Join us from 5-6 p.m. on Tue., Sept. 12 for our Conservation Conversation. Attendees will discuss a corn evaluation between planting green vs. no-till after ryelage. Hosted by Ebert Enterprises Location: One-quarter mile east of the intersection of...
Striving to improve stewardship of the land they farm was the goal of a field day hosted by members of Peninsula Pride Farms and Door-Kewaunee Watershed Demonstration Farm Network at Deer Run Dairy in Kewaunee on Aug. 9. Retired director of USDA-ARS...
An unintended experiment is working well for Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy. A group of PPF members and agronomists explored alfalfa interseeded with corn on July 25 in a field near Kewaunee. This experiment is the second time the farm has tried this...
Join us on Wed., Aug. 9 for our Soil Health Field Day.Jerry Hatfield will present on Soil Health and what farmers need to understand for their farms.Bill Powel-Smith, a GPS LandCares Consultant, will present a soil pit demonstration. Hosted by Deer...
Join us from 6-7 p.m. on Tue. July 25 for our Conservation Conversation. Attendees will learn about alfalfa interseeded with corn Hosted by Heim’s Hillcrest Location: Corner of County Rd O and Winding Rd Look for PPF signs. All are welcome, no...
Join us from 5-6 p.m. on Tue. Aug. 29 for our Conservation Conversation. Attendees will listen to a Bark Bed Bioreactor presentation on Kinnard Farms. Matt Komisky, USGS, will be presenting. The system is designed to remove nitrate that leaves the...
Peninsula Pride Farms held a Conservation Conversation on June 20. PPF members Mike and Terri Vandenhouten and their son, Marc hosted the field event to discuss options of what to do with a 20-acre parcel which is their lowest-producing land. They...
Join us from 6-7 p.m. on Tue. June 20 for our Conservation Conversation. We will discuss what to do with marginal land on a 20-acre parcel that is often flooded. Some options include wildlife habitat, CRP and perennial grassland.Meet at Mike’s...
By Whitney Prestby, Door-Kewaunee Demonstration Farm Network Demonstration Farm Networks and producer-led watershed groups continue to gain traction in watersheds across the state as a way to increase adoption of conservation practices. The concept...
Collaborative effort with the farm industry to improve farm’s environment impact By Cate Harrington and Steve Richter, The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin Ricardo Costa of TNC (left) and Theo Scholze of Scholze Family Farms It might surprise some to...