This article was originally produced for Dairy’s Bottom Line, a PDPW publication. Traditional Wisconsin forage systems usually include some combination of corn silage and alfalfa. The ultimate ratio of different crops that end up in front of dairy cows in … Read More
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
In Wisconsin, farmers are experiencing an interruption in farm to milk plant processing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an oversupply of some dairy products, such that certain plants are asking farmers to reduce production and limit the amount … 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
Kevin Kuehner – Root River Field to Stream Partnership – Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Fillmore SWCD New life has been restored to a 1950s era flood retention structure (E3) in the Crystal Creek Watershed. Utilizing funding from a targeted … Read More
There have been 12 core farm projects in Minnesota. Two of the sites, Norman County and Wilkin County, are in the Red River of the North Watershed. While there are surface runoff and tile flow sites at other locations, only … 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
Preserving the accessibility, quality and safety of water is a top priority for farmers, business owners and community members in the Upper Sugar River Watershed. On June 26, 2018 in Verona, Wisconsin UW Discovery Farms, in partnership with the … 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