Farmer Led
By Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD, zach.laughlin@fdlco.wi.gov Zach Laughlin from Fond du lac County Land and Water took the time to sit down with Tony Peirick to discuss the importance of farmers [...]
Drones for Cover Crops
By Justin Loehrke, Basin Ag Coordinator, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance; justin@fwwa.org This fall, you may have noticed more interest in the use of drones in agriculture. To learn more, I talked with Jeremy Williams from [...]
Water Quality Monitoring Wraps Up for 2022, THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
The 2022 season for our Winnebago Waterways Recovery Area Water Quality Monitoring Program has wrapped up! Gary Doering, a lake water quality volunteer, uses a secchi disk to measure water clarity Winter [...]
The Skinny on Salt
In Wisconsin, using salt at some point during the darkest months of the year is unavoidable. Many residents, schools, and businesses use de-icing salt on sidewalks and parking lots to keep us safe. Unfortunately, [...]
Be a Wisconsin Winter Water Quality Warrior
As the temperatures drop and the water begins to freeze over, we often forget that our winter actions continue to impact water quality. From residential ditches to ice fishing lakes to trickling streams, the [...]
Fall Cover Crops in the Rat River Watershed
Article submitted by Emily Dufeck, Winnebago County LWCD Fall is a season for cover crops, and the Fox-Wolf Farmer Champions in the Rat River Watershed have their cover crops planted! Lydell Pethke planted his [...]
Fall: A Key Time to Take Action for Water Quality
Here in the midwest, we look forward to fall as a time to enjoy the cool (but not cold) temperatures, the beautiful colors of the changing leaves, and celebrating harvests. Farmers are busy in [...]
Outagamie County Conservation 2023 Student Poster & Speaking Contests Open
The Outagamie County Land Conservation Department sponsors two conservation contests annually for students in the county. The Conservation & Environmental Awareness Speaking Competition is for students in grades 5-12. [...]
Low-disturbance Manure Application in the Rat River Watershed
In September 2022, Lydell Pethke, one of our Rat River Farmer Champions, hired Buttles Custom Ag to complete a low-disturbance manure (LDM) application on 89.95 acres at a rate of 12,000 gallons/acre after harvesting [...]
Aerial Seeding by Drone
On September 22nd, 2022, Dan Rieckmann, one of our Rat River Farmer Champions, hosted a field day to showcase the use of drones for cover crop planting. Dan hired American Drones to aerial seed [...]