Watershed Moments: What Agriculture Can Be
Andy Kiefer shares best practices and ideas with local farmers. Andy Kiefer never wanted anything to do with agriculture as an adult. He grew up on a multi-generation dairy farm in Sherwood. [...]
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Agriculture Contacts
County Partners Colton WolosekConservationist(608)-339-4275┃colton.wolosek@co.adams.wi.us Nick PeltierConservationist(920)-284-9349┃nick.peltier@browncountywi.gov Brent LavashAgronomist(920)-391-4633┃brent.levash@browncountywi.gov Brent PetersonAgronomist &LFR Demo Farms Project Manager(920)-391-4643┃brent.petersen@browncountywi.gov Amanda Kleiber Land Resource Specialist (920)-849-1442 ┃amanda.kleiber@calumetcounty.org Autumn Gomez-Tagle Soil Health Specialist (920)-849-1493 ┃autumn.gomeztagle@calumetcounty.org [...]
Agriculture
Building Soil Health One field At a Time Farming methods listed below are examples of best management practices that can improve soil health and reduce soil erosion. Benefits of soil health practices [...]
Winnebago Water Levels Overview
Lake Winnebago Water levels are managed by the Army Corps of Engineers according to an annual set regulation band. The Winnebago Water Level Assessment Team hosts public meetings prior the the [...]
Billboard Campaign Educates on Cover Crops
This fall, travelers along the Highway 41 cooridor in Brown County were greeted with a conservation message flashing on digital billboards along their route: At Fox-Wolf, we're invested in making impacts to [...]
Prioritizing stabilization projects using streambank erosion inventories in the Fox-Wolf River Basin
Project Overview In 2020, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) developed a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Upper Fox [...]
Legislation and Nutrient Management
Wisconsin has laws that outline standards for farms' nutrient management. NR 151 deals with runoff management, specifically with manure application and nitrate and phosphorus pollution. It also outlines what the criteria is for geographically [...]
Soil Health & Cover Crops
Soil Health Soil health is becoming a larger and more important part of every farm's operation. Within the Basin, improving soil health has been highlighted as one of the key elements to reaching water [...]
Equipment
Basin Equipment Many of the counties throughout the Basin have partnered with local organizations to acquire equipment for regenerative agriculture. Brown, Green Lake, Outagamie, and Waupaca counties all house equipment. Contact county conservation/agronomy staff [...]
agronomy_database
Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance partners with the community to help farmers make their practices more sustainable. This library collects decades of resources in a single place. Agronomy Resources [...]