Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm CST

Location: Whirling Thunder Training Farm, Tomah, WI

REGISTER HERE (20 registrations available) by March 7 at 5:00pm

UW Extension is collaborating with the Ho-Chunk Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council, with help from the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), to host a full-day training on the foundations of Indigenous agronomy for Tribal producers and Tribal staff members. Instructors Will Fulwider and CIAS Director Erin Silva will cover foundational agronomy concepts including basic soil science, nutrient management and organic sources of nutrients, tillage equipment, avoiding or mitigating compaction, organic weed management, and planning rotations. The afternoon will include introduction to equipment implements.

We are working with our partners at the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council to reimburse Tribal members from Tribes in Wisconsin for travel expenses. Information on eligibility in the registration form.

Will Fulwider is the Regional Crops Educator with Dane and Dodge County Extension. He collaborates with farmers in the two counties on building an educational program using applied, on-farm research centering on increasing farmer profitability through reduced input approaches. Collaborative research themes include nitrogen cycling with cover crops, integrating winter annuals into crop rotations in Wisconsin, and finding approaches to agricultural production in solar farms.

Erin Silva is a Professor and Extension Specialist in the UW–Madison Department of Plant Pathology and Director of CIAS. Her research program focuses on developing effective and profitable production recommendations for climate-smart organic and agroecological systems and she has a wealth of experience in organic, cover cropping, no-till, and soil health practices.