Highlights from Wisconsin NRCS
Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible through a shared purpose and commitment to helping landowners care for the land, use it productively, and excel as stewards for the future.
Featured in 2016
> Chippewa Valley Farm-City Day Promotes Innovative Agriculture September 21, 2016 — Over 350 third and fourth graders from area schools, and close to three thousand general public and partners attended the two day Farm City Days in Menomonie, Wis....
> Green County Pasture Walk Highlights Using Annual Grasses to Increase Pasture Production September 12, 2016 — Around 20 people attended the event to walk through a local pasture, share knowledge, discuss conditions and the use of annual grasses to increase pasture production....
> Winnebago County Soil Health Field Day Teaches More Than Sustainability - Implementing Soil Health Principles to Improve Your Farm August 15, 2016 — Over 65 farmers, general public and partners attended a Soil Health Field Day in Omro, Wis...
> Wisconsin Land Judging Contests - FFA Students Participate July 27, 2016 — Over 40 students, participants, and volunteers attended the Monroe County Land Judging Competition, Thursday, July 14, 2016, to learn about judging land and soil...
> Demonstration Farm Field Day Success - Tips on Cover Crops, Drought Proofing, and More June 17, 2016 —The Lower Fox River Watershed, just south of Green Bay, is home to a network of farms that demonstrate...
> Managing for Soil Health - Chippewa County Farmer Proves Value in Cover Crops May 9, 2016 —Steve Siverling, a Chippewa County farmer located in Bloomer, Wis., is a serious advocate and success story for soil health...
> The NRCS Web Soil Survey Uses and Limitations in Wisconsin May 2, 2016 —Soil is a living and life-giving natural resource farmers depend on daily. The National Cooperative Soil Survey Program is essential in understanding soil types...
> Lower Fox Demonstration Farms: Edge-of-Field Monitoring Update February 23, 2016 —The Lower Fox River Watershed, just south of Green Bay, is home to a network of farms that demonstrate the best, leading-edge conservation...
> Meet The Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Network Producers January 5, 2015 —The Lower Fox River Watershed, just south of Green Bay, is home to a network of farms that demonstrate the best, leading edge conservation...
Featured in 2015
> Pollinator Week Highlights Addition of Bee-Friendly Prairie Habitat June 19, 2015 — James MacDonald owns 120 acres of rural land in Green County, Wisconsin. Through USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service...
> Pollinator Week Highlights Buzzing Success of Local Beekeeper June 19, 2015 — Pam Gasper, of Chaseburg, Wisconsin, has been a bee keeper for the past three years. She recently restored 2 acres on her property...
> Jason Nemecek Receives 2015 Soil Scientist of the Year Award June 12, 2015 — Wisconsin State Soil Scientist, Jason Nemecek, receives prestigious National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS), Soil Scientist of the Year Award...
> NRCS, Wisconsin State Office, Selected as Federal Agency of the Year May 7, 2015 — Government employee public service recognition week is celebrated the first week of May. Each year, the Greater Madison Federal Agency Association honors men and women who serve...
> CONSERVE WISCONSIN: This Earth Day, We Salute the Soil April 22, 2015 — Eighty years ago, on April 14, 1935, an ominous wall of blowing sand and dust swept across the Great Plains. This day is known in history as Black Sunday...
