Discovery Farms Minnesota has published a new report titled, Lessons Learned from Schafer Farms: Implementing Conservation in a Rolling Landscape. Below is a summary of the findings of the project, details of the study and findings can be found in the full report. … Read More
Is it just me or are we not allowed to have a spring anymore? This year marks another year of late snowfalls, cold temperatures and delayed planting. In fact, on May 19, only 35% of Wisconsin’s corn crop was planted, … Read More
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 sites at other locations, only … Read More
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
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
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
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
Sometimes, soil health is viewed as an all or nothing proposition. When that is the case, farms or farming practices get lumped into groups with ‘good’ or ‘poor’ soil health and discussions are developed around these groups. The narrative generally … Read More
Are you interested in real-time data from Discovery Farms locations Minnesota? Check out the redesigned www.discoveryfarmsmn.org with improved data organization and display. It is also a great place to find Discovery Farms Minnesota information including, program and project details, contact … Read More
Surface runoff is a natural process and occurs from rain or snowmelt that flows over the land surface and moves into surface water bodies. This runoff water has the potential to pick up and transport soil and nutrients from the … Read More