This the second post in the Gorans Blog Series about the Gorans Discovery Farm Project. You can read the first post here. Understanding the problem Before coming up with solutions, we first really have to understand the problem. Kim Gorans, … Read More
Online Conservation Discussion for Farmers and Consultants The WaterWay Network is an online conservation discussion forum designed by UW Discovery Farms and Discovery Farms Minnesota as a place for open discussion among Minnesota and Wisconsin farmers, crop consultants and experts. … Read More
The Discovery Farms Minnesota 2016 Year in Review provides a summary of the data generated from 10 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
Are you interested in real-time data from Discovery Farms locations Minnesota? Check out the redesigned www.discoveryfarmsmn.org with improved data organization and display. It is also a great place to find Discovery Farms Minnesota information including, program and project details, contact … Read More
Conversations with David Arndt and the Rebout brothers, whose two farms make up the Discovery Farms core farm cluster in southeast Wisconsin. UW Discovery Farms is currently monitoring water quality on two farms in Rock County, Wisconsin, an area known … Read More
The Collaborative for Sediment Source Reduction (CSSR) in the Greater Blue Earth River Basin project was a five-year effort to evaluate strategies for reducing sediment making its way into the Minnesota River via the Blue Earth River. The goal of … Read More
Last year, Discovery Farms Minnesota added two sites that monitor surface and tile on one field at the Curt Trost Farm in Wabasso, MN. Why the Curt Trost Farm? Tim Radatz, Discovery Farms Minnesota Research Director explained, “The sites have … Read More
UW Discovery Farms has published a new report titled, Lessons Learned from Bragger Family Dairy: How farm management influences water quality in a challenging, diverse landscape. How do farm fields impact nearby streams? How do soil and nutrient losses from … Read More
Surface runoff is a natural process and occurs from rain or snowmelt that flows over the land surface and moves into surface water bodies. This runoff water has the potential to pick up and transport soil and nutrients from the … Read More
It’s January, and we’ve already seen a variety of winter conditions. In all reality, we still have 2 months left of this mystery tour. We’ve seen snow, freezing cold temps, melting, runoff, ice, rain, fog and mud. Personally, as the … Read More