Current Discovery Farm Projects

Below are links to currrent Discovery Farms projects that aren't complete. Short descriptions about the farms and links to slideshows are located on the individual pages. A short description of each project follows the link.

 

Bragger Farm
Farm Characteristics: Dairy, 100-350 milking cows, Northwestern Wisconsin

Monitoring System: Instream

Heisner Family Dairy
Farm Characteristics: Dairy, organic grazing, less than 100 milking cows

Monitoring System: Edge of field, and instream

Riechers Beef
Farm Characteristics: Beef, 350-700 steers, Southwestern Wisconsin

Monitoring System: Edge of field

Saxon Homestead
Farm Characteristics: Grazing Dairy, 350-700 milking cows, Southeastern Wisconsin

Monitoring System: Tile and edge of field

Watershed Scale Projects

Jersey Valley Watershed

Jersey Valley Farm Characteristics: dairy, confinement and grazing, less than 500 animal units to over 1,000 animal units, beef grazing, Southwestern Wisconsin

Jersey Valley Monitoring System: Edge of field, in-stream, contributions from agricultural fields, wooded areas, small city

Dry Run Creek Watershed

Dry Run Creek Farm Characteristics: dairy, confinement and grazing, less than 500 animal units to over 1,000 animal units, beef, cash grain, Northwestern Wisconsin

Dry Run Creek Monitoring system: Edge of field, in-stream, contributions from agricultural fields

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