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21 Mar 2018

Wisconsin and Minnesota farms host tile monitoring

by Erica Gentry | posted in: Discovery Farms, Newsletters, Soil Health, Tile Drainage, Water Quality | 0

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

Farmers Voice, Newsletter, Tile
1 Jun 2017

Discovery Farms – Proactive progress for today and beyond

by Callie Herron | posted in: Discovery Farms, Newsletters | 0

Article written by Tom Bressner, Discovery Farms Wisconsin Steering Committee Member and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Agri-Business Association. As a native of Central Illinois growing up on a small corn, soybean, alfalfa, and dairy farm, I was used to … Read More

Farmers Voice, Newsletter
24 Apr 2017

Why conservation?

by Callie Herron | posted in: Discovery Farms, Newsletters | 0

Excerpt of Phil Hein’s history of Maple Ridge Dairy from a Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Agricultural Community Engagement On-the-Farm twilight meeting. I took a keen interest in soil conservation. We established our first conservation practices in the 1950s. … … Read More

Farmers Voice, Newsletter
17 Apr 2017

How are we doing? A question worth asking.

by Callie Herron | posted in: Discovery Farms, Newsletters, Surface Runoff, Tile Drainage, Water Quality | 0

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

Farmers Voice, Newsletter
5 Apr 2017

One farmer’s WaterWay Network experience

by Callie Herron | posted in: Discovery Farms, Educational Events, Newsletters | 0

Article written by Dave Olson, a member of Discovery Farms’ new online discussion forum. What Discovery Farms is doing with The WaterWay Network has a lot of promise. I enjoy reading about what other farmers are doing on the network, … Read More

Farmer Network, Farmers Voice, Newsletter, WaterWay Network
31 Mar 2017

Meet the Newest Discovery Farms Minnesota Participants

by Callie Herron | posted in: Discovery Farms, Newsletters, Surface Runoff, Tile Drainage, Water Quality | 0

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

Cover Crops, Farmers Voice, Newsletter, Trost

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