Discovery Farms®, a program of UW-Madison Division of Extension, is a farmer-led research and outreach program focused on the relationship between agriculture and water quality. The program is unique in that it conducts research on privately-owned farms throughout Wisconsin, working with the U.S. Geological Survey to gather credible and unbiased water quality information from monitored sites.
Latest News & Publications
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.
Extension Ag Water Quality News
This is an active news feed from Extension's Ag Water Quality Program
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Register Now: 2nd Annual Wisconsin Water and Soil Health Conference
September 3, 2024 -
Winter Water Quality Webinar Series
January 10, 2024 -
Ask an Agriculture Question
January 8, 2024
Recent Ag Water Quality Articles
Recent research materials from Extension's Ag Water Quality Program
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Manage nitrogen as a budget to reduce groundwater contamination
September 11, 2024 -
Spring impacts of climate change on Wisconsin agriculture
April 24, 2024
The Discovery Farms® Program is proud to be a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.