Extension’s on-farm research team is excited to bring you three regional meetings that will explore on-farm research and how it might inform our nitrogen management decisions.
All sessions will be 10:00 am – 2:00 pm and will include lunch. Sessions are free, and registration is required to guarantee lunch.
Eau Claire
Feb. 19, 2025
Chippewa Valley Technical College Business Education Center – Casper Room
620 W Clairemont Ave Eau Claire, WI 54701
Guest Faculty
Natasha Rayne – Technology in Nitrogen Applications
NOPP Panelists
Joe Alits: Organic and inorganic N soil testing as means to reduce N application
Jim Stute: Does a cereal rye cover crop change the optimum N rate in corn?
Arlington
Feb. 21, 2025
Arlington Ag Research Station
N695 Hopkins Rd Arlington, WI 53911
Guest Faculty
Steven Hall – NOPP Addressing Nitrogen Questions in a Unique Way
NOPP Panelists
Carl Hahn – Variable Rate Nitrogen (VRN) as a means to reduce N applications
Jim Hebbe – Evaluating a biological nitrogen product in maintaining corn yields
Appleton
Feb. 24, 2025
Fox Valley Technical College Appleton Main Campus Conference Room A170 A-C
1825 N. Bluemound Drive Appleton, WI 54914
Guest Faculty
Jeff Hadachek – Peer-to-Peer Learning and Practice Adoption
NOPP Panelists
Brendon Blank – Nitrogen rate for best winter triticale forage yield and quality
Ted Hoffman – Corn nitrogen rate validation for eastern Wisconsin soils
Topics Covered
- Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program updates and data will be shared by NOPP staff and program participants.
- A UW-Madison faculty member will share their work related to on-farm research, peer-to-peer learning, or technology in nitrogen applications.
- Extension’s new On-Farm Research Program will be introduced, and we’ll share opportunities to get involved.
Agenda
| 10:00 – 10:20 a.m. | Check-In and Networking |
| 10:20 – 11:10 a.m. | NOPP Recap and Data Lindsey Rushford & Monica Schauer |
| 11:10 – 11:20 a.m. | Break and Networking |
| 11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | NOPP Panel and Discussion |
| 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 – 1:10 p.m. | UW–Madison Faculty Talks |
| 1:10 – 1:40 p.m. | On-Farm Research Program Abby Augarten |
| 1:40 – 2:00 p.m. | Evaluations and Networking |
| 2:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Who should attend?
Farmers, agricultural professionals, consultants, and agricultural partners (non-profits, governmental agencies) who are looking to understand what we’re learning from on-farm nitrogen research and how to take the first step themselves. Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program participants are encouraged to attend.
Contact Us
If you have questions, please contact Lindsey Rushford at Lindsey.Rushford@wisc.edu or 608-461-9874.
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.
Please make requests for reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to educational programs as early as possible preceding the scheduled program, service, or activity. For communicative accommodations in languages other than English, please contact oaic@extension.wisc.edu. For communicative accommodations based on a disability, please contact Heather Lipinski Stelljes at: heather.stelljes@wisc.edu for the public.
