Farming Systems Outreach
This program area implements research finding from Michael Fields' efforts as well as those of the Wisconsin Integrated Farming Systems Trials (WICST), now in the fifteenth year. Our target audience is grain and livestock producers, agriculture professionals and beginning farmers. Our 570-acre
"outdoor classroom" provides demonstration of profitable farming practices that have positive impacts on air, water and wildlife quality. Crop rotation, ground cover, nutrient trading with local dairies, boarder strips and alternative crops are some of the practices demonstrated.
2007 in Review, and Plans for 2008
MFAI's Integrated Farming Systems Program carries out research and
education efforts to provide information to producers and agricultural
specialists on the benefits of biological diversity in farming systems.
Our flagship project is WICST, a collaborative effort with UW Research and Extension, and the
USDA-ARS National Dairy Forage Program. Read the newsletter article linked below to learn
about the recent results of this and other research, as well as our
plans for 2008.
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Southeast Wisconsin Grazing Network
The Southeast Wisconsin Grazing Network is a coalition of farmers, agricultural consultants, and representatives of University of Wisconsin-Extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. The Network aims to promote the adoption of managed intensive grazing systems (MIG) throughout southeastern Wisconsin.
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Small grains production project
The small grains production project aims to profitably cut chemicals in Upper-Midwestern cropping systems by re-introducing small grains with cover crops into the now conventional corn-soybean rotation.
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