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The Agriculture Water Quality Program delivers educational content for farmers, crop advisors and conservation professionals on the relationships between ag production practices and water quality outcomes.

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▶ Watch: Flood Mitigation and Water Quality in Extreme Weather Conditions

▶ Watch: Flood Mitigation and Water Quality in Extreme Weather Conditions

This webinar discusses the dual purpose of some ag conservation practices and the extreme weather making them necessary featuring Dr. Steve Vavrus, Wisconsin State Climatologist, and Sheri Schwert, Agriculture Water Quality Outreach Specialist.

▶ Watch: Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Widespread Use and Emerging Impacts on Agricultural Landscapes

▶ Watch: Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Widespread Use and Emerging Impacts on Agricultural Landscapes

Hear from Dr. Russell Groves, Researcher and Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology at UW-Madison and Dr. Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grain Specialist at UW-Madison.

▶ Watch: Nitrogen Balance: Reevaluating Crop Rotations for Cleaner Water in Wisconsin

▶ Watch: Nitrogen Balance: Reevaluating Crop Rotations for Cleaner Water in Wisconsin

Dr. Steven Hall, Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, and Guolong Liang, Agriculture Water Quality Outreach Specialist, discuss water quality impacts under different crop rotations in Wisconsin.

▶ Watch: Nitrate Leaching: Trends in the Midwest to Local Impacts in Wisconsin

▶ Watch: Nitrate Leaching: Trends in the Midwest to Local Impacts in Wisconsin

Dr. Lindsey Hartfiel, Discovery Farms Research Program Manager, and Kelsey Hyland, Agriculture Water Quality Outreach Specialist, discuss nitrate leaching.

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Who are we?

The Agriculture Water Quality Program helps to address the water quality challenges facing agricultural producers in Wisconsin. Our Program adds support and structure for collaborations and initiatives to conduct research and education to improve water quality related to agricultural production for farmers, crop advisors, and conservation professionals.

We build on the research, knowledge, and experience of faculty and staff in Extension that have been working on this issue, including Extension’s very successful Discovery Farms® Program.

Contact our Extension Agriculture Water Quality Program team at agwater@extension.wisc.edu

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