Pre-Planting Clinic – April 3

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As the weather begins to warm up, we are getting ready for the spring planting season ahead!

Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water is hosting a spring pre-planting clinic on Wednesday, April 3 starting at 10:30 a.m.

Join us at Weninger Farms to discuss the latest farming technologies to optimize planting in no-till and cover crop conditions. We will hear from UW-Madison Professor Dr. Rodrigo Werle about his research utilizing cereal rye cover crop management for weed suppression. Lunch will be provided.

Agenda details:

10:30am – Registration  

11:00am – Lessons learned: 5-Year research project on cereal rye cover crop management for weed suppression, Dr. Rodrigo Werle, UW Madison  

12:00pm – Lunch 

1:00pm – Farmer Panel: How to set your planter up for no till and cover crop conditions using new and old technologies 

2:00pm – 2024 DCF Cost-share program opportunities 

Register here