As we all celebrate Earth Day, I am honored to be president of Peninsula Pride Farms, a farmer-led watershed conservation group in Kewaunee and southern Door counties that began in 2016. Our nonprofit group has grown to 43 livestock and crop farmers...
Do you grow soybeans? Are you interested in soil health? UW-Extension has a new soil sampling program for farmers with a variety of management practices from all over Wisconsin. Introduction: Although there is a great deal of research on soil...
Join us on April 27 from 5-6 pm for our first Conservation Conversation of the year. We’ll spend an hour talking about what to do next after 100 lbs. of oats and 2.5 lbs. of tillage radish were planted last fall as cover crops. The...
CASCO, Wis. — Peninsula Pride Farms has seen tremendous growth over their five years of existence with the focus of caring for the soil and water in southern Door and Kewaunee counties. The farmer-led watershed conservation group set goals for the...
Peninsula Pulse editor Debra Fitzgerald talked with Peninsula Pride Farms President Don Niles on the Door County Pulse Podcast. They discussed Niles farm Dairy Dreams, the efforts PPF members are making in the field, how the group began and the...
Due to Covid-19, PPF will be hosting the 2021 Annual Business Meeting virtually for members only. The group plans to host a public event when conditions for large gatherings are favorable, hopefully in summer 2021. When: 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb...
By Erica Gentry, UW-Madison Division of Extension Discovery Farms Program Are you interested in learning what other farmer-led watershed groups are doing around the state? The Producer-Led Webinar Series: Planting new ideas, growing conservation...
What a great pleasure to be able to write this after the fall we have just experienced! In my previous column we were in the middle of 2020’s harvesting activity and all was well. Energy level was high, members were free to make their plan and work...
Guilette Farms is a third-generation family farm operating in both Door and Kewaunee Counties. The farm consists of Debbie and Allen, their children Nick and wife Jessica (Hunter, Logan, and Trevor), Aaron (Bella), Sarah and husband Ryan (Colton and...
Innovative farming protects against phosphorus runoff, soil erosion Nurturing soil health has been an integral part of Peninsula Pride Farms’ innovative work to improve water quality in northeastern Wisconsin. A new analysis confirms that those...