Nutrient Management Training Series Now Available!
DATCP's Nutrient Management team has put together a five-webinar training series on nutrient management in Wisconsin. To access the series, click
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Upcoming Trainings
Incorporating Off Farm Waste in Nutrient Management Training Series
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Nutrient Management Planning and Incorporating Off Farm Wastewater Products
July 21 from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Learn from DATCP, DNR, and UW Extension staff about accounting for off‑farm wastewater in nutrient management plans. The first session will cover DNR rules for wastewater and is geared toward land conservation staff. The second session focuses on Wisconsin NMPs and the differences in rules for WPDES permittees and licensed septage businesses.
CEUS have been requested.
Register Here:
Incorporating Off Farm Waste In Nutrient Management Planning
SnapPlus Version 3 Webinar Training Series
Join the DATCP Nutrient Management, SnapPlus, and UW-Extension teams to learn more about recent updates to SnapPlus Version 3. Bring your questions as the experts will be available to help you at the end of each webinar.
Each webinar will run from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on the following dates:
- May 12: Nutrient Systems/Template Builder
- June 2: V3 features for Silurian bedrock plans
- June 16: Annual updates
- July 21: Winter manure applications
- August 18: Grazing
2026 Nutrient Management Regional Meetings:
Join DATCP, NRCS, UW‑Extension, and the SnapPlus team for a day of nutrient management updates and planning guidance. Meetings run from 10:00am to 1:00pm, followed by an optional SnapPlus V3 training from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Registration is free, but required. CEUs have been requested. Content at each listed meeting location will be the same, need only attend one event.
Register here: https://wisconsinlandwater.org/2026-nutrient-management-regional-meetings
All sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with
an optional SnapPlus V3 Training from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sessions will be held on the following dates:
- August 19 - Jefferson
Jefferson County Extension Building (Rooms 8 and 9, lower level)
864 Collins Road, Jefferson, WI 53549
- September 1 - Wausau
Marathon County Extension Building (Superior Room)
1100 Lake View Drive, Wausau, WI 54403
- September 2 - Appleton
Fox Valley Technical College (Room A170A - park in North Parking lot and enter through door 16)
1825 N. Bluemound Drive, Appleton, WI 54914
- September 9 - Eau Claire
West Creek Event Center
S7650 WI-37, Eau Claire, WI 54701
- September 15 - Dodgeville
Iowa County Community Room
303
W. Chapel St., Dodgeville, WI 53533
Publications
SnapPlus V3 Magazine
Nutrient Management Fast Facts Magazine
SnapPlus Guide Magazine
Online Trainings
| Co-op Training Series - DATCP Conservation ProgramsDATCP hosted a series of webinars for co-op staff to learn more about our programs. Topics covered in the trainings include nutrient management planning, Farmland Preservation Tax credit program, Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program, Cover Crop Insurance Rebate, Producer-led Watershed Protection Grant program, and DATCP's Soil Water Resource Management cost-share funding, and manure storage and livestock siting support. The first and last training were recorded, and PowerPoint presentations from the second training are available.
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| SnapPlus Training: SnapPlus V3 Tutorial Webinar
This is a guided demonstration of SnapPlus V3. If you would like to follow along at home and enter in data along with the presenter, here are some data files that you will need:
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Participant Guide
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SoilTests.csv
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Fields(2).zip
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Demo Dairy.snapDb
The participant guide will walk you through step by step as well as give you additional data and information to enter in. You will need to upload the soil test file as well as the Field Boundary file. The Demo Dairy SnapPlus database is used to demonstrate converting a SnapPlus V2 plan into a V3 plan.
If you run have any questions or need help, please don't hesitate to reach out to the SnapPlus support email at support@snapplus.wisc.edu.
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SnapPlus Training: How to Add a SnapPlus Database File to an Email
This short tutorial will walk you through how to add a SnapPlus Database file as an attachment to an email. |
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| SnapPlus Training: Utilizing the Grazing Estimator ToolThe focus of this training is on the grazing estimator tool in SnapPlus. This tool helps users who have grazing animals account for the manure that the animals are depositing on the landscape. We will demo how to build grazing herds and how to apply grazing herd manure to individual fields.
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| SnapPlus Training: Utilizing the Rotation Wizard ToolThis is a webinar on utilizing the rotation wizard tool in SnapPlus. The rotation wizard is an incredibly helpful tool that makes bulk changes to crop information, applications, and rotations settings with ease.
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| SnapPlus Training: Utilizing the Nutrient System Tool
This is a webinar on utilizing the nutrient system feature in SnapPlus. The nutrient system feature is a great way to reduce time spent entering in individual nutrient applications. We will demo how to build your own nutrient systems, how to add nutrient systems to individual fields, and how to build groups to apply a nutrient system to.
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| SnapPlus 101This webinar is an overview on utilizing the SnapPlus software to write a 590 compliant nutrient management plan. We will walk through each tab of the program and build a nutrient management plan step by step.
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| Understanding the 590 Checklist
This online webinar walks through the Wisconsin 590 Nutrient Management Checklist and shows how the SnapPlus program automatically fills out portions of the checklist for users. This webinar is meant to help county land conservation staff who are reviewing Nutrient Management Plans and Checklists. |
| Nutrient Management for GraziersThis online training webinar focuses on the basic concepts of soil fertility management in Wisconsin and covers the material required to write your own grazing and pastures nutrient management plan for participation in conservation programs.
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| 2023 Nutrient Management Update MeetingThis webinar is a recording of the 2023 Nutrient Management Update Meeting where we heard from DATCP, NRCS and NPM staff on all things nutrient management.
DATCP staff shared reported 2022 nutrient management numbers, NRCS staff shared nutrient management related updates within NRCS, and NPM discussed targeted educational initiatives to address the stagnating cropland acres covered by nutrient management plans. Lastly, we shared tips and tricks when writing nutrient management plans in the SnapPlus software.
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| SnapPlus and Nutrient Management 101This webinar is an introduction to Nutrient Management Planning and SnapPlus. During this webinar you will learn the “Why” behind nutrient management, requirements for writing a plan, and how to use SnapPlus to write a nutrient management plan. From the first time SnapPlus user to the seasoned user, this webinar will be a great overview of the Wisconsin Nutrient Management Program.
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| SnapPlus Advanced: Learning Tips and TricksThis webinar will dive more in depth into helpful tools with in SnapPlus that help speed up the plan writing process. It is advised to watch the SnapPlus and Nutrient Management 101 Webinar first if you are fairly new to nutrient management planning.
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How to Review a Nutrient Management Plan and 590 ChecklistThis webinar will dive into reviewing Nutrient Management Plans and the accompanying 590 Checklist. This webinar will help get a better understanding of nutrient management compliance requirements.
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Virtual Nutrient Management CurriculumThis webinar will walk through how to use the new online self-paced NMFE curriculum. The webinar will walk through the virtual module and discuss how it can be used in training farmers to write their own nutrient management plans. DATCP will also provide guidance on how to certify farmers that use the virtual curriculum.
Online Nutrient Management Training Curriculum
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Introduction to SnapPlus 101This webinar will cover the general requirements for a Nutrient Management Plan and how to use the SnapPlus Program to write a Nutrient Management Plan. This training is directed towards beginner users of SnapPlus.
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Nutrient Management Regional Meetings
Annual Nutrient Management Regional Meetings were held in August and September 2025. To watch recordings of these regional training presentations and view presentation materials, visit the Nutrient Management Regional Trainings page.
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