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The hub of the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems
Trial (WICST) Project is two crop rotation trials based in southern Wisconsin.
Around this framework, the project has developed a wide range of projects
examining on-farm biodiversity:
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Grass-Based
Dairy
An interdisciplinary team of WICST researchers worked with Altfrid and
Sue Krusenbaum to evaluate their seasonal, grass-based dairy operation.
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Core
Systems Trial
Initiated in 1990, this long-term trial compares six Wisconsin cropping
systems for productivity, profitability and environmental impact.
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Oak
Savanna Restoration
This project is looking at the roles of fire and grazing by Scottish highland
cattle on clearing brushy, overgrown understory of oak savanna in southwest
WI.
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Cover
Crops Project
WICST research and on-farm trials have used leguminous cover crops, either
companion seeded, frost seeded or sequentially seeded with small grains.
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Small
Grains Initiative
This project works with 40 growers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin
to promote the inclusion of small grains in corn-soy rotations.
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Decision
Aid Tools
Software is helping farmers make strategic decisions on cropping systems,
nutrient management, herd management, soil conservation and farm profitability.
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Reduced Input Systems
This section includes a collection of research activities to reduce the
use of chemicals in Wisconsin cropping systems.
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Improving
Manure Management
Wisconsin's landscape is a mix of livestock and grain farms. Nutrient
management is important to both types of farm and trading feed for manure
may benefit both.
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