Farmers will be a key player in improving our climate. Dairy Stream host Mike Austin talks with Rick Clark, a 5th generation farmer from Williamsport, Indiana, about how farmers can reduce their carbon footprint by using conservation practices, how carbon should be measured and how to reduce input cost. He also offers advice on how […]
Regenerative farming: A systematic approach to reducing your carbon footprint
State: Wisconsin
Sustainability focus includes methane reduction, no-till and cover crops
Deer Run Dairy in Kewaunee County takes a holistic approach to sustainability focusing on no-till, cover crops, methane reduction and more. Dairy Stream host Mike Austin talks with Duane Ducat, owner of Deer Run Dairy, and Lauren Brey, managing director of Farmers for Sustainable Food about Deer Run Dairy being recognized as one of four […]
Planting Green in Marathon County
Possibly the first of it’s kind in our watershed, one of our EPPIC farmers took his diverse cover crop fields to a new level: no tilled corn into a multiple species cover crop. With towering stands of turnip, winter wheat, and red clover, soil erosion was reduced, soil structure was developed, weeds were suppressed, and […]
The Genius of Prairie Strips
Farmers in 14 states have planted more than 14,000 acres of prairie strips to ease soil erosion. On this episode, Lisa Schulte Moore of Iowa State University explains the science behind planting native grasses and plants. “Prairie strips are oriented perpendicular to that flow of water,” she says. “It’s really about slowing that water down, […]
Planting Green with Tony Pierick
Tony Peirick, chairman of the farmer-led Dodge County Farmers for Health Soils and Healthy Waters, shares his experience and advice on planting green. Tony farms with his family in Watertown, Wis., where they have a dairy operation, grow cash grain crops, and provide custom fieldwork for other farmers. A long time no-till operation, they’ve successfully incorporated cover […]
Cover Crops with Jay Furseth
Jay Furseth of Furseth Farms, and member of the Biological Farming Friends farmer-led watershed group, shares his experience using cover crops on his family’s dairy and grain farm near Stoughton WI. The Furseth’s have been planting cover crops for over a decade, starting with oats after corn silage harvest. They’ve since moved on to planting cover crops […]
Manure Composting with Jeff Endres
Jeff Endres, president of the farmer-led group Yahara Pride Farms, shares his experience and advice on composting. Jeff farms with his family in Waunakee, WI where they have a dairy operation, Endres Berryridge Farms. About eight years ago, they began experimenting with composting as a way to handle their bedded pack manure during the summer months. When a […]
No-Till Farming with Bob Uphoff
Bob Uphoff of Uphoff Ham and Bacon, and board member of the Yahara Pride Farms farmer-led watershed group, shares his experience farming without tillage. Bob farms with his two son’s just south of Madison, WI, raising hogs and grain crops. The Uphoff’s began to integrate no-till farming practices into their operation over four decades ago […]
A-OK Farms improves soil health through conservation practices
Mark Breunig, A-OK Farms, in Sheboygan Falls, Wis., shares his experience with low-disturbance manure injection and multi-species cover crops, converting to 100% no-till.
Interseeding Companion Crops
Join us for the conversation as Matt Oehmichen covers both the logistics and economics of making this practice work for a variety of production and soil health goals. He also dives into case examples using diverse companion crop mixes.