Roller Crimper – A Tool for Cover Crops
Adapted from an article originally submitted by Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD Dave Simon operating his roller crimper before planting in 2022 Dave Simon, one of our Pipe Farmer [...]
Meet our Rat River Farmer Champions
Our Rat River Farmer Champions are part of our Increase Adoption of Soil Health Conservation Systems in the Rat River Watershed project. Three farmers from the Rat River Watershed in Winnebago County have teamed up [...]
Farmer Champion Highlight: Dan Rieckmann
Dan Rieckmann, Rat River Farmer Champion On March 25th, 2022 Shelia and Emily from Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department met with farmer Dan Rieckmann to get to know him and [...]
Farmer Champion Highlight: Lydell Pethke
Lydell Pethke of Ledgerock Farms On April 13th, 2022 Shelia from Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department met with farmer, Lydell Pethke of Ledgerock, to get to know him and his [...]
Farmer Champion Highlight: Larry Engel
Larry Engel, Farmer Champion in Rat River Watershed On March 25th, 2022 Shelia and Emily from Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department met with one of our new Farmer Champions, Larry [...]
Pipe Farmers Expand on their Success with Soil Health
Dave Simon no-till planting corn into a rye cover crop in 2021. Article submitted by Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD Dave’s roller crimper in a shed [...]
Lower Fox Farmer Roundtable Connects Farmers, Promotes Soil Health
After a virtual year, the Lower Fox Farmer Roundtable returned in-person on February 17 at Van Abel's of Hollandtown. Over 100 farmers, land owners, and conservation staff registered for this year's "Economics of Carbon" [...]
Demonstration Farms
Demonstration farms test and showcase a variety of soil health and other conservation farming practices including technologies, equipment, and techniques used to reduce sediment and phosphorus loss. These farms are often part of a [...]
Lessons Learned from Planting Green: Ripon Farmer Shares his Experience
Article written by Melanie Kalmerton, Fond du Lac County Land & Water Spring is an exceptionally busy time of year on the farm. For farmers who plant cover crops that survive the winter and [...]
Pipe Farmer Champions Demonstrate Progress
Dave Simon (Prairie Rock Farms) and Chad Tasch (Tasch’s Custom LLC) were introduced to readers in the Basin Buzz this past summer as the Pipe Creek Farmer Champions. Working with the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance [...]