2024 Conference Agenda

Day 1: December 17th

Time	Session Title
9:00 am	Registration
9:30 am	WWASH Conference Welcome
9:45 am	Keynote: Striving Towards a Regenerative Agriculture – Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore
11:00 am	Breakout Sessions
	– Insect Pests, Pollinators, and Predators: The Multifaceted Impact of Cover Crops
	– Manure Application and Nutrient Availability
	– Highs and Lows on the Road to Success in Conservation
NOON	Lunch
1:00 pm	Farmer Keynote: Nick Guilette
2:00 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Farmer Panel: Insights into On-Farm Nitrogen Research – Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program Participants
3:30 pm	Break
3:45 pm	Breakout Sessions
	– Steps for Success When Starting Your Cover Crop Journey – NRCS
	– Leveraging Farmer-Led, Peer to Peer Learning through the Wisconsin Demo Farm Networks – The Nature Conservancy
	– Using your Voice for Conservation – Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
4:45 pm	Break
5:00 pm	Roundtable 1
5:30 pm	Happy Hour Break
5:45 pm	Roundtable 2
6:30 pm	Dinner

Time	Session Title
7:30 am	Breakfast: What is your “Why” for Water Protection?
8:45 am	Welcome
9:00 am	Keynote: Contributions of Cover Crops to Sustainability Intensified Agricultural Systems – Dr. Shalamar Armstrong
10:00 am	Break
10:30 am	Farmer Panel: Communicating Practices to other Farms – DATCP Producer – Led Groups
11:15 am	Breakout Sessions
	– Economic and Water Quality Benefits of Diversified Cropping Systems
	– Edge of Field Practices: Benefits, Innovation, and Practicality
	– Building Consistency in Dairy Forage Programs using Crop Diversity
12:15 pm	Lunch
1:15 pm	Breakout Sessions
	– Agronomics of Small Grains in Wisconsin
	– Herbicide and Weed Fate in Soil Health systems
	– Land Management Tried and True
2:15 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Cutting Edge Solutions Today for the Future of Agriculture