On Tuesday September 24th, the farmers of the Horse Creek Area Farmer-Led Watershed council had the opportunity to share their accomplishments with DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff and State Senator Patty Schactner. The tour started with a visit to the test plot field where the council members, in partnership with Federated Coop and Polk County Land […]
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See the article below from St. Croix 360 regarding the work of the farmers in the Horse Creek Farmer Led Council. Harvesting rain: Farmer group helps protect St. Croix River watershed, inspires additional action
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The Horse Creek Area Watershed Council continues to study the long term effects of utilizing no-till vs conventional tillage and the use of cover crops. This was the fourth year of our study and we saw some promising results. This 2018 report summarizes the data we collected in 2018 and offers some discussion about the […]
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A seminar focusing on soil resilience was held in March 2018 in the Horse Creek Watershed. See the links below for articles about this seminar featured in “The Country Today”. USDA official: Watershed councils hold power Horse Creek watershed group reports success
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The Horse Creek Area Farmer Led Council is sponsoring a seminar on cropping systems and soil resilience on Tuesday, March 13th, featuring Dr. Jerry Hatfield of the USDA Agriculture Research Service. Click here for more information.
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With growing interest from agriculture producers surrounding the Horse Creek Watershed, the Horse Creek Watershed Council has decided to expand its operating area to include the neighboring Squaw Lake watershed at its January 15, 2018 meeting. The Squaw Lake watershed is mainly comprised of very productive agricultural land. Its topography generates a significant amount of […]
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Farmers that attended the Horse Creek Watershed Council’s No Till Workshop learned about: equipment council members are using on their own farms; fertility, do’s and don’ts, economics, weed control and equipment options; improved soil resiliency from No Till and cover crops demonstrated by a rainfall simulator test. On June 13, 2017 the Horse Creek Watershed […]
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Welcome! Just as nature runs its course through all the seasons, and the wildlife and landscape take a rest in the winter, we too have taken a short rest. We are back online and will begin to update this website regularly to share information with you. If you have been with us from the beginning, […]
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We are very excited to share this video about our project with you, featuring two Horse Creek Watershed farmers (Polk County). The video does a great job of summing up what we do: work together to find ways to make farming better for the water and soil, while increasing productivity and helping everyone be more […]
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Welcome to the newly-launched Wisconsin Farmer-Led Watershed Council Project website! Here you’ll find information about our project: what we’re doing, who’s involved, how the projects are going, and where to find us. Please contact the project coordinator for more information: Julia Olmstead, at julia.olmstead@ces.uwex.edu or 715-531-8869
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