Your local source for soil health and conservation
agriculture news
The Basin Buzz is a semi-annual newsletter printed and distributed by the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance through our conservation agriculture initiatives. The newsletter is a collection of articles written by agriculture and conservation staff throughout the Fox-Wolf Basin including staff from Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, County Land Conservation Departments, the Demo Farm Network, NRCS, NEW Water, and more.
The newsletter is available online through the links below. Articles and news are periodically shared through this online blog. Check out the latest soil health articles below:
Outagamie SHED Facility Supports Local Producers
There are a variety of agricultural soil health practices in use on Northeast Wisconsin farms that provide a water quality benefits such as cover crops, no-till/minimal-till, and low disturbance [...]
Winnebago Waterways helps reduce polluted runoff by bringing innovative system to Calumet County
The Winnebago Waterways Program at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance (Fox-Wolf) announced today that it received $510,325 from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding through the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [...]
GLSNRP Helps Landowners Improve Soil Health
Soil health is a growing interest in all areas of the state with some producers implementing soil health practices across their whole farm to just beginning with simple trials. [...]
Connect with other demo farm programs across the region working on soil health and conservation initiatives:
Upper Fox-Wolf Demo Farm Network
The Upper Fox-Wolf Demo Farms’ mission is to demonstrate to farmers and general public that the right combination of traditional conservation practices and other innovate technologies functioning on the landscape can produce viable and sustainable economic and environmental benefit.
Between the Lakes Demo Farm Network
Between the Lakes Demonstration Farm mission is to demonstrate to farmers and the public that the right combination of traditional conservation practices and innovative technologies functioning on the landscape can produce viable and sustainable economic and environmental benefits.
Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Network
The Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Network (“Fox Demo Farms”) mission is to demonstrate the effectiveness and adaptability of conservation practices to reduce erosion and sedimentation, control phosphorus runoff, and address other nonpoint source pollution issues.
Questions? Contact us:
Climate Smart Agriculture Project Manager: Katie Woodrow, 920.915.5767 or katie@fwwa.org
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