Resources for “Soil Health”
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Business Case Study: Brey Cycle Farm
The business case studies series is produced by the Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grants program at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to highlight the environmental and financial benefits of conservation practices on farms in Wisconsin. This specific case study was created in partnership with Brey Cycle Farm, Tilth Agronomy and the Wisconsin Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). It evaluates the financial and conservation benefits of using managed intensive rotational grazing to raise heifers as part of the farm’s overall system.
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Positive associations of soil organic matter and crop yields across a regional network of working farms
The amount of soil organic matter (SOM) is considered a key indicator of soil properties associated with higher fertility. We quantified the relationship between SOM and yields of corn (Zea mays L.) and silage for a dataset of 170 fields arrayed across 49 farms in a network of growers based in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Click here to read.
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Measuring soil health
Results from biological and physical soil health measurements performed by UW Discovery Farms on Tile and Nitrogen Use Efficiency project fields
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