2024 Conference Agenda
Day 1: December 17th
Time Session Title 9:00 am Registration 9:30 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 3:00 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
Day 2: December 18th
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