As dairy farmers consider climate solutions, they face the challenge of having limited science-backed information guiding them in their journey toward sustainability. Reza Afshar, vice president – soil, feed and water research at Dairy Management Inc., shares how the dairy community is working with research partners to bridge that gap. Read more on the FFAR… Read more »
The DSWR Progress Report provides updates on the six-year project assessing how farming practices affect soil health, greenhouse gases and water quality in dairy feed production. The report includes updates from each research team through a study snapshot and findings to date from 2021 – 2023. Download the Progress Report.
“Demonstrating Soil Health in the Badger State” was held on August 7th, 2024 at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (UW) Arlington Agricultural Research Station. The event was hosted by the Soil Health Alliance for Research & Engagement (SHARE). Seventy-two people were in attendance, including academics, extension staff, and producers. The event included a panel… Read more »
Members of the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration (DSWR) research team attended the North American Manure Expo in Auburn, New York, to share preliminary findings, connect with Cornell University researchers and participating farmers, review study plots and gain insights into project progress. At the event, Victor Green, director of soil health and crop sustainability at… Read more »
Novel manure products are playing a key role in the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration (DSWR) project, a research initiative on working dairies and research farms across the U.S. As part of DSWR, the research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is evaluating the effects of those manure products and soil conservation practices on greenhouse… Read more »
DSWR project leaders visited Kinnard Farms, a dairy in northeastern Wisconsin, to discuss research happening there. The farm is one of six commercial dairies around the country participating in extensive research trials. During the August 2023 visit, the team and the farm’s owner, Lee Kinnard, reviewed soil health and carbon data from an experiment at… Read more »
The Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration project is very much a hands-on endeavor. Members of the research teams in Wisconsin along with those from the Soil Health Institute and private agronomists came together in April at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Arlington Research Station to learn how to use one of the key instruments in the… Read more »