Agriculture 

Animal Waste Management

The department assists landowners who need animal waste management permits by providing guidance and technical experience throughout the permitting process.

• Animal Waste Impoundment Permit Application
• Feedlot Permit Application
• Pasture Stocking Information
• Animal Unit Calculator (excel) or (pdf)
• Ordinance Chapter 23

Nutrient Management Planning Services

The department promotes nutrient management by providing cost-sharing and annual planning workshops.  The workshops, held in conjunction with NRCS, are offered to all landowners who apply animal manure or commercial fertilizer. 

• Spreadsheet
• Nutrient Management Planners

Farmland Preservation Program (FPP)

The Wisconsin Farmland Preservation Program was created to prevent the conversion of prime farmland to non-agricultural uses, primarily caused by urban sprawl. Landowners who meet minimum eligibility criteria receive a state tax credit by agreeing to keep their land in agricultural production and comply with the program’s soil and water conservation requirements. The Department of Land Conservation provides planning, technical and financial assistance to County farmers to meet those conservation requirements.

• Wisconsin's Runoff Rules: What Farmers Need to Know
• FPP fact sheets (DATCP) or (Conservation Compliance) or (DOR)
• What tax preparers need to know
• Schedule FC-A (Instructions) or (Form)
• Certificate of Compliance (Word) or (PDF)

Conservation Practices

The department provides technical, planning, and financial assistance to landowners who implement conservation measures that protect soil and water resources.  

Projects

Grassed Waterway

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Stream Bank Protection

Before

During

After

Grade Stabilization Structure

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After