Farm Conservation Solutions

Across Wisconsin, farmland owners and operators face the challenge of making a living from the land, while protecting our natural resources. The key to meeting this challenge successfully is a plan for managing all the farm’s resources.

A plan is like a jigsaw puzzle, a complete picture made up of many interlocking pieces. On a farm, each conservation practice works in combination with others to complete a picture.

When designing a resource management plan for your farm, the first step is to take an inventory of all the pieces. Think about every field, pasture, pond, stream, wetland, and woodland. Then consider which conservation practices would fit together. 

Not using good conservation practices can be costly and bad for the environment.  See what happens and the problems created when good conservation practices aren't followed.

Here are some common conservation practices and how they help improve a farm and the environment:

• Crop Rotation
• Crop Residue Management
• Contour Buffer Strips
• Contour Farming & Stripcropping
• Cover Crop
• Field Borders
• Rotational Grazing
• Pasture Planting
• Grass Waterways
• Grade Stabilization Structures (dam/embankment)
• Water & Sediment Control Basin
• Critical Area Planting
• Diversion
• Terrace
• Manure Storage and Runoff Control
• Nutrient Management
• Pest Management
• Well Abandonment
• Riparian Buffer
• Streambank & Shoreline Stabilization
• Wetland Restoration
• Windbreaks
• Woodlot Management
• Tree Planting
• Wildlife Food Plot
• Upland Wildlife Habitat

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