DEFOREST, Wis. (Feb 14, 2020) — Yahara Pride Farms will hold its annual Watershed-Wide conference on March 5 at the Comfort Inn and Suites in DeForest, the farmer-led conservation group announced today. The event will showcase speakers on a variety of topics in modern sustainable agriculture. Experts from within the Yahara Watershed and across the state will share information that …
Conservation grant will help YPF in watershed work
Yahara Pride Farms has received a state grant to continue the farmer-led watershed conservation group’s mission of protecting and improving soil and water quality in the Yahara Watershed in south-central Wisconsin. The grant is part of the Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection’s Producer-Led Watershed Protection program, which gives financial support to farmers willing to lead conservation efforts in …
YPF Composting Initiative
By: Pat Murphy Yahara Pride Farms has initiated a long-term study of bedpack manure composting to document the environmental and agronomic performance of the practice. The projected benefits of composting manure include: Prevent the land application of bedpack manure on frozen and/or snow covered ground where runoff is more likely to occur. Reduce the volume of manure that is handled …
Yahara Pride Farms releases 2018 Annual Report
Yahara Pride Farms has just released its Annual Report that documents information and research on the reductions in phosphorus delivered to nearby surface waters by farmers in the Yahara watershed in 2018. YPF has measured on-farm results for six years, and this is the third year that an annual report has been compiled to share program outcomes with the public. …
2019 On-farm Rye Forage Comparison: KWS Progas Hybrid Forage Rye vs. VNS Rye
Meffert’s Homestead Dairy, Waunakee, WI By: Kevin Shelley, UW NPM Program – 608-575-4746 Many Wisconsin farmers are following corn silage harvest with a winter cereal grain, such as rye or triticale, planted for a fall-to-spring cover crop intended to prevent soil erosion and nutrient loss from runoff or leaching. The fall-planted cover crop, with proper management, can also be harvested …
2019 Cost Share Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Maria Woldt, communications Yahara Pride Farms (608) 577-4345 | communications@yaharapridefarms.org Yahara Pride Farms seeking farmers for cost-share participation BROOKLYN, Wis (October 17, 2019) – Enrollment is now open for the Yahara Pride Farms (YPF) cost-share program. The deadline to enroll is Nov. 15 and is open to farmers in the Yahara Watershed which …
Yahara Pride Farms releases 2018 Annual Report
Yahara Pride Farms has just released its Annual Report that documents information and research on the reductions in phosphorus delivered to nearby surface waters by farmers in the Yahara watershed in 2018. YPF has measured on-farm results for six years, and this is the third year that an annual report has been compiled to share program outcomes with the public. …