2017 by the numbers
What did your 2017 look like? It’s easy to ring in the new year with an eye on the future. Perhaps you started 2018 with a solid set of goals in mind, resolutions you are certain this year you will … Read More
What did your 2017 look like? It’s easy to ring in the new year with an eye on the future. Perhaps you started 2018 with a solid set of goals in mind, resolutions you are certain this year you will … Read More
UW Discovery Farms has updated its Tile Drainage in Wisconsin publication originally released in 2013. The new edition contains clearer management suggestions, updated graphics, and references to new resources. Additional new features make it a great source to reference quickly: … Read More
Article written by Tom Bressner, Discovery Farms Wisconsin Steering Committee Member and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Agri-Business Association. As a native of Central Illinois growing up on a small corn, soybean, alfalfa, and dairy farm, I was used to … Read More
The most vulnerable time of the year for soil loss is April through June, which makes it a good time to conduct a field walkover to see if there are any parts of your land losing soil. Take UW Discovery … Read More
Excerpt of Phil Hein’s history of Maple Ridge Dairy from a Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Agricultural Community Engagement On-the-Farm twilight meeting. I took a keen interest in soil conservation. We established our first conservation practices in the 1950s. … … Read More
Conversations with David Arndt and the Rebout brothers, whose two farms make up the Discovery Farms core farm cluster in southeast Wisconsin. UW Discovery Farms is currently monitoring water quality on two farms in Rock County, Wisconsin, an area known … Read More
Article written by Dave Olson, a member of Discovery Farms’ new online discussion forum. What Discovery Farms is doing with The WaterWay Network has a lot of promise. I enjoy reading about what other farmers are doing on the network, … Read More
Last year, Discovery Farms Minnesota added two sites that monitor surface and tile on one field at the Curt Trost Farm in Wabasso, MN. Why the Curt Trost Farm? Tim Radatz, Discovery Farms Minnesota Research Director explained, “The sites have … Read More
UW Discovery Farms has published a new report titled, Lessons Learned from Bragger Family Dairy: How farm management influences water quality in a challenging, diverse landscape. How do farm fields impact nearby streams? How do soil and nutrient losses from … Read More
Cool soil temps help keep nitrogen stable. Has the soil hit 50 F? Under warm, wet soil conditions, ammonium nitrogen can convert to nitrate, which moves quickly with water, within two weeks of application. Once soil temperatures cool to 50 … Read More