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The Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project Area is the only multi-farm venture in the state. Water monitoring equipment was installed in Fall 2004. After two years of baseline data collection, another three to five years of research will be conducted.

Incorporating both a dairy grazing and a traditional free-stall dairy operation, the project seeks to uncover the sources of sediment, nutrients, and other non-point pollutants that may impair the surface waters of Manitowoc County. A major focus of the research, designed to evaluate and improve Best Management Practices, will be the nutrient management challenges of farming the dense clay soils of southern Manitowoc County including the effects of tile lines.

Material Presented at the 28th Annual Wisconsin Lakes Convention, April 2006

1. Powerpoint show presented by Karl Klessig, Julie Maurer, and Russ Tooley (2.19 MB PDF)
2. Written document summarizing main points of presentation (74 KB PDF)

Press Releases and Other Information

1. An explanation of the Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project Area (PDF 192 KB)

2. Commonly used terms and acronyms pertaining to the Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project Area (PDF 83 KB)

3. A list of businesses and organizations that have contributed to the funding of the Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project Area (PDF 54 KB)

4. A list and explanation of the Workgroup Advisory Board for the Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project Area

5. Press Release "What is the Manitowoc County UW-Discovery Farms Project Area?" (PDF 97 KB)

6. Informational Brochure on Saxon Homestead LLC, one of the two farms in the Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project Area
(PDF 202 KB)

7. Informational Brochure on Soaring Eagle Dairy, one of the two farms in the Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project Area
(PDF 116 KB)