By Steve Richter, agricultural strategies director, The Nature Conservancy Healthy soils are the cornerstone of life. They are one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth and produce 95 percent of our food and filter our drinking water...
By Don Niles, board president Hello and happy autumn 2020. After surviving the enormous challenges of 2019, it is a wonderful break to be in the fields with this year’s conditions. Harvest is progressing smoothly and steadily up and down the...
PPF requests members take a brief survey to understand what conservation practices are being done on the land. Through survey results, we demonstrate the effort farmers are making to improve soil health and water quality. The conservation practices...
Forms are due Nov. 15 PPF is once again offering members an incentive program to encourage conservation practices. This is a great opportunity to try different practices on your farm with reduced risk. All types and sizes of farms are encouraged to...
By Eric Cooley, co-director, Discovery Farms Discovery Farms® monitored three edge-of-field surface water sites and two tile drainage sites at Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy from 2003 to 2008. Through this research, information was gained on the timing and...
By Steven Schauer for Peninsula Pride Farms KEWAUNEE, Wis. — It seems there has always been this notion that government agencies and farmers do not see eye-to-eye or work together. This is clearly not the case in Kewaunee and southern Door counties...
Join us for a Conservation Conversation Sept. 29 You’re invited to learn about conservation practices members have tried through casual conversation on the farm. 6-7 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 29 hosted by Deer Run Dairy Topics: Planting cover crops into...
Farmers focus on cover crop lessons at Conservation Conversation Cover crop interseeding has numerous benefits for farmland soil, and those in attendance at Peninsula Pride Farms’ (PPF) third Conservation Conversation of the summer on Sept. 1 walked...
10 a.m. Friday, September 11 E3975 County Road J, Kewaunee, WI 54216 As harvest is underway and nutrient application season begins, PPF once again is bringing together the Department of Natural Resources, local land conservation departments, farmers...
You’re invited to learn about conservation practices members have tried through casual conversation on the farm. 5:30 pm dinner, 6-7 pm Conservation Conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 1 hosted by Brey Cycle Farm. This event is made possible by PPF and...