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Clean Farm Families Newsletter
Welcome to the NEW CFF Newsletter! A quick, one-stop shop to learn about what has been happening with soil health in the farming community in Ozaukee County! Learn about what the Clean Farm Families have been up to, what Ozaukee County Demo Farms have been innovating, research going on at the Hwy 57 Demo Plot, important updates from Ozaukee County Land & Water Management, and more! https://www.canva.com/design/DAHDMYLYA1k/hUlbMIlJohQz9not2_4PWw/edit?utm_content=DAHDMYLY
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Soil Your Undies- A Look at Soil Microbe Activity
It is safe to assume most people have heard of planting corn, soybean, wheat, and other crops, but what about underwear? Well, in the...
Aug 19, 20252 min read


2025 Soil Health Workshop, featuring Lance Gunderson and Nick Dallmann
The annual Soil Health Workshop has never been short of wonderful insights and this year was no different with guest speakers, Lance...
Feb 11, 20253 min read


Cover Crops and Partnerships- How the Two Go Hand-in-Hand in Expanding Cover Crop Research
Clean Farm Families (CFF), Ozaukee County Demonstration Farm Network (OCDFN), and Ozaukee County partnered with Michigan State University...
Dec 20, 20243 min read


Harvestable Buffers Provide Both Farming and Environmental Benefits!
See the fact sheet below for more information on how it may benefit you! Contact Sarah Kempen (skempen@ozaukeecounty.gov | 414-628-1092)...
May 23, 20241 min read


Highway 57 Demo Plot Sees Sediment Runoff Reduction on No-Till Acres with Cover Crops
In collaboration with the Water Resources Monitoring Group, LLC, the Highway 57 Soil Health Demonstration Plot receives annual rainfall...
May 20, 20242 min read


Low-Disturbance Manure Applications Keep Manure in Place and Out of Waterways
See the fact sheet below for more information on how it may benefit you! Contact Sarah Kempen (skempen@ozaukeecounty.gov | 414-628-1092)...
May 1, 20241 min read


Low-Disturbance Manure Application Keeps Manure in Place and Out of Waterways!
See the fact sheet below for more information on how low disturbance manure application can be beneficial on your farm! Contact Sarah...
Apr 26, 20241 min read


Celebrating Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture: This Year's Winner of the 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 group...
Mar 14, 20241 min read


#RootsNotIron: A Southwestern Ontario Farmer's Perspective on Soil Health
"The hospitality that typical people afford me from Wisconsin was second to none per usual", says Ontario, Canadian no-till and cover...
Feb 14, 20242 min read


No-Till Farmers Save Over 4 Gallons of Diesel Fuel per Acre Each Year!
See the fact sheet below for more information on how converting your equipment may benefit you! Contact Sarah Kempen...
Feb 1, 20241 min read


Nutrient Testing of Your Soils can Provide Higher Yields!
See the fact sheet below for more information on how it may benefit you! Contact Sarah Kempen (skempen@ozaukeecounty.gov | 414-628-1092)...
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Financial Implications of Conservation Agriculture
Interested in learning about the financial impacts of conservation practices? If so, search no further! The University of Minnesota...
Sep 6, 20231 min read


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,...
Aug 1, 20231 min read


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...
May 31, 20231 min read


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...
May 18, 20231 min read


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...
Nov 22, 20221 min read


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...
Aug 10, 20221 min read


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...
Jul 14, 20221 min read


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...
May 5, 20222 min read
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