The Agriculture Water Quality Program delivers educational content for farmers, crop advisors and conservation professionals on the relationships between ag production practices and water quality outcomes.
Latest Articles and Videos
▶ Watch: 25 Years of Discovery Farms with the Founder, Steering Committee Member, and Farmer
As we reflect on 25 years of Discovery Farms, we hear from three people who were instrumental in shaping the program we know today.
▶ Watch: A Bird’s Eye View of Conservation
In this webinar, speakers will share approaches and tools for measuring and understanding nitrate leaching and water budgets.
▶ Watch: Understanding Nitrogen Leaching and Water Budget Measurements
In this webinar, speakers will share approaches and tools for measuring and understanding nitrate leaching and water budgets.
▶ Watch: Impacts of Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop Depending on Farm Goals
The webinar speakers will share data that compares cover crop seeding rate to find what rate is needed for water quality and soil health benefits.
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Who are we?
The Agriculture Water Quality Program helps to address the water quality challenges facing agricultural producers in Wisconsin. Our Program adds support and structure for collaborations and initiatives to conduct research and education to improve water quality related to agricultural production for farmers, crop advisors, and conservation professionals.
We build on the research, knowledge, and experience of faculty and staff in Extension that have been working on this issue, including Extension’s very successful Discovery Farms® Program.
Contact our Extension Agriculture Water Quality Program team at agwater@extension.wisc.edu