In late 2020, the University of Vermont Extension began construction on Discovery Acres, a new on-farm research site located in the St. Albans Bay watershed. This is multi-year project funded by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. The … 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
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
By Kevin Kuehner – Root River Field to Stream Partnership – Minnesota Department of Agriculture, August 2018 Small areas of a field or landscape can contribute a disproportionate amount of sediment and nutrient loss. These locations are often referred to … 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 Minnesota Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast (RRAF) system is a tool developed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the National Weather Service (NWS). It is designed to help farmers and commercial applicators determine the best time to apply manure … 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
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