Building Partnerships

Farmers of the Roche-A-Cri are a member of the North Central Region of Producer-Led Watershed Protection Groups. As of 2024, there are six groups in the region. The regional network provides and opportunity for growers and partners to collaborate on research, educational opportunities, and more. To learn more about regional producer-led networks, visit the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection website.

Farmers of the Roche-A-Cri are partners with multiple citizen-led watershed groups. Partnerships with these groups has allowed Farmers of the Roche-A-Cri to build community and connections with non-agricultural community members. These groups have learned from one another and have created opportunities to help each other protect and enhance water and soil quality.

North Central Region
Producer-Led Watershed Groups

  • The logo for EPPIC that shows a sun, river, and trees with hands clasping green grass with brown roots

    Eau Plaine Partnership for Integrated Conservation (EPPIC)

    A network of community members building common ground around soil and water conservation in the Eau Pleine Watershed.

    EPPIC Website

  • Farmers of Mill Creek logo with a farmer driving a tractor that is pulling a no-till drill. The Tomorrow River watershed is outlined in the background.

    Farmers of Mill Creek

    Farmer led innovation and public education. To be stewards of environmental sustainability for our land and water in our watershed.

    Find Farmers of Mill Creek on Facebook

  • Farmers and researchers standing in a potato field discussing a conservation practice.

    Central Wisconsin Farmers' Collaborative

    The CWFC mission is to support landscape-scale, producer-led, land and water conservation practices in Wisconsin's Central Sands Region.

  • Farmers of the Roche A Cri logo featuring a circle with a shape of blue water outlined by a green field that has green plants growing.

    Farmers of the Roche-A-Cri

    We are dedicated to building a local body of knowledge regarding the state of our natural resources through watershed-scale and on-farm research, and embracing partnerships with local communities. We commit to being stewards of our land and water, and demonstrating to the public that farmers are conservation leaders.

  • Farmers of the Lemonweir Valley logo featuring a green sun behind gold plants growing out of a field

    Farmers of the Lemonweir Valley

    Demonstrating conservation through soil health and innovation.

    Find Farmers of the Lemonweir Valley on Facebook

  • Farmers for Tomorrow logo featuring a green sprout growing out of a brown dish with a drop of blue water at the top of the plant.

    Farmers for Tomorrow

    Our vision is to make the Tomorrow River watershed better for tomorrow and beyond. Our mission is to make farmers sustainable environmentally and financially with better practices.

    Find Farmers for Tomorrow on Facebook

Citizen-Led Watershed Groups

  • The PACRS logo featuring an outline of Wisconsin in green and an outline of the Wisconsin river in blue

    Petenwell and Castle Rock Stewards

    Petenwell and Castle Rock Stewards (PACRS) are regular people that love these lakes and the Wisconsin River. We want to protect the water so folks can continue enjoying it for generations.

    PACRS are the lead collaborators for Farmers of the Roche-A-Cri

    PACRS Website

  • 14 Mile Watershed Alliance logo featureing a blue 14 and green M with green trees and green water below

    14 Mile Watershed Alliance

    We are a group of motivated citizens that intend to improve the surface and groundwater of the 14 Mile Watershed by providing important information and education to encourage public participation.

    14 Mile Watershed Alliance Website