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In many cases, farmers are desperate to find economical ways to comply with environmental regulations. The Discovery Farms Special Projects are short-term research projects designed to help overcome many of those challenges.

Choose a link from the map or from the complete list below to view a profile of each Special Project.

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	On-Going Projects
		Development & Calibration of a Wisconsin Phosphorus Index http://wpindex.soils.wisc.edu/		Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans
		N losses from manure in grazed systems (89 KB PDF)		Comparison of USLE/RUSLE/RUSLE2
		Nutrient Management 590 Standard Revision (243KB PDF)		Odor Control, Air Quality Impacts and Measurements
		SNAP Plus		Soil Conservation Practices
		Buffer Initiative Jeff Opitz Knigge Farms Koepke Farms		Citrate Study Final Report -Appendix I -Appendix II -Extra Things -Graphs and Figures -Literature Cited If you would like more information or a copy of this report, please contact Judy Goplin at jgoplin@wisc.edu
		Training for Nutrient Management Planners		Evaluating the potential for Nutrient Losses to Ground and Surface Water from piles of Turkey Manure
		Headland stacking
		Nutrient Management Farmer Education		Reducing Nutrient Contamination through Market Incentives
				Estimation of manure phosphorus flows in farms utilizing static screen manure separators (63 KB PDF)
		RUSLE2 Analysis
	Completed Projects
		Nutrient Management Yield Insurance (133 KB PDF)		The Role of the Dairy Industry in Protecting Surface Water Quality (132 KB PDF)
		On-farm energy usage and opportunities (Final Report) -Appendix A -Appendix B		Anaerobic Digesters and Methane Production Brochure (PDF 949 KB)
		Characterization of turkey manure
	Proposed Projects
		CNMP Templates		Algae Bloom Problem in Manitowoc County
				Manure on frozen and snow-covered ground