Updates and Events
Journal of Environmental Quality features DSWR overview paper
The significance and uniqueness of the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration (DSWR) project is presented in a newly published article in the Journal of Environmental Quality. In the overview paper, titled “Integrating soil health and manure practices to advance sustainability for U.S. dairy farms,” 22 researchers from partnering organizations and institutions and other experts around… Read more »
July 21, 2026
DSWR Progress Update for 2025 now available
The DSWR project team has released its Progress Update for 2025. The report presents the status of the main tasks in the framework of the eight-year multistate project — baseline data collection, field trials, and outreach and modeling — and looks at metrics, findings to date for each research team and key takeaways. This past… Read more »
June 29, 2026
On the Farm: Dedicated team, site quality drive work at UW-Madison research farm
The Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration (DSWR) project is capturing data in various dairy regions of the country, representing unique climates, soils and agricultural management practices. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is conducting experiments at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station in south-central Wisconsin. Gregg Sanford, an assistant professor and acting principal investigator for the DSWR project… Read more »
June 24, 2026
Researchers in Vermont highlight different dimensions of DSWR at Ecological Engineering Society conference
Researchers at the University of Vermont are spreading the word about studies connected to the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration (DSWR) project. Research specialist Molly Ratliff and postdoctoral researcher Adrian Wiegman shared insights at the American Ecological Engineering Society’s Annual Meeting in June. The conference was hosted by the University of Vermont, which is one… Read more »
June 22, 2026
In the Spotlight: Meet Myeongseong Lee, researcher at Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration (DSWR) is tapping into the talents of the best and brightest researchers in the U.S. They’re doing work through eight research institutions in major dairy-producing regions across the country. One of these all-important project partners is Myeongseong Lee, a postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Tell us about… Read more »
June 2, 2026
Site Drop-in: Cornell evaluates effects on soil health, crop yield, GHG
Eight research institutions across the country are participating in the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration (DSWR) project. Cornell University’s Quirine Ketterings, who leads the institution’s Nutrient Management Spear Program and is a principal investigator for DSWR, provided an update on what’s happening at the on-farm research sites in central and western New York. What is… Read more »
May 30, 2026
DSWR’s almond orchard research part of California grower workshop
A conservation agency in west-central California featured research in the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration (DSWR) project as part of a workshop for almond growers in early May. The event, hosted in Ceres by the East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District (ESRCD), focused on stacking regenerative practices. Adolfo Coyotl, a Ph.D. student at the University of… Read more »
May 20, 2026
DSWR study contributes to quantifying nitrogen fertilizer replacement value of manure for New York dairy farmers
When managed carefully, livestock manure has proven to help build soil organic matter, enhance plant nutrient cycling and improve overall soil health and climate resilience over time. Determining just how valuable the nitrogen in manure can be for farmers who are growing crops has been the aim of a multiyear statewide study in New York… Read more »
April 28, 2026
Cornell research team and farmers delve into DSWR findings, practical applications
With the conclusion of field work in 2025, the Cornell University Nutrient Management Spear Program is diligently working to analyze comprehensive data collected during extensive field trials as part of the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration (DSWR) project. Initiated by Dairy Management Inc. and the Soil Health Institute in collaboration with eight research institutions across… Read more »
April 25, 2026
University of Vermont researchers share insights from on-farm water quality experiments as part of Discovery Farms webinar
University of Vermont (UVM) Extension has been addressing water quality and nutrient management challenges in the state for the past five years through Discovery Acres, a water quality research model affiliated with the multistate Discovery Farms program. UVM researchers Heather Darby and Claire Benning shared details about their work on March 24 during a webinar… Read more »
April 10, 2026
