A message from Discovery Farms Co-Director, Amber Radatz A few months ago, having most of the activities in the United States come to a screeching halt seemed like something that would only be in a movie. We are all living … Read More
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
Many farmers have purchased or are considering purchasing equipment to modify existing drainage tile systems or install new ones. Owning your own equipment allows you to install or repair systems as time and money allows. Although the ability to “do … Read More
Looking ahead with 2020 vision: How farmers can keep clean water in focus is the theme for this years’ 8th Annual Discovery Farms® Conference set to be held on December 11 at the Glacier Canyon Conference Center in Wisconsin Dells. … Read More
By: Abby Augarten and Kevan Klingberg While Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) is commonly discussed in reference to corn grain systems, there is little data on corn silage production systems. Wisconsin is the top producer of corn silage and there is … Read More
New in 2020 attend the Discovery Farms® Summit in Bloomington, MN January 7 – 8 Celebrate almost two decades of Discovery Farms research in Wisconsin and Minnesota at this two-day Summit January 7 – 8 at the Hilton Minneapolis St. … Read More
Discovery Farms is conducting Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) on-farm research in Pepin, Dunn, and Sauk Counties in 2019. This is the 5th year of evaluating nitrogen on Wisconsin farm fields, cumulatively now on more than 300 corn grain and silage … 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
Water Matters was the theme on the June 25 and 26 water tours. This was the fourth year of these tours which provide an opportunity to see up close what farms are doing to protect water quality and how they … Read More
Kevan Klingberg, kevan.klingberg@wisc.edu UW Discovery Farms Planning for the cropping season and then getting those seeds in the ground is an endeavor that involves a lot of capital, labor and “go-time” activities. Now, due to rain and more rain, Wisconsin … Read More