Farming & the Environment

Author(s) John Panuska, Laura Ward Good, Richard Wolkowski This publication evaluates phosphorus loss via runoff from a variety of different tilla...

Author(s) Christopher Anderson, Diane Mayerfeld The drought has left many Wisconsin growers short on forage to feed their animals. As a consequenc...

Author(s) Abby Augarten, Amber Radatz, Matt Ruark, Erica Olson Calculating NUE (nitrogen use efficiency) can be relatively simple and offers insigh...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark, Di Liang, Michel Wattiaux, Larry Chase, Victor Cabrera Enteric methane e...

Author(s) Lois Wright Morton, Linda S. Prokopy, J. Gordon Arbuckle, Chad Ingels, Marilyn Thelen, Robert Bellm, Dennis Bowman, Laura Edwards, Charle...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matt Ruark While manure can provide valuable nutrients for crop production, it also costs mone...

Author(s) Rebecca A. Larson, Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, John Shutske, Cheryl Skjolaas, Jeff Nelson, James Schauer, Kevin Erb Predicting gas emissio...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark, Di Liang, Michel Wattiaux, Larry Chase, Victor Cabrera Enteric methane, a...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark Manure agitation is an important part of storage as it reduces nutrient variabil...

Author(s) Anna Haines, Lynn Markham, Dan McFarlane, Eric Olson, Rebecca Roberts, Linda Stoll This summary of global warming and resulting climate ...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matt Ruark Solid-liquid separation is a manure processing technology that has grown in popular...

Author(s) Bill Bland, Merritt Bussiere As the number of small dairy farms in Wisconsin declines, larger farms proliferate, raising community conce...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Brian Pillsbury Wisconsin's streams are one of our most precious natural resources. When streams flow through pasture l...

Author(s) Carolyn Rumery Betz, Evan Murdock, Ken Genskow Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are greenhouse gases (GHG) and known causes of...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes This detailed fact sheet is part of a series for dairy farmers and others in the dairy industry concerne...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Michel Wattiaux, Rebecca Larson, Larry Chase, Sanjeewa Ranathunga, Matthew Ruark The more nitrogen (N) that is...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes This fact sheet is part of a series for dairy farmers and others in the dairy industry concerned about m...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes This fact sheet is part of a series for dairy farmers and others in the dairy industry concerned about m...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes This fact sheet is for dairy farmers and others in the dairy industry concerned with managing wastewater...

Author(s) Sherry Combs, Bruce Hoskins, Jan Jarman, John Kovar, Maurice Watson, Ann Wolf, Nancy Wolf This detailed publication will help you unders...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark Keeping up the levels of nitrogen (N) in soils generally results in higher crop ...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes Knowing how to dispose of waste milk properly is an essential part of dairy milking center management. S...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark Manure is a valuable resource for agricultural systems due to its nutrient conte...

Author(s) Fred Madison, Keith Kelling, Leonard Massie, Laura Ward Good Proper manure management and handling is tricky. This booklet describes how...