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
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. Certified Crop Consultants will be … Read More
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 are bringing the project to … Read More
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 Farms, in partnership with the … Read More
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 health piece into these projects … 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
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 specific farming systems and assist … 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
New on The WaterWay Network The Discovery Farms programs of Wisconsin and Minnesota have launched an education module titled Locating and maintaining tile drainage systems and blowouts. Upon successful completion of the module, Certified Crop Advisors will be eligible to … Read More