Farming & the Environment

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

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

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 concern...

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

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 ...

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 wastewate...

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

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. ...

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

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

Author(s) Anna Haines, Lynn Markham, Dan McFarlane, Eric Olson, Rebecca Roberts, Linda Stoll. Numerous maps and graphs help tell the tale of how a...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Simone Kraatz, Franco Milani, Astrid Newenhouse, Thais Passos-Fonseca, Doug Reinemann. The process of making ...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes. This fact sheet discusses options for handling milking center wastewater and provides background inform...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski, Thomas Cox, James Leverich. Wisconsin growers have a renewed interest in conservation tillage options. This publicati...

Author(s) Editors: A. J. Bussan, George Kraft, Justin Isherwood. When farmers pump huge quantities of groundwater to irrigate fields, the water le...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski. Gypsum wallboard left over from building projects can be crushed, sieved, and applied to land at the construction sit...

Author(s) Claire Strader, Julie Dawson. One of the most common criticisms of organic agriculture is that it relies too heavily on tillage. While o...

Author(s) Brian J. Holmes, Roger Springman. Burning agricultural plastics is illegal in Wisconsin. This publication reviews practices farmers can ...

Author(s) Claire Strader, Julie Dawson. One of the most common criticisms of organic agriculture is that it relies too heavily on tillage. While o...

Author(s) Larry G. Bundy, Lynda Knobeloch, Bruce Webendorfer, Gary W. Jackson, Bryon H. Shaw. Although nitrogen can cause environmental and health...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark. Methane is a greenhouse gas produced largely from bacteria that live in s...

Author(s) Diane Mayerfeld. Most UW-Extension educators agree that adapting to and addressing the causes of climate change are important responsibi...