What did your 2017 look like? It’s easy to ring in the new year with an eye on the future. Perhaps you started 2018 with a solid set of goals in mind, resolutions you are certain this year you will … Read More
Greg Richardson supports Discovery Farms’ work on soil health as part of his master’s degree research. He is currently completing a joint degree in Soil Science and Agroecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and will graduate in 2018. UW Discovery … Read More
What Next? Going beyond the cropping and conservation basics This year’s conference theme is What next? Going beyond the cropping and conservation basics. Join UW Discovery Farms and an outstanding lineup of presenters from Kentucky, Colorado and Wisconsin for the … Read More
This the seventh post in the Gorans Blog Series about the Gorans Discovery Farm Project. You can read the previous posts here. In the last two posts, we explored how much total suspended solids (sediments), phosphorus, nitrate and ammonium were carried in runoff … 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
This the sixth post in the Gorans Blog Series about the Gorans Discovery Farm Project. You can read the previous posts here. In the last post, we explored how much sediment and phosphorus are carried in runoff and drainage water into the … Read More
This the fifth post in the Gorans Blog Series about the Gorans Discovery Farm Project. You can read the previous posts here. We’ve explored how weather impacts the amount of runoff and drainage and how nutrient input impacts yields. But for many, the … 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
This the forth post in the Gorans Blog Series about the Gorans Discovery Farm Project. You can read the previous posts here. How do nutrient management practices affect yields? A Fertilized and Unfertilized Field. In the last post, we looked at … Read More
UW Discovery Farms has updated its Tile Drainage in Wisconsin publication originally released in 2013. The new edition contains clearer management suggestions, updated graphics, and references to new resources. Additional new features make it a great source to reference quickly: … Read More