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.
Tile flow and nutrient movement in Northwest Minnesota
There have been 12 core farm projects in Minnesota. Two of the sites, Norman County and Wilkin County, are in the Red River of the North Watershed. While there are surface runoff and tile flow... Read More
See Something, Do Something
By Kevin Kuehner – Root River Field to Stream Partnership – Minnesota Department of Agriculture, August 2018 Small areas of a field or landscape can contribute a disproportionate amount of sediment and nutrient loss. These... Read More
Discovery Farms to host a webinar series on The WaterWay Network
A series of free educational webinars on The WaterWay Network will be offered to share the latest research from the Discovery Farms Programs of Wisconsin and Minnesota. All webinars will begin at 12:00pm Central Time.... Read More
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
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