The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and its ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program host in-person and virtual learning opportunities every year on agriculture and energy topics from risk management and crops to regenerative grazing and pairing solar with agriculture.

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and its ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program host in-person and virtual learning opportunities every year on agriculture and energy topics from risk management and crops to regenerative grazing and pairing solar with agriculture.

SARE – Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
The 4th edition of Building Soils for Better Crops is a practical guide to ecological soil management, that provides step-by-step information on soil-improving practices.

University of Wisconsin-Extension – Tip Sheet.
Improves soil health due to using less fall tillage; Increase water infiltration and improves water; Sequesters nutrients both with and without manure applications; Improved weed suppression; Increased forage potential.

SARE – Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Cover crops slow erosion, improve soil, smother weeds, enhance nutrient and moisture availability, help control many pests and bring a host of other benefits to your farm. At the same time, they can reduce costs, increase profits and even create new sources of income.

SARE – Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Cover crops should be viewed as a long-term investment in improved soil health and farm management. They can begin to pay for themselves in the first year of use, or it may take a few years for them to lead to a net positive return.

Choose how you want to calculate N rates, using one set of prices or using multiple prices.

Agriculture is the foundation of civilization, and it’s where all of the food you eat and the clothes you wear come from. By Kremp Florist.

University of Wisconsin-Extension – Tip Sheet
Provide nitrogen for the following corn crop; Provide forage (either grazed or cut) for livestock; Improve organic mater; Provide nectar for pollinators.

For over 15 years, Green Cover has been delivering cover crop seed, education, and resources to people who want to restore God’s Creation for future generations.

University of Wisconsin-Extension – Tip Sheet
Establish cover crop early to improve cover crop variability and fall harvest efficiency.

The South Dakota USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has produced scores of videos to help explain and show how healthy soils perform.

MCCC is offering cover crop slide sets available for free use by any educator in the U.S. and can be adapted to meet local needs.

Training Students to Work in Soil Health

A multimedia clearinghouse where farmers can learn from other farmers about how to be successful and profitable with soil health and other stewardship practices.

Information on organic farming regulations, and production and marketing practices for feed and forage crop producers.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) provides funding to producer-led groups that focus on non-point source pollution abatement activities through the Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grant Program (PLWPG).

Fox Demo Farm thrives through use of cover crops and No-till.