The Discovery Farms Minnesota 2017 Year in Review provides a summary of the data generated from 9 core farms with edge-of-field surface runoff and tile flow monitoring. The report is a general overview of the amount of precipitation, surface runoff, … Read More
Article written by Roger Toquam of Dodge County, MN and Richard Olson of Door County, WI In 2017, the Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota began monitoring water quality from tile drains. With 24 sites in each state, the … Read More
Discovery Farms Minnesota has published a new report titled, Lessons Learned from Spring Creek Farms: How no-till management influences water quality in East-Central Minnesota. Below is a summary of the findings of the project, details of the study and findings can be found … Read More
This the seventh post in the Gorans Blog Series about the Gorans Discovery Farm Project. You can read the previous posts here. In the last two posts, we explored how much total suspended solids (sediments), phosphorus, nitrate and ammonium were carried in runoff … Read More
There is an ever-increasing focus on climate change and corresponding changes to rainfall patterns. It seems like more extreme rainfall events are observed every year. Wisconsin and Minnesota Discovery Farms Programs have monitored 127 site years of edge-of-field surface runoff. … Read More
This the sixth post in the Gorans Blog Series about the Gorans Discovery Farm Project. You can read the previous posts here. In the last post, we explored how much sediment and phosphorus are carried in runoff and drainage water into the … Read More
This the fifth post in the Gorans Blog Series about the Gorans Discovery Farm Project. You can read the previous posts here. We’ve explored how weather impacts the amount of runoff and drainage and how nutrient input impacts yields. But for many, the … Read More
The Discovery Farms programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota started working collaboratively several years ago. This collaboration has ensured that the three pillars of the Discovery Farms program, farmer leadership, credible research, and effective communication, transferred from Wisconsin across the river … Read More
Tile drainage has many benefits to agricultural production, such as improved field access and crop growth. However, tile drainage also serves as a potential pathway for nutrients to access surface water. This is especially true of nitrogen. Nitrogen is found … Read More
This the second post in the Gorans Blog Series about the Gorans Discovery Farm Project. You can read the first post here. Understanding the problem Before coming up with solutions, we first really have to understand the problem. Kim Gorans, … Read More