The Missouri Strip Trial program had its beginnings in 2016 in response to Missouri grower questions concerning the use of cover crops in their crop rotations. Producers were curious about cover crop stand establishment, species toRead More…
Human Capital blog series and Part 1 of our spotlight on ACPF By Jenny Seifert One of the questions often asked about the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework, better known as ACPF, is how to use itRead More…
An interview with Maggie Monast, Director of Working Lands at Environmental Defense Fund Human Capital Blog Series By Jenny Seifert, Watershed Outreach Specialist For all farmers to fully embrace cover crops, no till, and other stewardshipRead More…
By Caroline Wade, Program Director at Ecosystem Services Market Consortium Ecosystem services from natural and working lands, and the need to protect them, have been getting more and more attention in the media and by agriculturalRead More…
By Paul Dietmann, Senior Lending Specialist at Compeer Financial Agricultural lenders tend to be a pretty cautious bunch. They want to make adequately secured loans to farmers who have both the cash flow and the propensityRead More…
By Carrie Vicenta Meadows, Agricultural Advisor to EPA Administrator Wheeler The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to ensure clean air, water and land in the United States. As the Agriculture Advisor to AdministratorRead More…
Join the North Central Climate Collaborative for their next webinar Conservation Drainage – Managing Water for the Future featuring John McMaine. Tile drainage is widespread throughout the Midwest. As weather patterns continue to shift toward moreRead More…
Tom’s goal is to improve the soil on his family’s century farm. To do this, he has been working with neighbors Jim Funke, Jon Merrill, and Conner Allender to integrate cattle, sheep, and poultry into hisRead More…
Monitoring the quality of drinking water for livestock throughout the grazing season is important because it changes in response to climate and environmental conditions. To document this variability and to help livestock producers identify potential waterRead More…
This story is adapted from UW-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Science’s eCALS news site. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking Water. One of the many initiatives created under this declarationRead More…