Events and News
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- Watershed Conference
- Cleaner water and money saved, over a decade of Yahara WINS
- Dr. Frank Mitloehner with the University of California-Davis
Frank Mitloehner
Professor and Air Quality Specialist in Cooperative Extension
Department of Animal Science
University of California, Davis
Director, CLEAR Center
Dr. Mitloehner is an expert in agricultural air quality, livestock housing and husbandry. He conducts research that is directly relevant to understanding and mitigating of air emissions from livestock operations, as well as the implications of these emissions for the health and safety of farm workers and neighboring communities.
He has authored 130 peer-reviewed articles, presented more than 1,000 invited talks at national and international venues, and has received numerous distinguished awards for teaching, research, and service. Dr. Mitloehner was the recipient of the 2019 Borlaug CAST Communication Award.
Dr. Mitloehner has served as chairman of a global United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization partnership project to benchmark the environmental footprint of livestock production. He served as a work-group member on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and as a member on the National Academies of Science Institute of Medicine Committee on “A Framework for Assessing the
Health, Environmental, and Social Effects of the Food System.” Currently, he serves on the United States Department of Agriculture’s Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Research. - Getting Started with Cover Crops
Ready to explore cover crops as a way to improve soil health and reduce runoff? Wisconsin Farmer Nick Viney shares his experience and tips to get started. This video was produced by Sand County Foundation in partnership with BASF for the BASF Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
https://www.sandcountyfoundation.org - Clean Lakes Alliance
Article by Karin Swanson
Karin Swanson is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Clean Lakes Alliance.
Yahara Pride Farms: Clean Water and Climate Solutions
Yahara Pride Farms: Clean Water and Climate Solutions – Clean Lakes Alliance
Yahara Pride Farms Phosphorus Reduction Report – 2023
Yahara WINS 2023 Annual Report
