He has realized the value of building soil health and keeping an open mind toward change. Maier is using cover crops and conveyance systems on his farms. Murphy moderated a panel presentation centered on best conservation practices and lessons learned with Chuck Ripp, a dairy farmer from Dane and also the YPF secretary Scott Maier, a dairy farmer from Waunakee and also YPF treasurer and Jeff Endres, a dairy farmer from Waunakee and YPF chairman. Reidel quoted Albert Einstein to make his point about farmers keeping open minds: “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” He emphasized how tough it is for farmers because they’re pulled in several different directions but said there are ways to overcome those challenges. Mark Reidel from the water resources management division of the DNR spoke about finding common ground among farmers as they all work for soil health and water quality. Mark Aquino, secretary director for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), provided a brief overview of how the DNR is contributing to the farmer-led watershed movement. “We’ve learned systems of practices are more effective than individual practices,” he said. Those include cover crops to help prevent soil erosion, low-disturbance deep tillage paired with cover crop plantings, low-disturbance manure injection, strip tillage, headland stacking of manure/composting and custom packages of combined practices.
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Murphy gave an update on the incentive programs YPF offers to its farmer members. “We can see we are getting a meaningful, cumulative benefit out of what farmers are doing,” said Pat Murphy, conservation planner with Yahara Pride Farms. The group strives to help advance new ideas and technology that balance water quality improvement with farm sustainability and profitability. Yahara Pride Farms (YPF) is a farmer-led non-profit organization working to improve soil and water quality.
The group’s annual conference brought reflections on their conservation efforts with a nod to the future as they build on what they’ve learned and encourage more farmers to become involved.įuture goals and aspirations formed the core of the Yahara Pride Farms Watershed-wide Conference on March 5 in DeForest. Although the 2019 growing season was an extremely challenging one, farmers in the Yahara Pride Farms network are optimistic about the work they’re doing and the future of farming in the Yahara Watershed in southern Wisconsin. (608) 577-4345 | Pride Farms reflects on progressĭEFOREST, Wis.
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