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UW Discovery Farms to host 3 regional meetings

Discovery Farms will present region-specific results March 20-22

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Panelists will describe their innovative approaches to nitrogen management on their own farms and the farms they work with. (Courtesy of UW Discovery Farms)
Panelists will describe their innovative approaches to nitrogen management on their own farms and the farms they work with. (Courtesy of UW Discovery Farms)
Farmers, consultants, educators, and ag industry professionals are encouraged to attend one or all of these meetings for an afternoon of education and discussion. (Courtesy of UW Discovery Farms)

PIGEON FALLS, Wis. — March 20-22 UW Discovery Farms is set to host a series of three regional meetings in project areas around the state to present multiple years of on-farm research results. For over 15 years, UW Discovery Farms has performed water quality research on a diverse group of private farms across the state of Wisconsin. Farmers, consultants, educators, and ag industry professionals are encouraged to attend one or all of these meetings for an afternoon of education and discussion.

Discovery Farms will present region-specific results on topics including:

· Nitrogen Use Efficiency: Abby Augarten, Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Coordinator will present results from three years of the project and lead a discussion on how NUE data can evaluate the environmental and economic efficiency of corn production.

· Soil Health: As part of the NUE project, soil samples from participating farms were put through a soil health assessment. Get the first look at this cutting-edge data from Greg Richardson, UW-Madison Soil Science and Agroecology graduate student.

· Water Quality: Amber Radatz, UW Discovery Farms Co-Director will present regional surface runoff monitoring results with messages on how farming practices impact runoff.

Dates, times, and locations of the meetings are as follows.

Dry Run Watershed March 20

12:00 pm – 2:30 pm

St. Croix County UW-Extension Office

1960 8th Ave, Baldwin, WI 54002

Jersey Valley Watershed March 21

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Cashton Community Center

811 Main St, Cashton, WI 54619

Southeast Region March 22

12:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Jefferson County UW-Extension Office

864 Collins Rd, Jefferson, WI 53549

The meetings are free to attend and will include a light meal. Please RSVP by 3/15 for meal planning purposes to Erica Olson at 715.983.5668 or Erica.olson@ces.uwex.edu.

— UW Discovery Farms

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