The Ag Water Exchange blog is a place for thoughtful discussion of ideas and information on water quality and agricultural management practices. The goal of the Ag Water Exchange is to contribute to the greater …
The Tree: Fall 2020
In this issue: Watching the weather Partnership brings new opportunities to measure Nitrogen Use Efficiency Weather creating an increasing need for conservation efforts Discovery Farms Resources Read the full issue
Discovery Farms Virtual Conference Series
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us on seven Wednesdays at 12pm CT for one hour each week as we cover …
Nitrogen Use Efficiency: A guide to conducting your own assessment
Are you interested in monitoring Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) on your own fields? UW Discovery Farms has created a guide that will lead you through the process of conducting your own NUE study. Calculating NUE can be relatively simple and offers insight into how N management can be altered in order to achieve economically optimum yields while reducing nutrient losses to the environment.
Science meets the seat of the tractor
For Jack Herricks, whose farmhouse is just yards away from a watercourse draining hundreds of acres, issues of runoff, pollution and farm prosperity are practical realities.
Producer-Led Webinar Series
Hosted by DATCP and Discovery FarmsThis webinar series, covers a range of conservation topics that producer-led groups around the state are focusing on. Each webinar will include the farmer perspective and will have time for …
The Tree: Spring 2020
In this issue: Beginning at the beginning Partner piece: Water quality monitoring with the Producers of Lake Redstone The farms behind the dataset Steering Committee Spotlight: Kay Zwald We are here for you. Read the …