With the 20-year anniversary of UW Discovery Farm’s establishment this year, we have collected approximately 150 site years of edge-of-field, surface water quality data in Wisconsin. With this extensive database of different farming systems and diverse physical settings, we are … Read More
Contributed by: Juneau County Land and Water Office (Wisconsin) During their first full year as a DATCP producer-led initiative, The Producers of Lake Redstone have jumped in feet first. Planting 240 acres of cover crops within the watershed as well … Read More
Farmers are the backbone of Discovery Farms. By opening up their farms to research, farmer participants unlock our Programs’ capabilities to generate data to find workable solutions that address environmental concerns. At the Discovery Farms Summit held in January, a … Read More
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
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
Erica Olson, erica.olson@wisc.edu Fall manure spreading is a common practice in Wisconsin, especially after corn silage harvest. Manure pits need to be emptied in preparation for winter. Manure is a valuable tool for building soil fertility and soil health, but … 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
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
After two years of conducting nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) assessments, UW Discovery Farms has begun to analyze how Wisconsin farmers can refine their nitrogen management practices to improve economic efficiency and water quality. The data indicates that monitored fields with … Read More