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
Discovery Farms is conducting Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) on-farm research in Pepin, Dunn, and Sauk Counties in 2019. This is the 5th year of evaluating nitrogen on Wisconsin farm fields, cumulatively now on more than 300 corn grain and silage … Read More
Eric Cooley eric.cooley@wisc.edu If you have ever driven by a Discovery Farms water quality monitoring site, you have likely seen our signature silver box that often sticks out like a sore thumb on the landscape. Whether it is an edge-of-field, … Read More
Water Matters was the theme on the June 25 and 26 water tours. This was the fourth year of these tours which provide an opportunity to see up close what farms are doing to protect water quality and how they … Read More
Kevan Klingberg, kevan.klingberg@wisc.edu UW Discovery Farms Planning for the cropping season and then getting those seeds in the ground is an endeavor that involves a lot of capital, labor and “go-time” activities. Now, due to rain and more rain, Wisconsin … Read More