working in silurian bedrock areas of Wisconsin, SnapPlus Version 3 includes specific features worth understanding. Extension’s June 2 training webinar walks through those features and what they mean for nutrient management plans in those areas.

June 16, 2026 – Annual updates – Tune in to the June 16 webinar from Extension and DATCP to hear annual updates on SnapPlus, Wisconsin’s nutrient management planning software for farmers.

July 21, 2026 – Winter manure applications – Learn how to navigate winter manure application tools in the latest version of SnapPlus with Extension and DATCP. Watch demos of the new tools and ask questions about your specific fields. This is a relevant session for any farmers who apply manure in winter months and need to reflect that in their plans.

August 18, 2026 – Grazing – The final session in Extension’s Snap Plus Version 3 training series on August 18 focuses on grazing, specifically how to add and manage grazing schedules in the updated software. If you are, or work with farmers who graze livestock and need to reflect that accurately in their nutrient management plans, this is a useful session to attend.

For information on event logistics or the SnapPlus tool, contact Chris Bandura, UW-Madison Extension Soils Program Manager, at bandura@wisc.edu

Badger Crop Connect free live webinars to help Wisconsin farmers and consultants manage corn, soybeans, small grains, and forage crops. 12:30 p.m. (CT) on 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month from April to October.

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Watch Recordings: Badger Crop Connect – Crops and Soils

  • April 9, 2026 topic is Spring Ag Outlooks – Dr. Paul Mitchell, UW–Madison professor of agricultural and applied economics, will present a spring economic outlook. We have seen headlines about the current crisis in farming, even the “widespread collapse of American agriculture,” and most of these were before we started a war with Iran. In this webinar, we will take an honest look at current economic indicators for the state of farm economy to better understand why the current state may indeed be a crisis. We will then review recent policy responses and those that are in action now or soon to be, and then discuss what soon be coming for farm policies. We will then close by talking about what crop farmers can do now in the face of this market and policy uncertainty as they prepare to plant the 2026 crop. Josh Bendorf, UW–Madison Extension climate outreach specialist, will look back into winter weather trends and present a spring weather outlook.
  • April 23
  • May 14, 28
  • June 11, 25
  • July 9, 23
  • August 13, 27
  • September 10, 24
  • October 8, 22