The Ag Water Exchange blog is a place for thoughtful discussion of ideas and information on water quality and agricultural management practices. The goal of the Ag Water Exchange is to contribute to the greater advancement water quality knowledge and modern agricultural management practices.
Nitrogen Use Efficiency Project introduces three new county partnerships
The 2018 monitoring season marks the fourth year of the Discovery Farms Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Project. While finishing our third and final season of monitoring NUE in the Elk Creek and Northeast regions, we... Read More
Why Water Matters
Preserving the accessibility, quality and safety of water is a top priority for farmers, business owners and community members in the Upper Sugar River Watershed. On June 26, 2018 in Verona, Wisconsin UW Discovery... Read More
Discovery Farms Spring soil health sample collection
As part of Discovery Farm’s Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) and Tile Drainage Projects, staff has been busy in the fields the last few weeks collecting soil health samples and measurements. Discovery Farms included a soil... Read More
Minnesota’s Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast website
The Minnesota Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast (RRAF) system is a tool developed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the National Weather Service (NWS). It is designed to help farmers and commercial applicators determine the... Read More
Discovery Farms Minnesota 2017 Year in Review
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... Read More
Connecting farmers to better understand and improve nitrogen management decisions
Article compiled by Abby Augarten from experiences provided by participants in the NUE Project Since 2015, the Discovery Farms Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Project has conducted assessments on WI farms to establish benchmarks for WI... Read More
Wisconsin and Minnesota farms host tile monitoring
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... Read More
Lessons Learned from Spring Creek Farms
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... Read More
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