Financial Implications of Conservation Agriculture
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- Aug 1
- 1 min
Interested in Planting Cover Crops this Fall?
Check out this fact sheet to learn more about another incentive Clean Farm Families has to offer! Each practice has its own fact sheet,...
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- May 31
- 1 min
Learn More About the Incentives Clean Farm Families has to Offer!
Whether you are a first timer or someone that has utilized these practice incentives in the past, check out the Fact Sheets created by...
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- May 18
- 1 min
NOSD Pollinator Prairie Community Day June 4, 2023
We are excited to share this event as we were honored to be a part of this prairie restoration! In fall of 2022, Rachel Race (a...
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- Nov 22, 2022
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Jim Melichar Soil Health Award
The Clean Farm Families' foundation was built in part with the leadership of its first President, the late Jim Melichar. He led the...
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- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min
Pollinator Habit in Port Washington
Please join us August 24, 10-12:30, for a fun-filled pollinator habitat field day at 1522 Lake Drive, in Port Washington, Wisconsin! A...
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- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Spreading the Word in Phosphorus Adapative Management
This blog post is spreading the word about the growing Phosphorus Adaptive Management Program of the Village of Grafton. If you farm land...
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- May 5, 2022
- 2 min
New Soil Health Incentives for 2022
New to the Clean Farm Families Soil Health Initiative are practices targeted for Planting green into growing cover crops, helping...
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- Feb 22, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Sign Up for the Interseeder No-Till Drill Rental Now Open!
If you are looking to try no-till cover crops on your farm this year, the sign up to rent the Interseeder no-till drill for 2022 is now...
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- Feb 18, 2022
- 1 min
Farmer-Led Producer Groups Gaining Speed in Wisconsin
Thoughts from the Ozaukee County Land and Water Management Dept. To read the Agri-View Article, follow this link. ...
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- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
National No-Tillage Conference Scholarships Available Through Ozaukee Land & Water
From the desk of the Director of Ozaukee Land & Water Department Andy Holschbach: Our department is providing 8 Soil Health Scholarships...
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- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
Clean Farm Families Holds Field Day & Presentation To The County Board
June 30 a soil-health field day The Milwaukee River Watershed-Clean Farm Families along with the Ozaukee County Demonstration Farm...
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- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
2021 Winter Wheat Cover Crop Results
Winter-wheat plots were harvested this summer at the Clean Farm Families demonstration site along Wisconsin Highway 57 south of Fredonia,...
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- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Neal Maciejewski Sees Positive Results With Rye/Winter Wheat Cover Crop
Clean Farm Families board member shared these photos of his Rye/Winter Wheat Cover Crop. The cover crop was planted on November 3, 2020...
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- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Clean Farm Family Updates: Updated Clean Farm Families Map & Expanded Board
Some very exciting news out of Clean Farm Families today as we are announcing a new updated Clean Farm Families project area, an...
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- Aug 4, 2020
- 1 min
Melichar Broad Acres Cover Crop Research Plots: Site #1 In Ozaukee County
Four different seed mixes were planted on the Melichar Broad Acres Farm in the Town of Port Washington. The goal of this research is to...
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- Jun 17, 2020
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Why Should You Use Rye As A Cover Crop?
Wondering about the benefits of rye as a cover crop? The Ozaukee County Demonstration Farm Network has been testing this this Spring. The...
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- Nov 6, 2019
- 1 min
Virtual Farm Tour of the Paulus'
The Paulus family is one of our cornerstone farms within our Clean Farm Families organization. "CowManager" recently featured the Paulus...
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- Aug 15, 2019
- 2 min
Thinking Outside the Box
There is no doubt that this growing season has been a challenging one for all farmers, but Mike Paulus saw this tricky weather as an...
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- Jun 10, 2019
- 2 min
Interseeding: A New Practice To Improve Soil Health For Your Upcoming Corn Harvest
If you’re farming in the Milwaukee River Watershed area, you’re probably feeling a little nervous right now… Mother nature has been less...
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