Resources for “Edge-of-field”
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Rock County Monitoring Report
In 2014, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Discovery Farms began a multi-year monitoring study on two farms (four basins) within Rock County to determine how different cropping systems and management practices impact surface water quality.
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Marathon County Partner Project
In 2021, Discovery Farms® established a partnership with the Marathon County Conservation Planning and Zoning Department and the Eau Pleine Partnership for Integrated Conservation (EPPIC) Farmer-Led Watershed Group. This partnership was established to evaluate the impact of regenerative agriculture practices on surface water quality. Two edge-of-field monitoring stations are installed on two dairy farms inMarathon County and will remain in place for multiple years.
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Sampling station for surface runoff monitoring
Here is an illustration of the pieces of a Discovery Farms monitoring station for surface runoff.
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Climate change and the impacts to edge-of-field runoff
There is an ever-increasing focus on climate change and corresponding changes to rainfall and weather patterns. Increasing numbers of extreme rainfall events and warming temperatures have been recently documented in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Rock County Monitoring
Discovery Farms® began monitoring surface water quality in Rock County in 2014. Two
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Langlade County Partner Project
In 2018, Discovery Farms® established a partnership with
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Juneau County Partner Project
In 2018, Discovery Farms® established a partnership with the Juneau County Land and Water Resources Department and the Agricultural Producers of Lake Redstone.
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Kewaunee County Partner Project
In 2018, Discovery Farms® established a partnership with the Door Kewaunee Demo Farms Network, Peninsula Pride Farms and the Kewaunee County Land Conservation Department.