▶ 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.
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2025 Discovery Farms Year in Review
In 2025, Discovery Farms completed two projects, added one, and hosted many outreach events to share their data.
Phosphorus Losses Checked by Layered Practices and Careful Timing: A Discovery Farms Project
Discovery Farms project finds that layering practices and implementing them at specific times can reduce phosphorus loss and positively impact water quality.
▶ Watch: 4th Annual Discovery Farms Multi-State Webinar
This Discovery Farms Multi-State Webinar includes presentations from Wisconsin, Arkansas, Minnesota, and Vermont on farmer-led water quality research in these four states.
Discovery Farms- Rock County Monitoring Report
In 2014, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Discovery Farms began a multi-year monitoring study on two farms (four basins) within Rock County to determine how different cropping systems and management practices impact surface water quality.