Sustainable Dairy Farming
No one knows better than you that the future of your dairy farm depends on balancing practices and profits that sustain your land, resources and family. The stakes are evolving based on weather patterns, technology, market demand and more. What actions are you taking to remain resilient?
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Scientists are one step closer to understanding how dangerous contaminants from fecal matter are entering private wells in a northeastern Wisconsin county.
A farmer and a farm worker are on probation after applying liquid manure onto a field that resulted in runoff into a nearby stream. The farm was fined $50,000.
Green New Deal fact sheet continues to spark controversy with a call for reduction in farting cows.
Providing safety equipment and training will prevent accidents and deaths.
The additive reduces methane emissions and potentially increased feed efficiency.
On average, 1,000 gallons of milk contains 46 lb of nitrogen (N), 26 lb of P₂O₅ and 17 lb of K₂O.
Applying manure to snow-covered, frozen or saturated soils increases the risk of nutrient loss.
Runoff rates of soil and nutrients in the corn interseeded with alfalfa are also substantially reduced.
The Wisconsin dairy industry raised a stink Monday over potential new restrictions on manure storage, insisting the regulations would make life harder on struggling farmers and force them to relocate.
Best practices from 25 pilot projects across the U.S., the European Union and Russia will be studied.