Lessons from a Food Plot
Written by Justin Loehrke, Basin Ag Coordinator at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance; justin@fwwa.org Countless farmers, landowners, and hunters today work hard to support the local wildlife. Millions of dollars are spent every year on habitat [...]
Advice from a Local Farmer – Cover Crops
Written by Eric Lind, local farmer Eric Lind is a cash grain farmer in Tustin, WI. He practices 100% no-till and cover crops. He offers some advice for other farmers who are considering trying [...]
Schultz Legacy Farms of Van Dyne Awarded 2022 Mathias-Lesczynski Water Quality Award
Lake Winnebago Quality Improvement Association (LWQIA) recognizes farmers who are leaders in conservation with their annual Mathias-Lesczynski Water Quality Award. The award is named after long time employee of the Fond du Lac County Land [...]
Fox Demo Farms Adds Value to Ag Conservation
The Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Network (“Fox Demo Farms”) is a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) project designed to showcase and demonstrate leading edge conservation practices that improve Great Lakes water quality by reducing [...]
An Update from Our Fox Farmers Conservation Champions
Beginning in 2019, Fox-Wolf and Outagamie County Land Conservation Department partnered with three agricultural producers in the Plum Creek and Kankapot Creek Watersheds through a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant. These Conservation Champions [...]
Town of Calumet adds $25,000 to budget for run-off improvements
The Town of Calumet has been experiencing flooding in their township for years. Due to the natural landscape of living near the Niagara escarpment, steep slopes and runoff are common. The recent increases in [...]
2022 Lower Fox Farmer Roundtable: The Economics of Carbon
REGISTER NOW! REGISTER NOW! 2022 Lower Fox River Farmer Roundtable The Economics of Carbon Thursday, February 17, 2022 10:00am - 4:00pm **NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR!** Van Abel's of Hollandtown, Kaukauna Registration is FREE [...]
2022 Farmer Roundtable: Redefining the Soil Health Conversation
Hear from other farmers about the good, the bad, and the ugly of soil health and other conservation practices. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Event date: February 16th, 2022 Location: Fin N’ [...]
Meet Our Conservation Champions in Plum & Kankapot Creek Watersheds
FWWA and Outagamie County Land Conservation Department have been continuing to work in partnership with agricultural producers in the Plum Creek and Kankapot Creek Watersheds and are excited to introduce three new Conservation Champions! [...]