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In 2002, Bragger Family Dairy became the first Discovery Farms Core Farm through monitoring efforts on two streams located on the farm. The dairy is located in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, which is known for its steep-sloped, hilled landscape.
In Wisconsin and Minnesota, the Discovery Farms Program has been turning privately owned farms into research stations for the past 15 years. The water quality data collected from participating farms is used widely in educational materials and presentations to farmers and farm advisers that are working to reduce losses of on-farm sources of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment.
Ever have a frustrating day with a silo unloader and an upright silo? Or have the kids complain about having to cover the silage pile in the hillside trench with wooden walls and dirt floors? Or maybe you were the farm kid who spent Saturday mornings cleaning up silo bag plastic?
